Integrated circuits; computer hardware and computer software for the transfer of multimedia and control data; computer hardware, namely, hubs and base stations; computer software, namely, device driver software, software for use in facilitating data communication and exchange, and software for use in connection with integrated circuits; electronic, electro-optical and optical networks for data exchange, particularly for on-board-electronics of vehicles, consisting of modules, electronic, electro-optical and/or optical circuits and software; electronic, electro-optical and/or optical components of said networks, particularly data lines and data bus systems comprising data lines and components for controlling the transmission of data over data lines, connectors and interfaces, transmitters and receivers, transceivers, digital signal processors, integrated circuits, microprocessors, controllers, A/D and D/A converters, and devices for providing virtual user/system interfaces; software, in particular for data exchange in electronic, electro-optical and optical networks, for providing virtual interfaces, for managing of physical interfaces, for emulating of network devices and for providing virtual user/system interfaces; electronic devices for entertainment electronics and communication technology, namely, radios, radio receivers, TV receivers, CD players, CD recorders, CD changers, DVD recorders, DVD players, DVD changers, computers with Internet access, laptop computers with Internet access, navigation apparatus for vehicles, global positioning systems (GPS), satellite receivers, loudspeaker systems, amplifiers, A/D and D/A converters, liquid crystal and flat-panel displays and screens, digital video broadcast (DVB) transmitters and receivers, personal digital assistants (PDA), telephones, mobile phones, security devices, namely, location tracking apparatus for vehicles, cockpit instruments, namely, electronic indicator devices for vehicles, voice entry and output devices, namely, microphones, speakers and amplifiers, and video game machines for use with computers and televisions