A method can comprise determining, by a device comprising a processor, a transceiver mode based on a first Controller Area Network (CAN) XL transceiver mode switch message received over a first receive data signal on a CAN XL network to a first transceiver, and in response to determining the transceiver mode, routing, by the device, a second CAN XL transceiver mode switch message over a second receive data signal to a second transceiver.