METHODS FOR DATA COMMUNICATION TO A PLATOON OF CONNECTED VEHICLES

Title:

METHODS FOR DATA COMMUNICATION TO A PLATOON OF CONNECTED VEHICLES

Document Type and Number:

WIPO Patent Application WO/2017/167298

Kind Code:

A1

Abstract:

It is possible to reduce latency and/or overhead when performing a platoon handover by using the leading vehicle in the platoon to communicate handover requests and/or initial resource requests (e.g., random access transmissions) on behalf of trailing vehicles in the platoon. In one example, a leading vehicle in a platoon communicates a handover request to a source AP to request handover of the entire platoon from the source AP to a target AP. In such an example, the source AP then communicates handover commands to each vehicle in the platoon without receiving separate handover requests from the trailing vehicles, thereby reducing overhead in the access network. The handover commands notify the trailing vehicles of the handover, and may be sequentially communicated to the trailing vehicles based on their order in the platoon.

Inventors:

NARASIMHA MURALI (US)
SARTORI PHILIPPE (US)
DESAI VIPUL (US)
XIAO WEIMIN (US)
AL-SHALASH MAZIN ALI (US)
SOONG ANTHONY C K (US)

Application Number:

PCT/CN2017/079132

Publication Date:

October 05, 2017

Filing Date:

March 31, 2017

Export Citation:

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Assignee:

HUAWEI TECH CO LTD (CN)

International Classes:

H04W16/26

Foreign References:

EP2713644A1	2014-04-02
CN103546930A	2014-01-29
CN103702373A	2014-04-02
CN101754291A	2010-06-23
US20120129528A1	2012-05-24

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