Improving Onboard Internet Services for High-Speed Vehicles by Multipath Transmission in Heterogeneous Wireless Networks

• Published in: IEEE transactions on vehicular technology Vol. 65; no. 12; pp. 9493 - 9507
• Main Authors: Dong, Ping, Song, Bin, Zhang, Hongke, Du, Xiaojiang
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York IEEE 01.12.2016; The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
• Subjects: 4G mobile communication; Adaptive algorithms; Algorithms; Attenuation; Bandwidth; Bandwidths; High speed; IEEE 802.11 Standard; Internet; Mobile communication; Mobile communication systems; Mobile Internet; Multipath transmission; multiple paths; Onboard; schedule; Scheduling; Scheduling algorithms; Vehicles; Web and internet services; Wireless communication; Wireless networks

With the development of modern high-speed vehicles and mobile communication systems, there is a strong demand for operators to provide stable and high-quality onboard Internet services. However, the vehicle-to-ground links may suffer from several problems, such as insufficient bandwidth and long rou...