METHOD AND PLATOON MANAGER FOR ENABLING A WIRELESS DEVICE IN A VEHICLE TO COMMUNICATE OVER A CELLULAR NETWORK
A method and a platoon manager for enabling a first wireless device located in a first vehicle to communicate over a cellular network when the first wireless device has no connection to the cellular network. After identifying a vehicle platoon to which the first vehicle belongs, a relay vehicle is f...
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Format | Patent |
Language | English French German |
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27.01.2021
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Summary: | A method and a platoon manager for enabling a first wireless device located in a first vehicle to communicate over a cellular network when the first wireless device has no connection to the cellular network. After identifying a vehicle platoon to which the first vehicle belongs, a relay vehicle is found in the vehicle platoon where a second wireless device is located that has a connection to the cellular network. The second wireless device is then instructed to act as a relay to the cellular network for the communication with the first wireless device by means of a wireless Device-to-Device (D2D) link between the first and second wireless devices. |
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Bibliography: | Application Number: EP20160904181 |