Volkswagen Ag

Man Truck & Bus Se.

Daniel Reimann

Guillaume Jornod

Andreas Pfadler

Steffen Schmitz

Roman Alieiev

Ahmad El Assaad

Bernd Lehmann

Thorsten Hehn

Teodor Buburuzan

Bernd Rech

Andreas Kwoczek

Stefan Gläser

Israel Gonzalez Vazquez

Julia Kwasny

Niklas Puller

Oliver Trauer

A method for predicting channel load. The method includes determining a first channel quality information (CQI) associated with a location and a first time point, predicting traffic flow data associated with the location and a second time point subsequent to the first time point, predicting a second CQI associated with the location and the second time point based on the first CQI and the predicted traffic flow, and selectively transmitting a message comprising the second CQI, the location, and the second time point to at least one transportation vehicle based on the second CQI. Also disclosed is a transportation vehicle and a road side unit (RSU) for performing the method.

Method for predicting channel load

A transportation vehicle, a method, a computer program and an apparatus for combining object information relating to one or more objects in an environment of a transportation vehicle from different data sources. The method includes capturing a first item of environmental information relating to the environment by at least one sensor arranged on the transportation vehicle, receiving at least one second item of environmental information relating to the environment from a transmitter separated from the transportation vehicle, determining at least one first item of object information from the first environmental information, determining at least one second item of object information from the second environmental information, and assigning the first meta information and the second meta information to one another based on a comparison of a tolerance range with a discrepancy between the first object information and the second object information.

Vehicle, method, computer program and device for merging object information about one or more objects in the surroundings of a vehicle

A system, a transportation vehicle, a network component, apparatuses, methods, and computer programs for a transportation vehicle and a network component. The method for a transportation vehicle to determine a route section includes operating the transportation vehicle in an automated driving mode and determining an exceptional traffic situation. The method also includes transmitting information related to the exceptional traffic situation to a network component using a mobile communication system and receiving information related to driving instructions for the route section to overcome the exceptional traffic situation from the network component, wherein the receiving of the driving instructions includes tele-operating the transportation vehicle along the route section to overcome the exceptional traffic situation.

System, vehicle, network component, apparatuses, methods, and computer programs for a transportation vehicle and a network component

A transportation vehicle, an apparatus, a method, and a computer program for a first transportation vehicle and for estimating a position of a second transportation vehicle at the first transportation vehicle. The method for a first transportation vehicle and for estimating a position of a second transportation vehicle at the first transportation vehicle includes obtaining information on an environmental map of the first transportation vehicle; receiving information on a trajectory of the second transportation vehicle; and estimating the position of the second transportation vehicle in the environmental map based on the information on the trajectory.

Apparatus, method, and computer program for a first vehicle and for estimating a position of a second vehicle at the first vehicle

A transportation vehicle, a system, apparatuses, methods, and a computer program for a user equipment and a network component of a mobile communication system. The method for a user equipment of a mobile communication system to receive control information includes receiving a first control information, wherein the first control information includes information related to a modulation format of second control information; and receiving a second control information using the modulation format indicated by the first control information.

Transportation vehicle, system, apparatuses, methods, and computer programs for user equipment and a network component of a mobile communication system

A method of a first transportation vehicle for predicting channel load. The first transportation vehicle predicts a critical area with channel congestion of at least one communication channel, determines a propagation trajectory of at least one second transportation vehicle and compares the propagation trajectory of the at least one second transportation vehicle and the critical area. Based on the comparison, the first transportation vehicle then selectively transmits a message having information on the critical area to at least one second transportation vehicle. Also disclosed is a transportation vehicle for performing the method and a computer program having instructions for performing the method.

A method for a wireless communication from a first transportation vehicle to a road infrastructure station including determining the position of the first transportation vehicle, determining the distance of the transportation vehicle to the road infrastructure station, calculating a table containing predicted positions in space and/or time for the first transportation vehicle indicating the respective planned transmission characteristics for the future signal transmissions from the first transportation vehicle to the road infrastructure station at the predicted positions, transmitting the table to the surrounding transportation vehicle or to a network management station, evaluating the table in the surrounding transportation vehicle or the network management station, and adjusting the transmissions from the surrounding mobile station so that interference between the planned signal transmissions of the first transportation vehicle and the surrounding mobile station is reduced.

Method for a wireless communication from a first transportation vehicle to a road infrastructure station and apparatus for use in a transportation vehicle and adapted transportation vehicle

A system, a transportation vehicle, a network component, apparatuses, methods, and computer programs for a transportation vehicle and a network component. The method for a transportation vehicle and for verifying a proposed route includes determining an exceptional traffic situation based on an environmental model for the transportation vehicle and transmitting information related to the exceptional traffic situation to a network component using a mobile communication system. The method also includes receiving information related to a proposed route from a network component, and verifying the proposed route based on the environmental model of the transportation vehicle.

System, transportation vehicle, network component, apparatuses, methods, and computer programs for a transportation vehicle and a network component

A method and to a device for adjusting at least one parameter of a communication system between two subscribers, wherein at least one parameter is changed based on an estimated future channel quality, wherein the device is configured so that at least one current position of a mobile subscriber at a point in time is detected or ascertained and a future position and environment is estimated based on the current position and an environment model, wherein the channel quality for a future point in time is estimated therefrom, wherein at least one parameter of the communication system is set based on the estimation, wherein the communication system performs an OFDM modulation, wherein the at least one parameter is a cyclic prefix of a transmit symbol.

Method and device for adjusting at least one parameter of a communication system

A method of a first transportation vehicle for vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communication, which includes receiving a first message from a remote transmitter having first information on a hazard related to a first geolocation indicated in the first message; determining second information on a second transportation vehicle; and comparing the first information and the second information and selectively transmitting a forwarded message based on the content of the first message to the second transportation vehicle based on the comparison of the first and the second information.

Method for vehicle-to-vehicle communication

Methods, apparatuses and computer programs for transportation vehicles and for a base station of a mobile communication system. A first method for a transportation vehicle of a platoon of transportation vehicles includes receiving a platoon identifier for the platoon of transportation vehicles from a base station of a mobile communication system, providing the platoon identifier to other transportation vehicles of the platoon of transportation vehicles via a side-link communication of the mobile communication system, and using the platoon identifier to communicate with the other transportation vehicles of the platoon of transportation vehicles via the mobile communication system.

Methods, apparatuses and computer programs for transportation vehicles and for a base station of a mobile communication system

Methods, apparatuses and computer programs for a transportation vehicle and for a base station of a mobile communication system. The method for a transportation vehicle includes transmitting a request to a base station of a mobile communication system, wherein the request relates to a service having a Quality of Service (QoS) requirement; receiving a response to the request message from the base station, wherein the response includes information related to available QoS options suitable for the service; and transmitting an updated version of the request, wherein the updated version is based on the information related to available QoS options.

Method and apparatus and computer programs for providing suitable quality of service (QoS) options in response to a request that relates to a service having a QoS requirement

A method for Vehicle-2-Vehicle communication of a transportation vehicle that enables the transportation vehicle to selectively forward a message concerning channel quality received from another transportation vehicle based on detection of channel quality of the transportation vehicle. A first transportation vehicle receives a first message from a second transportation vehicle including first channel quality information (CQI) related to a first position indicated in the message; compares the first CQI with a second CQI related to a second position, wherein the second CQI is determined by the first transportation vehicle; and selectively transmits a second message having the first CQI and/or the second CQI to a third transportation vehicle based on the comparison of the first CQI and the second CQI.

A transportation vehicle, a system, apparatuses, methods, and computer programs for user equipment of a mobile communication system. The method for a first user equipment (user equipment) of a mobile communication system includes determining a lack of coverage of the mobile communication system; determining two or more relay candidates, a relay candidate being a user equipment capable of providing network access for the first user equipment via direct communication; and selecting a second user equipment for network access from the two or more relay candidates based on a common route section of the first and second user equipments.

Vehicle, system, apparatuses, methods, and computer programs for user equipment of a mobile communication system

An apparatus, a method and a computer program for determining one or more radio resources to be used for performing a wireless communication over a sidelink of a mobile communication system. The method includes estimating a level of interference, selecting a way to determine the one or more radio resources based on the level of interference, and determining the one or more radio resources to be used for performing a wireless communication over the sidelink of the mobile communication system based on the selected method or mechanism. The way to determine the one or more radio resources based on the level of interference is selected from among elements of the group of using pre-defined radio resources, the group using a decentralized coordination of radio resources, and the group using a base station-based assignment of radio resources.

Apparatus, method and computer program for determining one or more radio resources to be used for performing a wireless communication over a sidelink of a mobile communication system

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Daniel Reimann