Scheduling and handover of a vehicular connection with periodic messaging

A network node comprising:

• a memory device comprising instructions;
• one or more processors in communication with the memory device, wherein the one or more processors execute the instructions to perform a method comprising:
• receiving at a source network node of a wireless network, from a mobile device, an indication of a requirement for transmission resources having periodicity;
• transmitting, to the mobile device via the source network node, an assignment of a first periodical scheduling configuration for a device-to-device connection;
• transmitting, to the mobile device, an indication to begin use of periodically recurring radio resources, and
• handing over responsibility for providing radio resources for the device-to-device connection from the source network node to a target network node such that periodicity of the recurring radio resources after handover is maintained.

A device comprising;

• a memory storage comprising instructions;
• and
• one or more processors in communication with the memory storage, wherein the one or more processors execute the instructions to perform a method comprising:
• receiving a first periodical scheduling configuration provided from a source network node for device-to-device connection;
• receiving an indication to begin use of the first periodical scheduling configuration for communications between devices;
• receiving a handover command including a second periodical scheduling configuration provided from a target network node for a device-to-device connection;
• and
• broadcasting device-to-device communications using the second periodical scheduling configuration while maintaining periodicity.

A non-transitory computer-readable media storing computer instructions for broadcasting communication by a wireless communication device, that when executed by one or more processors of the device, cause the one or more processors to perform the steps of:

• receiving a first periodical scheduling configuration provided from a source network node for device-to-device connection;
• receiving an indication to begin use of the first periodical scheduling configuration for communications between devices;
• receiving a handover command including a second periodical scheduling configuration provided from a target network node for a device-to-device connection;
• and
• broadcasting device-to-device communications using the second periodical scheduling configuration while maintaining periodicity.