Methods, telematics server and base station for supporting vehicular communications in a cellular network

A method for supporting vehicular communications in a cellular network, the cellular network comprising a given quantity of base stations and a plurality of vehicles each comprising a mobile device for transmitting vehicular related messages to respective base stations of the cellular network the vehicles are connected to, wherein the method comprises:

• analyzing whether an incoming message is a vehicle data message or a base station control message, wherein the base station control message comprises at least one given network operating parameter captured and/or determined by a base station providing the base station control message;
• in case that the incoming message is a base station control message of a specific base station:
• updating and/or storing the at least one given network operating parameter of the specific base station for controlling a transmission of selected vehicle data messages to the specific base station;
• in case that the incoming message is a vehicle data message of a sending vehicle:
• determining at least one destination vehicle out of a provided and/or stored list of registered vehicles participating in the vehicular communication;
• and
• transmitting the vehicle data message to the at least one destination vehicle dependent on the at least one operating parameter of a respective receiving base station the at least one destination vehicle is connected to.