Method and apparatus for adaptive network slicing in vehicles
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsOliver Lei, Allen R. Murray
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Abstract
A system includes a processor configured to determine that a first modem, predesignated to provide first communication services, is unable to provide the first communication services. The processor is also configured to determine that the first communication services have priority over second communication services, provided by a second modem predesignated to provide the second communication services. Further, the processor is configured to cease second communication services on the second modem and repurpose the second modem to provide the first communication services, responsive to the priority determination.
Claims20
A system comprising:
- a processor configured to:
- determine that a first vehicle modem, predesignated to provide first communication services, is unable to provide the first communication services;
- determine that the first communication services have priority over second communication services, provided by a second vehicle modem predesignated to provide the second communication services;
- and
- responsive to the priority determination, cease second communication services on the second modem and repurpose the second modem to provide the first communication services.
A system comprising:
- a processor configured to:
- receive a request of a first network-slice type, having a first priority associated therewith;
- determine that a first modem, predesignated to handle requests of the first type, is unable to provide connectivity services;
- and
- determine that the first priority exceeds a second priority, associated with requests of a second network-slice type and responsively repurpose a second modem, predesignated to handle requests of the second type, to handle requests of the first type until either the second priority exceeds the first priority or the first modem becomes able to provide connectivity services.
A computer-implemented method comprising:
- responsive to receiving a request of a first type having a first priority, and responsive to a modem, predesignated to handle requests of the first type, being unavailable to provide connectivity services, repurposing a second modem, predesignated to handle requests of a second type having a second priority lower than the first priority, to handle requests of the first type.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.