Vehicle, network component and apparatus for a mobile transceiver, methods and computer programs for multi-client sampling

An apparatus for a mobile transceiver in a vehicle, the apparatus comprising:

• one or more interfaces configured to communicate with a network component of a mobile communication system and configured to communicate with one or more further mobile transceivers directly;
• and
• a control module comprising a processor, the control module configured to control the one or more interfaces, wherein the control module is further configured to:
• provide information on capabilities and status to the network component of the mobile communication system,
• receive information on instructions from the network component on a multi-client sampling of one or more objects in a vehicular environment,
• collect image data on the one or more objects in the vehicular environment based on the information on the instructions, and
• enable cluster head data processing of the data based on the information on the instructions.

A non-transitory, machine-readable medium including code, when executed, to cause a machine to perform a method for a network component of a mobile communication system, the method comprising:

• receiving information on a multi-client sampling request, wherein a multi-client sampling is characterized by a plurality of mobile transceivers of the mobile communication system collecting image data on one or more objects in a vehicular environment, wherein each mobile transceiver of the plurality is in a vehicle;
• receiving information on capabilities and status of the plurality of mobile transceivers;
• determining a subset of the plurality of mobile transceivers based on the information on the multi-client sampling request and based on the information on the capabilities and status, wherein the subset of mobile transceivers comprises at least one mobile transceiver as cluster head and at least one other mobile transceiver;
• and
• providing instructions to the mobile transceivers of the subset to perform the multi-client sampling based on the multi-client sampling request by collecting requested data at the cluster head mobile transceiver using direct communication within the subset of mobile transceivers.

A non-transitory, machine-readable medium including code, when executed, to cause a machine to perform a method for a mobile transceiver in a vehicle, the method comprising:

• providing information on capabilities and status to a network component of the mobile communication system;
• receiving information on instructions from the network component on a multi-client sampling of one or more objects in the vehicular environment;
• collecting image data on the one or more objects in the vehicular environment based on the information on the instructions;
• and
• enabling cluster head data processing of the data based on the information on the instructions.