Systems and methods to utilize edge computing to respond to latency in connected vehicles
AssigneeUnited Services Automobile Association (USAA)
InventorsSean C Mitchem, Ashley R Philbrick, Yevgeniy V Khmelev, Justin M Jackson, Ruthie Lyle, Ravi Durairaj
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Abstract
Systems and methods for responding to latency in connected vehicles. Vehicles operating on or near the edge of networks are identified. Vehicle dependent nodes are identified. Latency is calculated between the vehicle and the dependent nodes. The latency is compared to one or more threshold values and a response is determined and/or executed.
Claims20
A method of operating a network that provides services to connected vehicles, comprising:
- determining a first node on a network that is providing a service to a vehicle;
- calculating a first latency between the vehicle and the first node;
- calculating a second latency between the vehicle and a second node, wherein the second latency is less than the first latency;
- determining that the first latency exceeds a predetermined threshold associated with degradation of network communication used to provide the service to the vehicle;
- determining that the second latency is less than the predetermined threshold associated with degradation of network communication used to provide the service to the vehicle;
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- based on the degradation of the network communication, deploying a virtualized instance to the service on a computing device located at the second node.
A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions that when executed by a processor are configured to:
- determine a first node on a network that is providing a service to a vehicle;
- calculate a first latency between the vehicle and the first node;
- calculate a second latency between the vehicle and a second node, wherein the second latency is less than the first latency;
- determine that the first latency exceeds a predetermined threshold associated with degradation of network communication used to provide the service to the vehicle;
- determine that the second latency is less than the predetermined threshold associated with degradation of network communication used to provide the service to the vehicle;
- and
- based on the degradation of the network communication, deploy a virtualized instance to the service on a computing device located at the second node.
A system, comprising:
- means for determining a first node on a network that is providing a service to a vehicle;
- means for calculating a first latency between the vehicle and the first node;
- means for calculating a second latency between the vehicle and a second node, wherein the second latency is less than the first latency;
- means for determining that the first latency exceeds a predetermined threshold associated with degradation of network communication used to provide the service to the vehicle;
- means for determining that the second latency is less than the predetermined threshold associated with degradation of network communication used to provide the service to the vehicle;
- and
- means for deploying, based on the degradation of the network communication, a virtualized instance to the service on a computing device located at the second node.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.