Transferring bulk data between vehicles of a micro cloud

A method, comprising:

• producing, by a processor using an available bandwidth estimation model, a current network metric, and current vehicle trajectory information, an estimate of an available bandwidth for a transfer of bulk data;
• determining, by the processor and based on the estimate and a size of the bulk data, a number of connections, within a wireless channel of a micro cloud, needed to transfer the bulk data within a specific time duration;
• and
• causing, by the processor, the transfer of the bulk data from a transmitting vehicle, of the micro cloud, to a receiving vehicle of the micro cloud.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium for transferring bulk data between vehicles of a micro cloud, the non-transitory computer-readable medium including instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:

• produce, using an available bandwidth estimation model, a current network metric, and current vehicle trajectory information, an estimate of an available bandwidth for a transfer of bulk data;
• determine, based on the estimate and a size of the bulk data, a number of connections, within a wireless channel of a micro cloud, needed to transfer the bulk data within a specific time duration;
• and
• cause the transfer of the bulk data from a transmitting vehicle, of the micro cloud, to a receiving vehicle of the micro cloud.