System and method for communicating in a transportation network

A system comprising:

• a scheduling module configured to determine scheduling information for plural vehicles that directs movement of the vehicles in a transportation network, the scheduling information including plural locations and associated arrival times for each of the vehicles to travel to the locations;
• a communication module configured to communicate the scheduling information to the vehicles;
• and
• a monitoring module configured to determine a bandwidth limitation of a communication link over which the scheduling information is communicated with one or more of the vehicles, wherein the scheduling module is configured to direct the communication module to reduce an amount of the scheduling information that is communicated to the vehicles when the bandwidth limitation falls below a designated threshold by decreasing a number of the locations and the associated arrival times that are communicated to the vehicles.

A method comprising:

• determining scheduling information for plural vehicles that directs movement of the vehicles in a transportation network, the scheduling information including plural locations and associated arrival times for each of the vehicles to travel to the locations;
• communicating the scheduling information to the vehicles;
• and
• monitoring a bandwidth limitation of a communication link over which the scheduling information is communicated with one or more of the vehicles, wherein an amount of the scheduling information that is communicated to the vehicles is reduced when the bandwidth limitation falls below a designated threshold by decreasing a number of the locations and the associated arrival times that are communicated to the vehicles.