Method and apparatus for a cellular assisted intelligent transportation system

An electronic device comprising:

• circuitry configured to
• receive configuration information from a first access point, wherein the configuration information defines an intelligent transportation system (ITS) target area comprising at least the first access point and a first road side unit (RSU);
• receive a first ITS paging message from the first access point;
• cause a reselection of the first RSU while in a communications range of the first access point in the ITS target area and in response to the received first ITS paging message;
• cause reselection to a second RSU in an instance in which the first access point is no longer in range, wherein the second RSU is in data communication with a second access point within the ITS target area;
• and
• receive a second ITS paging message including configuration information for the second access point and at least the third RSU.

A method performed by an electronic device, the method comprising:

• receiving configuration information from a first access point, wherein the configuration information defines an intelligent transportation system (ITS) target area comprising at least the first access point and a first road side unit (RSU);
• performing reselection to a second RSU in an instance in which the first access point is no longer in range, wherein the second RSU is in data communication with a second access point within the ITS target area;
• and
• receiving an ITS paging message comprising configuration information for the second access point and at least the second RSU.