Communication controller

A communication controller for controlling a wireless communication device disposed or carried in a movable body to transport data to a target device, the communication controller comprising:

• a searcher configured to search for transport path information for one or more transport paths for transporting the data between the wireless communication device and the target device, wherein the transport path information includes communication state requirements, which are either of (i) conditions for a communication position, which is the position at which data communication is performed, or (ii) conditions for a communication state that varies according to the communication position, for the wireless communication device;
• a cost computer configured to compute a transport cost for transportation of the data between the wireless communication device and the target device for each of the transport path information for the one or more transport paths, wherein the transport cost is computed based on a travel parameter and a communication parameter, the travel parameter regarding a travel of the movable body until the communication state requirements are satisfied, and the communication parameter regarding communication of the data by the wireless communication device when the communication state requirements are satisfied;
• a path determiner configured to determine the transport path information that defines the transport path for an actual transport of the data based on the transport cost computed by the cost computer for each of the transport path information;
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• a communication control section configured to control the wireless communication device to perform communication of the data when the communication state requirements that are included in the transport path information determined by the path determiner are satisfied.