US 2021/0345123 A1 · HYBRID MESH OF LICENSED AND UNLICENSED WIRELESS FREQUENCY BANDS

Abstract

This disclosure describes techniques for creating a hybrid mesh of unlicensed wireless frequency bands between two or more vehicles communicating using an unlicensed wireless frequency band, and a massive MIMO base station communicating with the two or more vehicles using a licensed wireless frequency band. The hybrid mesh can be used to upload and download data from a vehicle in motion. The hybrid mesh can be formed via V2V connections between the vehicle and nearby vehicles. In other words, if a vehicle moves into a region outside the operating boundary of a 5G-NR massive MIMO base-station node, the vehicle can interact with other vehicles to generate a data pipeline using the unlicensed wireless frequency band from the vehicle the nearby vehicle, and using the licensed wireless frequency band from the nearby vehicle to the nearest, massive MIMO base station.

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Dependent claims

A system comprising:

one or more processors;
memory coupled to the one or more processors, wherein the memory includes instructions executable by the one or more processors to:
receive, at a vehicle, a request to transmit a data package;
analyze the data package to determine a required bandwidth for transmission;
determine that an available bandwidth associated with a licensed wireless frequency band is less than the required bandwidth,
wherein the licensed wireless frequency band comprises a millimeter wavelength band;
and
initiate a hybrid mesh of an unlicensed wireless frequency band and the licensed wireless frequency band to transmit the data package,
wherein the hybrid mesh corresponds to multiple Vehicle-to-Vehicle (V2V) communication connections between the vehicle, at least one other vehicle and a base station associated with the licensed wireless frequency band;
and
transmit the data package via the hybrid mesh.

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At least one non-transient, computer-readable medium, carrying instructions that, when executed by at least one data processor, performs a method comprising:

receiving, at a vehicle, a request to transmit a data package;
analyzing the data package to determine a required bandwidth for transmission;
determining that an available bandwidth associated with a licensed wireless frequency band is less than the required bandwidth, wherein the licensed wireless frequency band comprises millimeter wavelength band;
and
initiating a hybrid mesh of unlicensed wireless frequency band and the licensed wireless frequency band to transmit the data package,
wherein the hybrid mesh corresponds to multiple Vehicle-to-Vehicle (V2V) communication connections between the vehicle, at least one other vehicle and a base station associated with the licensed wireless frequency band;
and
transmitting the data package via the hybrid mesh.

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A method comprising:

receiving a request to transmit a data package;
analyzing the data package to determine a required bandwidth for transmission;
determining that an available bandwidth associated with a licensed wireless frequency band is less than the required bandwidth;
and
initiating a hybrid mesh of unlicensed wireless frequency band and the licensed wireless frequency band to transmit the data package,
wherein the hybrid mesh corresponds to multiple Vehicle-to-Vehicle (V2V) communication connections between a vehicle, at least one other vehicle and a base station associated with the licensed wireless frequency band;
and
transmitting the data package via the hybrid mesh.

5 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Hybrid mesh of licensed and unlicensed wireless frequency bands

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Hybrid mesh of licensed and unlicensed wireless frequency bands

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Abstract

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