US 12,462,688 B2
Platooning of communication devices
Yifei Jin, Solna (SE); Vijaya Parampalli Yajnanarayana, Bangalore (IN); Aneta Vulgarakis Feljan, Stockholm (SE); Rafia Inam, Västerås (SE); and Alexandros Nikou, Danderyd (SE)
Assigned to TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL), Stockholm (SE)
Appl. No. 18/247,288
Filed by Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (PUBL), Stockholm (SE)
PCT Filed Oct. 7, 2020, PCT No. PCT/EP2020/078182
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Mar. 30, 2023,
PCT Pub. No. WO2022/073607, PCT Pub. Date Apr. 14, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0005798 A1, Jan. 4, 2024
Int. Cl. G08G 1/00 (2006.01); H04W 4/02 (2018.01); H04W 4/40 (2018.01)
CPC G08G 1/22 (2013.01) [H04W 4/025 (2013.01); H04W 4/40 (2018.02)] 12 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A communication device for reporting reference signal measurements on behalf of a platoon comprising the communication device and a plurality of participant communication devices, the communication device comprising processing circuitry; and a memory coupled to the processing circuitry and comprising computer readable program instructions that, when executed by the processing circuitry, cause the communication device to:
receiving, from a network node, a platoon notification comprising an identifier for each of the plurality of participant communication devices and mobility information for the plurality of participant communication devices in the platoon, wherein the mobility information comprises at least one of:
availability of at least one participant communication device to participate in the platoon;
a serving area in which the at least one participant communication device is located;
a speed of travel of the at least one participant communication device;
a direction of travel of the at least one participant communication device; and
an estimated platoon lifetime during which the at least one participant communication device is recommended to be a participant of the platoon;
performing the reference signal measurements on behalf of the platoon; and
reporting the reference signal measurements to the network node.