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Granted Patent B2
US 10,554,708 · App. 15/080,443 · Granted Feb 4, 2020

Point-to-multipoint broadcast assisted vehicle-to-X broadcast

Inventors: Xinzhou Wu (San Diego, CA); Edward Robert Hall (Bristol, GB); James Alan Misener (Pacifica, CA); Jun Wang (Poway, CA)
Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
H04L65/4076H04B1/3822H04W4/90H04W76/40
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 10,554,708
App. No.
15/080,443
Filed
Mar 24, 2016
Granted
Feb 4, 2020
Kind
B2
Art Unit
2412
USPC
370/312
Abstract

In some cases, V2X systems may send warning messages. The warning messages may be sent over short distances. The warning messages may be useful over wider distances. Some systems may us MBMS from a V2X proximity broadcast. Electronic communications devices, such as UEs may be unaware of the MBMS. A method, an apparatus, and a computer program product for wireless communication are provided. The apparatus may be an RSU. The RSU receive a V2X message from a UE. The RSU may broadcast information associated with the V2X message. The RSU may send the information associated with the V2X message to a network entity for a point-to-multipoint broadcast. The method, an apparatus, and a computer program product for wireless communication may also use V2X messages that include bootstrapping information to tune to an MBMS broadcast.

Claims (21)

1. A method of a roadside unit (RSU), comprising:

receiving a vehicle-to-X (V2X) message from a user equipment (UE);

broadcasting, in a separate V2X message, information associated with the V2X message received from the UE, wherein the separate V2X message includes bootstrapping information to tune to a multimedia broadcast multicast service (MBMS) broadcast; and

sending, in a separate transmission over a backhaul connection, the information associated with the V2X message to a network entity for a point-to-multipoint broadcast.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving a point-to-multipoint broadcast including the information associated with the V2X message; and

broadcasting the information associated with the V2X message received in the point-to-multipoint broadcast.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the point-to-multipoint broadcast is a multimedia broadcast multicast service (MBMS) broadcast.

4. The method of claim 2 , wherein the point-to-multipoint broadcast is a single cell point-to-multipoint (SC-PTM) broadcast.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein sending the information associated with the V2X message to the network entity comprises sending the information associated with the V2X message directly to the network entity.

6. An apparatus for wireless communication, the apparatus being a roadside unit (RSU), comprising:

a memory; and

at least one processor coupled to the memory and configured to:

receive a vehicle-to-X (V2X) message from a user equipment (UE);

broadcast, in a separate V2X message, information associated with the V2X message received from the UE, wherein the separate V2X message includes bootstrapping information to tune to a multimedia broadcast multicast service (MBMS) broadcast; and

send, in a separate transmission over a backhaul connection, the information associated with the V2X message to a network entity for point-to-multipoint broadcast.

7. The apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

receive a point-to-multipoint broadcast including the information associated with the V2X message; and

broadcast the information associated with the V2X message received in the point-to-multipoint broadcast.

8. The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the point-to-multipoint broadcast is a multimedia broadcast multicast service (MBMS) broadcast.

9. The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the point-to-multipoint broadcast is a single cell point-to-multipoint (SC-PTM) broadcast.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 22, 2016
From: WU, XINZHOU; HALL, EDWARD ROBERT; MISENER, JAMES ALAN; WANG, JUN
To: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
Reel/Frame 039774/0844 →
Continuity (3)
Provisional Application 62139200 · Mar 27, 2015
Provisional Application 62139157 · Mar 27, 2015
Related Publication 20160285935A1 · Sep 29, 2016
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