Message hop-based communication method and apparatus for guaranteeing real-time communication in an autonomous driving environment
A message hop-based communication method of guaranteeing real-time communication in a vehicle communication environment may comprise: receiving, by a first on-board unit (OBU) of a first vehicle, a first message including a message frame (MF) for probe vehicle data (PVD) from a road side unit (RSU); and transmitting a second message, including an MF for a basic safety message (BSM), to a second OBU of a second vehicle, the second message corresponding to the first message, wherein the PVD and the BSM each comprise a data frame for a hopping request.
1 . A message hop-based communication method of guaranteeing real-time communication in a vehicle communication environment, comprising:
receiving, by a first on-board unit (OBU) of a first vehicle, a first message including a message frame (MF) for probe vehicle data (PVD) from a road side unit (RSU); and
transmitting a second message, including an MF for a basic safety message (BSM), to a second OBU of a second vehicle, the second message corresponding to the first message,
wherein the PVD and the BSM each comprise a data frame for a hopping request, and
wherein the BSM further comprises a data frame for a full position vector (FullPositionVector).
2 . The message hop-based communication method of claim 1 , wherein the data frame for the hopping request comprises a data element for a hopping RSU identifier (ID) and a data element for a hopping vehicle ID,
wherein the hopping RSU ID and the hopping vehicle ID are used to identify a message transmitter and a message receiver.
3 . The message hop-based communication method of claim 2 , wherein the data frame for the hopping request further comprises a data element for a hopping message ID, wherein the hopping message ID is used to identify a message transmitted between the message transmitter and the message receiver or a driving negotiation session corresponding to the message.
4 . The message hop-based communication method of claim 3 , wherein the data frame for the hopping request further comprises at least one among data elements for a hopping traffic accident (hopping_DriveAccident), a hopping time stamp (hopping_timestamp), a hopping longitude (hopping_Longitude), a hopping latitude (hopping_Latitude), a hopping elevation (hopping_Elevation), and a hopping positional accuracy (hopping_positionalAccuracy).
5 . The message hop-based communication method of claim 1 , wherein the first message or the second message is transmitted through an IEEE 802.11p interface or an IEEE 802.11g interface.
6 . The message hop-based communication method of claim 1 , wherein the PVD further comprises a date frame for BSM core data (BSMCoreData).
7 . A message hop-based communication apparatus of a first communication node for performing message hop-based communication in a vehicle communication environment, comprising:
a memory storing specifications for a message frame, a data frame included in the message frame, and data elements included in the data frame; and
a processor connected to the memory and configured to control transmission and reception of messages according to the specifications,
wherein the processor is further configured to:
receive a first message including, a message frame for probe vehicle data (ProbeVehicleData (PVD)) from a road side unit (RSU); and
transmit a second message, including a message frame for a basic safety message (BSM), to a second communication node, the second message corresponding to the first message,
wherein the PVD and the BSM each comprise a data frame for a hopping request, and
wherein the BSM further comprises a data frame for a full position vector FullPositionVector).
8 . The message hop-based communication apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the first communication node is located near the second communication node and is at least a part of a first vehicle located in an area in which communication is capable of being established with the RSU, and the second communication node is at least a part of a second vehicle located in an area in which communication is not capable of being established with the RSU.
9 . The message hop-based communication apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the first message is broadcast from the RSU to the first vehicle to check information about the second vehicle.
10 . The message hop-based communication apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the second message comprises a hopping request message extracted from the first message.
11 . The message hop-based communication apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the processor is further configured to receive, from the second communication node, a third message in which a requested information value of the hopping request message in the second message is included by the second communication node.
12 . The message hop-based communication apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the processor is further configured to transmit a fourth message including the hopping request message extracted from the third message to the RSU.
13 . The message hop-based communication apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the fourth message comprises a data element including information identifying the RSU, which is a transmitter of the first message, a data element including information identifying either the second communication node, which is a receiver of the second message, or a second vehicle corresponding to the second communication node, and a data element including information identifying either a message between the RSU and the second communication node or a driving negotiation session.
14 . The message hop-based communication apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the first message comprises information in which a data element value of a message ID (MsgID) in a hopping request message is set to a first specific value, a data element value of an RSU ID (rsuID) is set to a second specific value, and a data element value of a vehicle ID is set to null.
15 . A message hop-based communication method of a first communication node for guaranteeing message hop-based real-time communication in a vehicle communication environment, comprising:
receiving a first message including a message frame for probe vehicle data (ProbeVehicleData (PVD)) from a road side unit (RSU); and
transmitting a second message, including a message frame for a basic safety message (BSM), to a second communication node, the second message corresponding to the first message,
wherein the PVD and the BSM each comprise a data frame for a hopping request, and
wherein the BSM further comprises a data frame for a full position vector (FullPositionVector).
16 . The message hop-based communication method of claim 15 , wherein the first message is a message broadcast from the RSU to the first communication node to check information about the second communication node, and
the second message comprises a hopping request message extracted from the first message.
17 . The message hop-based communication method of claim 16 , further comprising receiving, from the second communication node, a third message in which a requested information value of the hopping request message in the second message is included by the second communication node.
18 . The message hop-based communication method of claim 17 , further comprising transmitting a fourth message including a hopping request message extracted from the third message to the RSU, and
wherein the fourth message comprises a data element including information identifying the RSU, which is a transmitter of the first message, a data element including information identifying either the second communication node, which is a receiver of the second message, or a second vehicle corresponding to the second communication node, and a data element including information identifying either a message between the RSU and the second communication node or a driving negotiation session.
19 . The message hop-based communication method of claim 15 , wherein the first communication node is located near the second communication node and is at least a part of a first vehicle located in an area in which communication is capable of being established with the RSU, and the second communication node is at least a part of a second vehicle located in an area in which communication is not capable of being established with the RSU.