Granted Patent B2

US 12,609,758 · App. 18/358,984 · Granted Apr 21, 2026

Inventors: Andreas Pfadler (Berlin, DE); Luca Montero Bayo (Barcelona, ES)

Assignee: VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT

H04B7/18504H04W64/00H04W76/23

Abstract

Claims (61)

1 . An apparatus comprising:

one or more interfaces to communicate with a first communication device, a second communication device and/or a network entity; and

processing circuitry to control the one or more interfaces and to control communication between the first communication device and second communication device by:

obtaining positions of a plurality of communication devices;

dynamically calculating a plurality of radiation boundary volumes in an environment of the plurality of communication devices based on the positions, wherein each radiation boundary volume comprises a horizontal layer;

allocating a radiation boundary volume of the dynamically calculated plurality of radiation boundary volumes to the first communication device of the plurality of communication devices to communicate with the second communication device of the plurality of communication devices; and

transmitting information about the allocated radiation boundary volume to at least one of the first communication device and the second communication device.

2 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein a height of the horizontal layer of the radiation boundary volume depends on an area over ground radiation boundary volume.

3 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the second communication device is assigned to the first communication device to act as a relaying system for the first communication device.

4 . The apparatus of claim 3 , wherein the processing circuitry controls the communication between the first communication device and second communication device further by:

obtaining information about a movement of at least one of the first communication device and the second communication device; and

allocating at least one radiation boundary volume of the dynamically calculated plurality of radiation boundary volumes to the first communication device based on the obtained information about the movement.

5 . The apparatus of claim 4 , wherein a time resource is different for each allocated radiation boundary volume of the dynamically calculated plurality of allocated radiation boundary volumes.

6 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the processing circuitry controls the communication between the first communication device and second communication device further by:

reobtaining the positions of the plurality of communication devices; and

adapting the allocated radiation boundary volume of the dynamically calculated plurality of allocated radiation boundary volumes based on the reobtained position of the plurality of communication devices.

7 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the processing circuitry controls the communication between the first communication device and second communication device further by:

monitoring a number of the plurality of communication devices; and

adapting the allocated radiation boundary volume of the dynamically calculated plurality of allocated radiation boundary volumes based on the number of the plurality of communication devices in response to the number of the plurality of communication devices having changed.

8 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the processing circuitry controls the communication between the first communication device and second communication device further by:

allocating at least one of a frequency resource and a time resource for each radiation boundary volume of the dynamically calculated plurality of radiation boundary volumes.

9 . The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein each radiation boundary volume of the dynamically calculated plurality of allocated radiation boundary volumes has at least one of its own frequency resource pool and time resource pool.

10 . A transportation vehicle comprising the apparatus of claim 1 .

11 . An apparatus comprising:

one or more interfaces to communicate with a first communication device, a second communication device and/or a network entity; and

processing circuitry to control the one or more interfaces and to control communication between the first communication device and second communication device by:

receiving, from a controlling network entity, information about a radiation boundary volume allocated to the first communication device from a plurality of radiation boundary volumes in an environment of a plurality of communication devices to communicate with the second communication device at the first communication device, wherein the plurality of radiation boundary volumes are dynamically calculated based on obtained positions of the plurality of communication devices, wherein each radiation boundary volume comprises a horizontal layer; and

communicating with the second communication device using the allocated radiation boundary volume.

12 . The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the processing circuitry controls the communication between the first communication device and second communication device further by transmitting information about the allocated radiation boundary volume to the second communication device.

13 . A transportation vehicle comprising the apparatus of claim 11 .

14 . A method for a network entity for controlling a communication between a first communication device and a second communication device, the method comprising:

obtaining positions of a plurality of communication devices;

dynamically calculating a plurality of radiation boundary volumes in an environment of the plurality of communication devices based on the positions, wherein each radiation boundary volume comprises a horizontal layer;

allocating a radiation boundary volume of the plurality of radiation boundary volumes to the first communication device of the plurality of communication devices to communicate with the second communication device of the plurality of communication devices; and

transmitting information about the allocated radiation boundary volume to at least one of the first communication device and the second communication device.

15 . The method of claim 14 , wherein a height of the horizontal layer of the radiation boundary volume depends on an area over ground radiation boundary volume.

16 . The method of claim 14 , wherein the second communication device is assigned to the first communication device to act as a relaying system for the first communication device.

17 . The method of claim 16 , further comprising:

obtaining information about a movement of at least one of the first communication device and the second communication device; and

allocating at least one radiation boundary volume of the dynamically calculated plurality of radiation boundary volumes to the first communication device based on the obtained information about the movement.

18 . The method of claim 17 , wherein a time resource is different for each allocated radiation boundary volume of the dynamically calculated plurality of radiation boundary volumes.

19 . The method of claim 14 , further comprising:

reobtaining the positions of the plurality of communication devices; and

adapting the allocated radiation boundary volume based on the reobtained position of the plurality of communication devices.

20 . The method of claim 14 , further comprising:

monitoring a number of the plurality of communication devices; and

adapting the allocated radiation boundary volume based on the number of the plurality of communication devices in response to the number of the plurality of communication devices having changed.

21 . The method of claim 14 , further comprising:

allocating at least one of a frequency resource and a time resource for each dynamically calculated radiation boundary volume of the dynamically calculated plurality of radiation boundary volumes.

22 . The method of claim 21 , wherein each dynamically calculated radiation boundary volume has at least one of its own frequency resource pool and time resource pool.

23 . A non-transitory computer readable medium including a computer program having program code for performing the method of claim 14 , when the computer program is executed on a computer, a processor, or a programmable hardware component.

24 . A method for a first communication device for controlling a communication between the first communication device and a second communication device, the method comprising:

receiving, from a controlling network entity, information about a radiation boundary volume allocated to the first communication device from a plurality of radiation boundary volumes in an environment of a plurality of communication devices to communicate with the second communication device at the first communication device, wherein the plurality of radiation boundary volumes are calculated based on obtained positions of the plurality of communication devices, wherein each radiation boundary volume comprises a horizontal layer; and

communicating with the second communication device using the dynamically calculated radiation boundary volume.

25 . The method of claim 24 , further comprising:

transmitting information about the dynamically calculated radiation boundary volume to the second communication device.

26 . A non-transitory computer readable medium including a computer program having program code for performing the method of claim 24 , when the computer program is executed on a computer, a processor, or a programmable hardware component.

27 . A method for a second communication device for controlling a communication between a first communication device and a second communication device, the method comprising:

receiving, from the first communication device, information about a radiation boundary volume allocated to the first communication device from a plurality of radiation boundary volumes dynamically calculated in an environment of a plurality of communication devices for communication with the first communication device at the second communication device, wherein the plurality of radiation boundary volumes are dynamically calculated based on obtained positions of the plurality of communication devices, wherein each dynamically calculated radiation boundary volume comprises a horizontal layer; and

communicating with the first communication device using the allocated radiation boundary volume.

28 . A non-transitory computer readable medium including a computer program having program code for performing the method of claim 27 , when the computer program is executed on a computer, a processor, or a programmable hardware component.

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