METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DATA COMMUNICATIONS
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1. A multiple-unit rail vehicle system comprising:
- a first rail vehicle comprising;
a first wireless network device to detect a wireless network provided by a wayside device; and
a first communication management system to send, through the wireless network, a data communication to a second rail vehicle of the multiple-unit rail vehicle system.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for controlling rail vehicle data communication are provided. In one embodiment, a multiple-unit rail vehicle system includes a first rail vehicle including a first wireless network device to detect a wireless network. The wireless network is provided by a wayside device. The rail vehicle further comprises a first communication management system to send, through the wireless network, a data communication to a second rail vehicle of the multiple-unit rail vehicle system.
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20 Claims
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1. A multiple-unit rail vehicle system comprising:
a first rail vehicle comprising; a first wireless network device to detect a wireless network provided by a wayside device; and a first communication management system to send, through the wireless network, a data communication to a second rail vehicle of the multiple-unit rail vehicle system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for controlling data communication for a rail vehicle comprising:
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establishing a data communication session with a wireless network provided by a wayside device; and sending a data communication, through the wireless network, to a remote rail vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A multiple-unit rail vehicle system comprising:
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a first rail vehicle comprising; a first wireless network device to detect a wireless network provided by a wayside device; and a first radio transceiver forming a direct radio link with a second radio transceiver of a second rail vehicle of the multiple-unit rail vehicle system; and a first communication management system configured to, during a first condition, send a data communication through the wireless network to a second communication management system of at least the second rail vehicle, and during a second condition, send the data communication through the direct radio link to at least the second communication management system. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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