METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DATA COMMUNICATIONS
First Claim
1. A device comprising:
- one or more antennas configured to be disposed onboard a first vehicle of a vehicle system formed from plural vehicles that include the first vehicle;
a first modem configured to be disposed onboard the first vehicle and to communicate a first wireless signal with one or more of a second vehicle of the vehicles in the vehicle system or with an off-board device using the one or more antennas; and
a second modem configured to be disposed onboard the first vehicle and to communicate a second wireless signal with the one or more of the second vehicle or with the off-board device using the one or more antennas, wherein the first modem is configured to communicate the first wireless signal via a first type of wireless communication link and the second modem is configured to communicate the second wireless signal via a different, second type of wireless communication link.
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Abstract
A wireless communication device of a vehicle system includes one or more antennas configured to be disposed onboard a first vehicle of the vehicle system, a first modem configured to be disposed onboard the first vehicle and to communicate a first wireless signal to one or more of a second vehicle of the vehicle system or an off-board device using the one or more antennas, and a second modem configured to be disposed onboard the first vehicle and to communicate a second wireless signal to the one or more of the second vehicle or the off-board device using the one or more antennas. The first modem is configured to communicate the first wireless signal via a first type of wireless communication link and the second modem is configured to communicate the second wireless signal via a different, second type of wireless communication link.
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22 Claims
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1. A device comprising:
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one or more antennas configured to be disposed onboard a first vehicle of a vehicle system formed from plural vehicles that include the first vehicle; a first modem configured to be disposed onboard the first vehicle and to communicate a first wireless signal with one or more of a second vehicle of the vehicles in the vehicle system or with an off-board device using the one or more antennas; and a second modem configured to be disposed onboard the first vehicle and to communicate a second wireless signal with the one or more of the second vehicle or with the off-board device using the one or more antennas, wherein the first modem is configured to communicate the first wireless signal via a first type of wireless communication link and the second modem is configured to communicate the second wireless signal via a different, second type of wireless communication link. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system comprising:
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a first wireless communication device comprising one or more first antennas, a first modem, and a second modem, the first wireless communication device configured to be disposed onboard a first vehicle of a vehicle system formed from plural vehicles that include the first vehicle; a second wireless communication device comprising one or more second antennas, a third modem, and a fourth modem, the second wireless communication device configured to be disposed onboard a second vehicle of the vehicle system, wherein the first modem and the third modem are configured to communicate a first wireless signal between the first and second vehicles via a first type of wireless communication link and the second modem and the fourth modem are configured to communicate a second wireless signal between the first and second vehicles via a different, second type of wireless communication link. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A system comprising:
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a first wireless communication device comprising one or more first antennas, a first modem, and a second modem, the first wireless communication device configured to be disposed onboard a first vehicle of a vehicle system formed from plural vehicles that include the first vehicle; a second wireless communication device comprising one or more second antennas, a third modem, and a fourth modem, the second wireless communication device configured to be disposed onboard a second vehicle of the vehicle system, wherein the first modem and the third modem are configured to communicate a first wireless signal between the first and second vehicles via a first type of wireless communication link and the second modem and the fourth modem are configured to communicate a second wireless signal between the first and second vehicles via a different, second type of wireless communication link, wherein the first modem and the third modem include cellular modems configured to communicate the first wireless signal as a cellular signal and the second modem and the fourth modem include non-cellular modems configured to communicate the second wireless signal as a non-cellular signal. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22)
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