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COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS

  • US 20180143623A1
  • Filed: 11/23/2016
  • Published: 05/24/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/23/2016
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system comprising:

  • plural wired communication devices disposed onboard different first vehicles of a vehicle system formed from the first vehicles;

    one or more wireless communication devices disposed onboard one or more second vehicles; and

    a vehicle system controller configured to be disposed onboard the vehicle system, the vehicle system controller configured to remotely control movement of one or more of the first vehicles via communication with the wired communication devices disposed onboard the one or more first vehicles and to establish a wireless communication link with the one or more second vehicles, to remotely control movement of the one or more second vehicles via wireless communication with the one or more wireless communication devices, responsive to the one or more second vehicles being connected to the vehicle system for temporarily assisting in vehicle system movement along one or more routes,wherein the one or more second vehicles are configured to be disconnected from wired communication with the first vehicles subsequent to being connected to the vehicle system, andwherein the wireless communication link is in addition to any wireless communication links established in the vehicle system prior to the one or more second vehicles being connected to the vehicle system.

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