Systems and methods for delay tolerant networking in a network of moving things, for example including a network of autonomous vehicles
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1. A communication network mobile access point (MAP) comprising:
- at least one module operable to, at least;
receive a data packet;
during a first time period, first attempt to communicate the data packet to a destination through at least a first type of communication network access point; and
during a second time period after the first time period, second attempt to communicate the data packet to the destination through at least a second type of communication network access point, wherein the at least a first type of communication network access point does not include the second type of communication network access point,wherein;
the at least a first type of communication network access point comprises a Fixed AP type of access point of a vehicle communication network but not a Mobile AP type of access point of the vehicle communication network; and
the at least a second type of communication network access point comprises the Mobile AP type of access point of the vehicle communication network.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for optimizing data communication in a network of moving things. As non-limiting examples, various aspects of this disclosure provide systems and methods for communicating delay tolerant information in a network of moving things, for example comprising any of a variety of types of vehicles (e.g., autonomous vehicles, vehicles controlled by local operators, vehicles controlled by remote operators, etc.).
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1. A communication network mobile access point (MAP) comprising:
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at least one module operable to, at least; receive a data packet; during a first time period, first attempt to communicate the data packet to a destination through at least a first type of communication network access point; and during a second time period after the first time period, second attempt to communicate the data packet to the destination through at least a second type of communication network access point, wherein the at least a first type of communication network access point does not include the second type of communication network access point, wherein; the at least a first type of communication network access point comprises a Fixed AP type of access point of a vehicle communication network but not a Mobile AP type of access point of the vehicle communication network; and the at least a second type of communication network access point comprises the Mobile AP type of access point of the vehicle communication network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 4, 7, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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3. A communication network mobile access point (MAP) comprising:
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at least one module operable to, at least; receive a data packet; during a first time period, first attempt to communicate the data packet to a destination through at least a first type of communication network access point; and during a second time period after the first time period, second attempt to communicate the data packet to the destination through at least a second type of communication network access point, wherein the at least a first type of communication network access point does not include the second type of communication network access point, wherein the at least one module is operable to second attempt to communicate the data packet to the destination through the at least a second type of communication network access point during the second time period only if the data packet is not successfully communicated during the first attempt, and wherein the at least one module is operable to determine whether to second attempt to communicate the data packet to the destination through the at least a second type of communication network access point during the second time period based, at least in part, on contents of the data packet.
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5. A communication network mobile access point (MAP) comprising:
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at least one module operable to, at least; receive a data packet; during a first time period, first attempt to communicate the data packet to a destination through at least a first type of communication network access point; and during a second time period after the first time period, second attempt to communicate the data packet to the destination through at least a second type of communication network access point, wherein the at least a first type of communication network access point does not include the second type of communication network access point, wherein the at least a second type of communication network access point comprises the first type of communication network access point.
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6. A communication network mobile access point (MAP) comprising:
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at least one module operable to, at least; receive a data packet; during a first time period, first attempt to communicate the data packet to a destination through at least a first type of communication network access point; and during a second time period after the first time period, second attempt to communicate the data packet to the destination through at least a second type of communication network access point, wherein the at least a first type of communication network access point does not include the second type of communication network access point, wherein the first type of communication network access point comprises a Wi-Fi hotspot that is not part of a vehicle communication network, and the second type of communication network access point comprises an access point of the vehicle communication network.
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8. A communication network mobile access point (MAP) comprising:
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at least one module operable to, at least; receive a data packet; during a first time period, first attempt to communicate the data packet to a destination through at least a first type of communication network access point; and during a second time period after the first time period, second attempt to communicate the data packet to the destination through at least a second type of communication network access point, wherein the at least a first type of communication network access point does not include the second type of communication network access point, wherein the at least one module is operable to, during a third time period after the second time period, attempt to communicate the data packet to the destination through at least a third type of communication network access point, wherein the at least a first type of communication network access point does not include the third type of communication network access point, and the at least a second type of communication network access point does not include the third type of communication network access point. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
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12. A communication network mobile access point (MAP) comprising:
at least one module operable to, at least; receive a data packet; during a first time period, first attempt to communicate the data packet to a destination through at least a first type of communication network access point; if the data packet is not successfully communicated during the first time period, then; if the data packet is a first type of data packet then stop attempting to communicate the data packet; and if the data packet is a second type of data packet, then during a second time period after the first time period, second attempt to communicate the data packet to the destination through at least a second type of communication network access point, wherein the at least a first type of communication network access point does not include the second type of communication network access point. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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