V2X Relay Service Awareness for Reliable UE Connection Setup

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Solution Overview

Problem

User equipment may not be aware of available relaying systems to establish connections with, which can affect the delivery of satisfactory Quality of Service (QoS) in challenging communication environments.

Innovation Solution

Encoding information about relaying services in vehicle-to-everything (V2X) messages to improve user equipment awareness of relaying systems, allowing for informed connection establishment.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If user equipment does not have awareness of available relaying systems, then device complexity is reduced, but reliability of connection establishment deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveconnection establishment reliabilityVSAvoiduser equipment complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent introduces V2X messages as an intermediary mechanism that carries relaying system information between the relaying system and user equipment. This mediator enables user equipment to discover and select appropriate relaying systems without requiring complex direct detection mechanisms, thus improving connection reliability while keeping device complexity manageable through standardized message formats.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Productivity

If relaying system information is not transmitted to user equipment, then loss of information is reduced, but productivity of connection establishment deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveconnection establishment efficiencyVSAvoidrelaying service information loss
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSLoss of information

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements preliminary action by having the relaying system transmit information about available relaying services to user equipment in advance through V2X messages. This allows user equipment to prepare for connection establishment by receiving and processing relaying system information beforehand, thereby improving connection efficiency while preventing information loss through systematic information dissemination.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

3Reliability

If user equipment lacks awareness of relaying systems, then ease of operation is improved, but quality of service delivery deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvequality of service deliveryVSAvoiduser equipment operation simplicity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The patent employs feedback mechanisms where the relaying system continuously transmits information about available relaying services to user equipment via V2X messages. This feedback loop enables user equipment to make informed decisions about connection establishment, improving quality of service delivery while maintaining ease of operation through automated information provision rather than requiring complex user intervention.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Data Source

PatentUS12526725B2Method for a relaying system for improving an awareness of the relaying system by user equipment, method for user equipment, apparatus, vehicle and computer program
Publication Date: 2026.01.13 VOLKSWAGEN AG
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AI summary

A method for a relaying system. The method for improving an awareness of the relaying system by user equipment includes encoding information about a relaying service in a vehicle-to-everything message and transmitting the vehicle-to-everything message to the user equipment to improve user equipment's awareness of the relaying system's relaying service.