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Method for establishing a wireless vehicle network

US10973061B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

WABCO Europe BVBA · BE

Inventors

Thomas Dieckmann · Pattensen, DE
Sören Hübner · Varel, DE
Thomas Wolf · Barsinghausen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 26, 2017
Grant date	Apr 6, 2021
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 26, 2037

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04W4/80
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method for establishing a wireless network for a vehicle is provided herein. The vehicle comprises a tractor unit and a trailer. The tractor unit comprises at least one first station and a first control unit and the trailer comprises a second station and a second control unit. The method comprises supplying electrical energy to the second control unit. The method further comprises interconnecting the first control unit and the second control unit via a physical interface. The method further comprises generating a defined message by the second control unit and receiving the defined message by the first control unit via the physical interface. The method further comprises transmitting information required to establish the wireless network via the first station only when the defined message is present in the first station.

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