Extending direct PC5 communications across non-line-of-sight canyons using vehicle-to-vehicle dynamic routing protocols.
Civil defense, forestry services, and scientific expeditions routinely operate across vast remote geographies where cellular infrastructure is nonexistent. While high-latency satellite uplinks connect individual vehicles to headquarters, real-time convoy coordination demands zero-latency peer communications.
V2Explore integrates a hardened Ad-Hoc On-Demand Distance Vector (AODV) routing protocol adapted for 5G NR sidelink. When vehicles round sharp canyon bends that break line-of-sight, intermediary vehicles automatically act as transparent regenerative relays. ``` +------------------+ PC5 Direct +------------------+ PC5 Direct +------------------+ | Scout Vehicle | --------------------------> | Mid-Convoy Truck | --------------------------> | Trailing Winch | | Hazard Detected | Line-of-Sight | Autonomous Relay | Around Corner | Rig En Route | +------------------+ +------------------+ +------------------+ ```
During a 1,200-kilometer expedition across the Patagonia steppe, V2Explore maintained 100% convoy message delivery across an 8-vehicle column spanning 14 kilometers, relaying telemetry through 3 intermediary vehicle hops.