Distributed over the air programming

摘要

The present disclosure generally relates to one or more improved systems, methods, and/or devices for leveraging the processing resources of remote units or mobile computing platforms (MCPs) to offload traffic associated with software updates from a back-end server to the one or more MCPs. In some examples, the back-end server may designate a set of remote units or MCPs to act as intermediate download servers for a remaining set of remote units or MCPs in the fleet. Accordingly, the present disclosure improves the overall system performance by distributing the functionalities of the back-end server to a set of remote units or MCPs.

主权项

1. A method for wireless communication, comprising:
downloading, from a server, a software update to a first mobile computing platform (MCP); receiving, in response to the downloading, a download complete message from the first MCP; identifying a second MCP in proximity to the first MCP; and transmitting a broadcast message from the server to the second MCP, wherein the broadcast message includes over-the-air (OTA) file download information regarding contacting the first MCP for downloading the software update;
wherein the OTA file download information comprises contact information that allows the second MCP to establish communication with the first MCP and identify the software update for download, andwherein the contact information contains a first IP address of the first MCP to facilitate communication.