Fleet tracking method using unicast and multicast communication

摘要

Abstract FLEET TRACKING METHOD USING UNICAST AND MULTICAST COMMUNICATION A method of tracking a fleet of machines (12) operating at a common worksite (10) is disclosed. The method may include receiving at a central controller (32) an unacknowledged message from communicating devices (24) onboard the fleet of machines, the unacknowledged message including a current location of each of the fleet of machines determined by locating devices (22) onboard the fleet of machines. The method may also include updating a location listing of the fleet of machines with the current location, and repetitively multicasting the location listing to the communicating devices. 34G.t