Patent attributes
A network configures (e.g., allocates) reservation channel resources within a reservation channel resource pool and transmits information regarding the reservation channel resource pool to at least one wireless communication device of a vehicle ad-hoc network (VANET). The reservation channel resource pool comprises at least one time-slot comprising a set of mini-slots. A wireless communication device interested in transmitting a reservation channel transmission selects, from the reservation channel resource pool, time-frequency resources to use for a reservation channel transmission. The wireless communication device also selects a number of mini-slots over which to repeatedly transmit the reservation channel transmission. The wireless communication device then repeatedly transmits the reservation channel transmission over the selected number of mini-slots, using the selected time-frequency resources.
