Automotive context-aware policy system for car connectivity requests

Connectivity services now provide a competitive edge in the automotive industry. As the range of automotive applications grows, better policy-based control is needed. This paper proposes a Context-Aware Policy System (CAPS) for the motoring industry, which enables offering advanced communication-based services to a captive customer-base of private and corporate vehicles, particularly to enterprise carfleets. The automotive manufacturer needs the policy server to provide means of selecting service delivery parameters (urgency/priority, bandwidth/QoS, variable capping limits, and security levels) according to cars´ current situation and the type of requested service. The system is particular useful for large car fleets, where the Enterprise can set their own context-based priorities, selective funding and risk mitigating actions. This requires merging context and policy from several stakeholders: the Carrier, the Automotive Service provider and the Enterprise.