Patent ID: 8626058

Claim:
A system comprising: a first transceiver associated with a first antenna of a first powered vehicle in a vehicle consist having at least a second powered vehicle, the first transceiver configured to transmit an outbound message over a communication channel for receiving by the second powered vehicle, the first transceiver and the first antenna further configured to receive an inbound message transmitted by the second powered vehicle over the communication channel, the inbound message comprising a plurality of message bytes; a second transceiver associated with a second antenna that is spaced apart from the first antenna, the second antenna configured to transmit an outbound message over the communication channel for receiving by the second powered vehicle, the second transceiver and the second antenna further configured to receive the inbound message transmitted by the second powered vehicle over the communication channel; and at least one processor configured to: determine correct bytes and error bytes in the inbound message as received by the first transceiver; determine correct bytes and error bytes in the inbound message as received by the second transceiver; and assemble a reconstructed message using correct bytes from at least one of the inbound message received at the first transceiver or the inbound message received at the second transceiver.