5G-MEC Testbeds for V2X Applications

Use Cases, Requirements, and Design Considerations for 5G V2X

Ultimate goal of next generation Vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communication systems is enabling accident-free cooperative automated driving that uses the available roadway efficiently. To achieve this goal, the communication system will need to enable a diverse set of use cases, each with a specific set of requirements. We discuss the main use case categories, analyze their requirements, and com...

MEC-aware Cell Association for 5G Heterogeneous Networks

The need for efficient use of network resources is continuously increasing with the grow of traffic demand, however, current mobile systems have been planned and deployed so far with the mere aim of enhancing radio coverage and capacity. Unfortunately, this approach is not sustainable anymore, as 5G communication systems will have to cope with huge amounts of traffic, heterogeneous in terms of ...

Model Car Testbed for Development of V2X Applications

Testing real world Vehicle to X communication (V2X) based applications is expensive and can be dangerous with security-relevant applications. This article describes a model car test bed for research and developing automotive V2X-based applications. With this test bed, V2X-based applications can be tested quickly and efficiently. The article describes the test bed infrastructure with its compone...

An Integrated Simulation Environment for Testing V2X Protocols and Applications

Implementation of Vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communication technologies, for traffic management, has been envisioned to have a plethora of far-reaching and useful consequences. However, before any hardware/software infrastructure can be developed and implemented, a thorough phase of testing is warranted. Since actual vehicles and traffic conditions cannot be physically re-constructed, it is im...

Dielectric Resonator Antennas for 5G Applications