On SDN to Support the IEEE 802.11 and C-V2X-Based Vehicular Communications Use-Cases and Performance: A Comprehensive Survey

• Published in: IEEE access Vol. 12; pp. 95926 - 95958
• Main Authors: Nurkahfi, Galih Nugraha, Triwinarko, Andy, Prawara, Budi, Armi, Nasrullah, Juhana, Tutun, Syambas, Nana Rachmana, Mulyana, Eueung, Dogheche, Elhadj, Dayoub, Iyad
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Piscataway IEEE 01.01.2024; The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
• Subjects: 3GPP; AI/ML; C-V2X; cloud computing; crosslayer design; Engineering Sciences; fog computing; ICN; IEEE 802.11; IEEE 802.11 Standard; MEC; Mobile ad hoc networks; network slicing; Performance assessment; Physics; Quality of service; Radio access technologies; RAT coexistence; RAT performance comparison; SDN; Software-defined networking; Surveys; use cases; V2X; V2X standard; Vehicle-to-everything; Vehicular ad hoc networks; IEEE 802.11; fog computing; V2X standard; RAT coexistence; MEC; 3GPP; RAT performance comparison; AI/ML; use cases; ICN; crosslayer design 5GCAR The Fifth Generation Communication Automotive Research and innovation. AI Artificial Intelligence. AODV Ad-hoc On-demand Distance Vector. AV Autonomous Vehicle. BS Base Station. CAM Cooperative Awareness Messages. CoCA Cooperative Collision Avoidance. C-V2X Cellular-Vehicular-to-Everything. CAPEX CAPital EXpenses. DSRC Direct Short-Range Communication. eMBB enhanced Mobile Broadband. eNB eNode B. ETSI European Telecommunications Standards Institute. gNB gNode B. ICN Information-Centric Networking. IoV Internet of Vehicles. ITS Intelligent Transport Systems. IVC Inter-Vehicle Communications. LiFi Light Fidelity. MEC Mobile (or Multi-Access) Edge Computing. MANET Mobile Ad-Hoc Network. mMTCs massive Machine-Type Communications. NDN Named Data Networking. NFV Network Function Virtualization. OPEX OPerational EXpenses. PDR Packet Delivery Ratio. PER Packet Error Rate; C-V2X; network slicing; SDN V2X IEEE 802.11 3GPP C-V2X V2X standard RAT performance comparison RAT coexistence use cases MEC network slicing AI/ML fog computing cloud computing ICN crosslayer design 5GCAR The Fifth Generation Communication Automotive Research and innovation. AI Artificial Intelligence. AODV Ad-hoc On-demand Distance Vector. AV Autonomous Vehicle. BS Base Station. CAM Cooperative Awareness Messages. CoCA Cooperative Collision Avoidance. C-V2X Cellular-Vehicular-to-Everything. CAPEX CAPital EXpenses. DSRC Direct Short-Range Communication. eMBB enhanced Mobile Broadband. eNB eNode B. ETSI European Telecommunications Standards Institute. gNB gNode B. ICN Information-Centric Networking. IoV Internet of Vehicles. ITS Intelligent Transport Systems. IVC Inter-Vehicle Communications. LiFi Light Fidelity. MEC Mobile (or Multi-Access) Edge Computing. MANET Mobile Ad-Hoc Network. mMTCs massive Machine-Type Communications. NDN Named Data Networking. NFV Network Function Virtualization. OPEX OPerational EXpenses. PDR Packet Delivery Ratio. PER Packet Error Rate; SDN; cloud computing; V2X
• ISSN: 2169-3536; 2169-3536
• DOI: 10.1109/ACCESS.2023.3341092

SDN's ability to provide a global view, centralized control, and flexibility in orchestrating network infrastructure are expected to overcome challenges in the dynamic conditions of vehicular communications. We are looking to rely on SDN technologies to achieve Vehicular communications capacity and performance, which increase the safety of vehicles and transportation, save cost & energy, and increase the vehicles' autonomy level. The usage of SDN in vehicular communications has been the subject of considerable research. Researchers address challenges such as low latency, high throughput, reliability, dense VANET, security, and scalability. Furthermore, this paper surveys the integration of SDN and other enabling technologies with vehicular communications, both for IEEE 802.11 and the C-V2X RAT families. It begins by discussing performance comparisons and coexistence between IEEE 802.11 and C-V2X standards, implementation of SDN in various use cases, integration of SDN with other enabling technologies, the study of particular SDN components to support vehicular communications performance, and SDN usage to support the specific issues vehicular communications. Finally, open directions and challenges of the research are discussed.