A New Approach based on Fuzzy MADM for Enhancing Infrastructure Selection in the Case of VANET Network

Abstract

The emergence of the 5G mobile network has a huge impact on the evolution of services and functionalities offered to its customers; this latest version of mobile networks will allow the simultaneous connection of a significant number of people and IoT devices, in addition to the improvement of several other features. 5G will serve in a large part of smart cities and especially in the field of intelligent transportation systems (ITS). Vehicular Ad-Hoc Network (VANET) is one of the promising projects on which the ITS is relying on. Its main purpose is to provide communication and information-sharing support for the vehicles in its network. VANET is based on a heterogeneous network architecture composed mainly of two infrastructures, the first one is the cellular infrastructure, and the second is the road infrastructure. This paper proposes a new approach based on Fuzzy multiple attribute decision making (MADM) methods for the selection of the most appropriate infrastructure in the VANET network and consequently enhance the number of executed vertical handover to move from one infrastructure to another without loss of connection.