How to deal with data hungry V2X applications?

Abstract

Current vehicular communication technologies were designed for a so-called phase 1, where cars needed to advise of their presence. Several projects, research activities and field tests have proved their effectiveness to this scope. But entering the phase 2, where awareness needs to be improved with non-connected objects and vulnerable road users, and even more with phases 3 and 4, where also coordination is foreseen, the spectrum scarcity becomes a critical issue. In this work, we provide an overview of various 5G and beyond solutions currently under investigation that will be needed to tackle the challenge. We first recall the undergoing activities at the access layer aimed to satisfy capacity and bandwidth demands. We then discuss the role that emerging networking paradigms can play to improve vehicular data dissemination, while preventing congestion and better exploiting resources. Finally, we give a look into edge computing and machine learning techniques that will be determinant to efficiently process and mine the massive amounts of sensor data.