UAV-Assisted RSUs for V2X Connectivity Using Voronoi Diagrams in 6G<inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$^{+}$</tex-math> </inline-formula> Infrastructures

Andreas Andreou, Constandinos X. Mavromoustakis, Jordi Mongay Batalla, Evangelos K. Markakis, George Mastorakis

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    Abstract

    Sixth-generation networks and vehicular Ad hoc networks advancement brought us to the cusp of a new era. Autonomous Vehicles with a plethora of advanced applications require a substantially enhanced vehicle-to-everything communication network. The infrastructure should efficiently support hyper-fast, ultra-reliable, and low-latency massive data exchange. Roadside units were initially exploited as a promising communication solution to overcome this challenge. However, the challenging integration with the infrastructure led to the investigation of additional solutions. Unmanned aerial vehicles are one of the most dominant assistive solutions due to their inherent advantage of mobility. Moreover, air-to-air and ground-to-air networks are more efficient than ground-to-ground. Nevertheless, it is a prerequisite to leverage the potential of unmanned aerial vehicles to attain nationwide Vehicle-to-Everything connectivity. Therefore, we focused our research orientation on developing a strategy to optimize the network&#x2019;s coverage within the intelligent transportation systems framework. In particular, we have deployed an innovative algorithmic technique that constructs Voronoi diagrams using circles. Besides, we applied the poison point process to determine the optimum locations of the transceivers&#x2019; establishment. Simulation results illustrate full network coverage for the tested area after the required iterations. Also, time complexity evaluation proved the simplicity of the proposed algorithm.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)1-11
    Number of pages11
    JournalIEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems
    DOIs
    Publication statusAccepted/In press - 2023

    Keywords

    • 6G mobile communication
    • Autonomous aerial vehicles
    • intelligent transportation systems (ITS)
    • road side unit (RSU)
    • Roads
    • Toxicology
    • Transceivers
    • Transportation
    • Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV)
    • Vehicle-to-everything
    • vehicular ad hoc networks (VANET)
    • Voronoi

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