5 research outputs found
tinyLTE: Lightweight, Ad-Hoc Deployable Cellular Network for Vehicular Communication
The application of LTE technology has evolved from infrastructure-based
deployments in licensed bands to new use cases covering ad hoc,
device-to-device communications and unlicensed band operation. Vehicular
communication is an emerging field of particular interest for LTE, covering in
our understanding both automotive (cars) as well as unmanned aerial vehicles.
Existing commercial equipment is designed for infrastructure making it
unsuitable for vehicular applications requiring low weight and unlicensed band
support (e.g. 5.9 GHz ITS-band). In this work, we present tinyLTE, a system
design which provides fully autonomous, multi-purpose and ultra-compact LTE
cells by utilizing existing open source eNB and EPC implementations. Due to its
small form factor and low weight, the tinyLTE system enables mobile deployment
on board of cars and drones as well as smooth integration with existing
roadside infrastructure. Additionally, the standalone design allows for systems
to be chained in a multi-hop configuration. The paper describes the lean and
low-cost design concept and implementation followed by a performance evaluation
for single and two-hop configurations at 5.9 GHz. The results from both lab and
field experiments validate the feasibility of the tinyLTE approach and
demonstrate its potential to even support real-time vehicular applications
(e.g. with a lowest average end-to-end latency of around 7 ms in the lab
experiment)
On the needs and requirements arising from connected and automated driving
Future 5G systems have set a goal to support mission-critical Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) communications and they contribute to an important step towards connected and automated driving. To achieve this goal, the communication technologies should be designed based on a solid understanding of the new V2X applications and the related requirements and challenges. In this regard, we provide a description of the main V2X application categories and their representative use cases selected based on an analysis of the future needs of cooperative and automated driving. We also present a methodology on how to derive the network related requirements from the automotive specific requirements. The methodology can be used to analyze the key requirements of both existing and future V2X use cases