SDN-based VANET routing: A comprehensive survey on architectures, protocols, analysis, and future challenges
As the automotive and telecommunication industries advance, more vehicles are becoming connected, leading to the realization of intelligent transportation systems (ITS). Vehicular ad-hoc network (VANET) supports various ITS services, including safety, convenience, and infotainment services for drive...
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| author | Hussein, Nehad Hameed Koh, Siaw Paw Yaw, Chong Tak Tiong, Sieh Kiong Benedict, F. Yusaf, Talal K., Kadirgama Tan, Chung Hong |
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| description | As the automotive and telecommunication industries advance, more vehicles are becoming connected, leading to the realization of intelligent transportation systems (ITS). Vehicular ad-hoc network (VANET) supports various ITS services, including safety, convenience, and infotainment services for drivers and passengers. Generally, such services are realized through data sharing among vehicles and nearby infrastructures or vehicles over multi-hop data routing mechanisms. Vehicular data routing faces many challenges caused by vehicle dynamicity, intermittent connectivity, and diverse application requirements. Consequently, the software-defined networking (SDN) paradigm offers unique features such as programmability and flexibility to enhance vehicular network performance and management and meet the quality of services (QoS) requirements of various VANET services. Recently, VANET routing protocols have been improved using the multilevel knowledge and an up-to-date global view of traffic conditions offered by SDN technology. The primary objective of this study is to furnish comprehensive information regarding the current SDN-based VANET routing protocols, encompassing intricate details of their underlying mechanisms, forwarding algorithms, and architectural considerations. Each protocol will be thoroughly examined individually, elucidating its strengths, weaknesses, and proposed enhancements. Also, the software-defined vehicular network (SDVN) architectures are presented according to their operation modes and controlling degree. Then, the potential of SDN-based VANET is explored from the aspect of routing and the design requirements of routing protocols in SDVNs. SDVN routing algorithms are uniquely classified according to various criteria. In addition, a complete comparative analysis will be achieved to analyze the protocols regarding performance, optimization, and simulation results. Finally, the challenges and upcoming research directions for developing such protocols are widely stated here. By presenting such insights, this paper provides a comprehensive overview and inspires researchers to enhance existing protocols and explore novel solutions, thereby paving the way for innovation in this field. |
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| spelling | ump-413282024-05-21T04:23:30Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/41328/ SDN-based VANET routing: A comprehensive survey on architectures, protocols, analysis, and future challenges Hussein, Nehad Hameed Koh, Siaw Paw Yaw, Chong Tak Tiong, Sieh Kiong Benedict, F. Yusaf, Talal K., Kadirgama Tan, Chung Hong T Technology (General) TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery As the automotive and telecommunication industries advance, more vehicles are becoming connected, leading to the realization of intelligent transportation systems (ITS). Vehicular ad-hoc network (VANET) supports various ITS services, including safety, convenience, and infotainment services for drivers and passengers. Generally, such services are realized through data sharing among vehicles and nearby infrastructures or vehicles over multi-hop data routing mechanisms. Vehicular data routing faces many challenges caused by vehicle dynamicity, intermittent connectivity, and diverse application requirements. Consequently, the software-defined networking (SDN) paradigm offers unique features such as programmability and flexibility to enhance vehicular network performance and management and meet the quality of services (QoS) requirements of various VANET services. Recently, VANET routing protocols have been improved using the multilevel knowledge and an up-to-date global view of traffic conditions offered by SDN technology. The primary objective of this study is to furnish comprehensive information regarding the current SDN-based VANET routing protocols, encompassing intricate details of their underlying mechanisms, forwarding algorithms, and architectural considerations. Each protocol will be thoroughly examined individually, elucidating its strengths, weaknesses, and proposed enhancements. Also, the software-defined vehicular network (SDVN) architectures are presented according to their operation modes and controlling degree. Then, the potential of SDN-based VANET is explored from the aspect of routing and the design requirements of routing protocols in SDVNs. SDVN routing algorithms are uniquely classified according to various criteria. In addition, a complete comparative analysis will be achieved to analyze the protocols regarding performance, optimization, and simulation results. Finally, the challenges and upcoming research directions for developing such protocols are widely stated here. By presenting such insights, this paper provides a comprehensive overview and inspires researchers to enhance existing protocols and explore novel solutions, thereby paving the way for innovation in this field. IEEE 2024-01 Article PeerReviewed pdf en cc_by_nc_nd_4 http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/41328/1/SDN-Based%20VANET%20Routing_%20A%20Comprehensive%20Survey%20on%20Architectures.pdf Hussein, Nehad Hameed and Koh, Siaw Paw and Yaw, Chong Tak and Tiong, Sieh Kiong and Benedict, F. and Yusaf, Talal and K., Kadirgama and Tan, Chung Hong (2024) SDN-based VANET routing: A comprehensive survey on architectures, protocols, analysis, and future challenges. IEEE Access. pp. 1-59. ISSN 2169-3536. (In Press / Online First) (In Press / Online First) https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2024.3355313 https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2024.3355313 |
| spellingShingle | T Technology (General) TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery Hussein, Nehad Hameed Koh, Siaw Paw Yaw, Chong Tak Tiong, Sieh Kiong Benedict, F. Yusaf, Talal K., Kadirgama Tan, Chung Hong SDN-based VANET routing: A comprehensive survey on architectures, protocols, analysis, and future challenges |
| title | SDN-based VANET routing: A comprehensive survey on architectures, protocols, analysis, and future challenges |
| title_full | SDN-based VANET routing: A comprehensive survey on architectures, protocols, analysis, and future challenges |
| title_fullStr | SDN-based VANET routing: A comprehensive survey on architectures, protocols, analysis, and future challenges |
| title_full_unstemmed | SDN-based VANET routing: A comprehensive survey on architectures, protocols, analysis, and future challenges |
| title_short | SDN-based VANET routing: A comprehensive survey on architectures, protocols, analysis, and future challenges |
| title_sort | sdn-based vanet routing: a comprehensive survey on architectures, protocols, analysis, and future challenges |
| topic | T Technology (General) TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery |
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