A Network-Centric Analysis for the Internet of Vehicles and Simulation Tools

Abstract

The Internet of Vehicles (IoV) is an emerging research framework, with network and graph theories as two of the major fields. Researchers in these topics use a variety of tools and approaches to simulate and perform experimentation on their proposed methodologies. A comprehensive study to facilitate the selection of such simulation tools is lacking from the literature. In this work, we provide a systematic review of the different simulation platforms. More precisely, the contributions of this paper are fourfold: firstly, we propose a two-tier hierarchical taxonomy based on the trends in the literature; secondly, we investigate the strengths and limitations of different simulation platforms; and thirdly, we take a network theoretic approach to identify the patterns in IoV research. To this end, we create a network of the publications and populate the edges among them. Community detection is performed using Louvian and Clauset-Newman-Moore algorithms. To the best of our knowledge, this is a novel approach to reviewing the literature which provides a more in-depth analysis of the trends in the literature. Finally, we review the common datasets for IoV experimentation.

Turning Movement Count Data Integration Methods for Intersection Analysis and Traffic Signal Design

“…In addition to MATLAB, VISSIM is another common software used for simulation of traffic in different studies [ 11 ]. For instance, Arliansyah and Bawono [ 12 , 13 ] evaluated the performance of intersection junctions through measuring some important parameters such as average delay and queue length.…”

An optimized location service for the fifth generation VANETs inspired by traffic lights

“…Recent studies have focused only on V2V communication [ 23 ]. For location services, vehicles were used as moving location servers.…”

“…The network design was drawn using icograms. The presented simulation uses an objective modular network tested in C++ (OMNET++) for 5G VANET simulations [ 23 ]. OMNET++ uses the simulation of urban mobility (SUMO) which generates vehicles and road maps.…”

Virtual Traffic Light Implementation on a Roadside Unit over 802.11p Wireless Access in Vehicular Environments

“…A central trust authority may also be present; this unit functions similarly to road-side units, only with a larger area to manage. These units communicate important information to vehicles, such as traffic accidents [ 14 ].…”

“…Roadside Units (RSUs) are an integral part of communication for autonomous vehicles and facilitating network communications [ 14 ]. Research has been done on multiple aspects of RSUs, such as their placement and how they can support other mechanisms within the IoV [ 15 ].…”