This book investigates and reviews recent advanced techniques and
important applications in vehicular communications and networking (VCN)
from a novel perspective of the combination and integration of VCN and
connected vehicles, which provides a significant scientific and
technical support for future 5G-based VCN.
5G-Enabled Vehicular Communications and Networking introduces
vehicular channel characteristics, reviews current channel modeling
approaches, and then provides a new generic geometry-based stochastic
modeling approach for vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communications. The
investigation of vehicular channel measurements and modeling provides
fundamental supports for the VCN system design. Then, this book
investigates VCN-vehicle combination from PHY and MAC layers,
respectively. As for the PHY layer, many advanced techniques that can be
effectively applied in VCN to counter the PHY challenges are introduced,
including novel ICI cancellation methods, index modulated OFDM,
differential spatial modulation, and energy harvesting relaying.
As for the MAC layer, distributed and centralized MAC designs are
analyzed and compared in terms of feasibility and availability.
Specifically, distributed congestion control, D2D-enabled vehicular
communications, and centralized data dissemination scheduling are
elaborated, which can significantly improve the network performance in
vehicular networks. Finally, considering VCN-vehicle integration, this
book introduces several hot-topic applications in vehicular networks,
including electric vehicles, distributed data storage, unmanned aerial
vehicles, and security and privacy, which indicates the significance and
development value of VCN-vehicle integration in future vehicular
networks and our daily life.
The primary audience for this book includes professionals and
researchers working in the field of vehicular communications,
intelligent transportation systems (ITS), and Internet of vehicles
(IoV). Advanced level students studying electrical engineering will also
find this book useful as a secondary textbook for related courses.
