A General and Practical Framework for Realization of SDN-based Vehicular Networks

Authors

Juan V. Leon, Florida International UniversityFollow

Document Type

Thesis

Degree

Master of Science (MS)

Major/Program

Computer Engineering

First Advisor's Name

Kemal Akkaya

First Advisor's Committee Title

Committee chair

Second Advisor's Name

Selcuk Uluagac

Second Advisor's Committee Title

Committee member

Third Advisor's Name

Ahmed Ibrahim Mohamed

Third Advisor's Committee Title

Committee member

Keywords

Software Defined Networking, VANETs, Routing, WAVE, DSRC

Date of Defense

6-30-2022

Abstract

With the recent developments of communication technologies surrounding vehicles, we witness the simultaneous availability of multiple onboard communication interfaces on vehicles. While most of the current interfaces already include Bluetooth, WiFi, and LTE, they are augmented further by IEEE 802.11p and the 5G interfaces, which will serve for safety, maintenance, and infotainment applications. However, dynamic management of interfaces depending on application needs becomes a significant issue that can be best addressed by Software Defined Networking (SDN) capabilities. While SDN-based vehicular networks have been promoted previously, none of these works deal with practical challenges. In this thesis, we propose and develop a practical framework that realizes SDN-based vehicular networks for a wide range of applications. Through this framework, we demonstrate a truck platooning application as a use case in which the two truck platoons strive to merge and establish connectivity. The route from source vehicle (i.e., Platoon Leader A) to destination (i.e., Platoon Leader B) is computed with the help of the SDN Controller to transmit the Beacon Safety Messages through Road Side Units (RSUs) at the MAC layer without relying on IP for proper platooning operations. To implement this within ns-3, modifications to the OFSWITCH13 module as well as the WAVE module were made in order to enable their interoperability. The results show the efficiency of the SDN-based approach compared to the traditional routing approaches.

Identifier

FIDC010834

ORCID

0000-0002-7168-1830

Previously Published In

J. Leon, O. Bautista, A. Aydeger, S. Mercan and K. Akkaya, "A General and Practical Framework for Realization of SDN-based Vehicular Networks," in 2021 IEEE International Performance, Computing, and Communications Conference (IPCCC), Austin, TX, USA, 2021 pp. 1-7. doi: 10.1109/IPCCC51483.2021.9679400 keywords: {5g mobile communication;road side unit;spread spectrum communication;routing;safety;software defined networking;vehicle dynamics} url: https://doi.ieeecomputersociety.org/10.1109/IPCCC51483.2021.9679400

Recommended Citation

Leon, Juan V., "A General and Practical Framework for Realization of SDN-based Vehicular Networks" (2022). FIU Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 5106.
https://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/etd/5106