Research Area:  Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks

Abstract:

Nowadays, machine learning (ML), which is one of the most rapidly growing technical tools, is extensively used to solve critical challenges in various domains. Vehicular ad hoc network (VANET) is expected to be the key role player in reducing road casualties and traffic congestion. To ensure this role, a gigantic amount of data should be exchanged. However, current allocated wireless access for VANET is inadequate to handle such massive data amounts. Therefore, VANET faces a spectrum scarcity issue. Cognitive radio (CR) is a promising solution to overcome such an issue. CR-based VANET or CR-VANET must achieve several performance enhancement measures, including ultra-reliable and low-latency communication. ML methods can be integrated with CR-VANET to make CR-VANET highly intelligent, achieve rapid adaptability to the dynamicity of the environment, and improve the quality of service in an energy-efficient manner. This paper presents an overview of ML, CR, VANET, and CR-VANET, including their architectures, functions, challenges, and open issues. The applications and roles of ML methods in CR-VANET scenarios are reviewed. Insights into the use of ML for autonomous or driver-less vehicles are also presented. Current advancements in the amalgamation of these prominent technologies and future research directions are discussed.

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Author(s) Name:  Mohammad Asif Hossain; Rafidah Md. Noor; Kok-Lim Alvin Yau; Saaidal Razalli Azzuhri; Muhammad Reza Z’aba; Ismail Ahmedy

Publisher name:  IEEE

DOI:  10.1109/ACCESS.2020.2989870

Volume Information:  ( Volume: 8) Page(s): 78054 - 78108

Paper Link:   https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/9076680