Managing Infrastructure-Based Vehicular Networks

In this thesis work the authors exploit the management of infrastructure-based vehicular networks. The authors begin to work by investigating the most basic problem faced by the network designers when planning an infrastructure-based vehicular network: given a road network, a flow, and α available RSUs, where the RSUs must be located in order to maximize the network performance? The authors propose a novel approach for locating the RSUs: the authors develop a deployment algorithm based on partial mobility information. By partial mobility information, we mean: i) density of vehicles along the road network; and, ii) migration ratios from distinct locations of the road network.