Enhanced connectivity via store-carry-forward UAVs
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A fully connected vehicular ad hoc network (VANET) establishes a strong foundation for the development of smart cities, where one of the main objectives is the improvemen...Show MoreMetadata
Abstract:
A fully connected vehicular ad hoc network (VANET) establishes a strong foundation for the development of smart cities, where one of the main objectives is the improvement of the welfare of commuting passengers. The availability of a multi-hop path across a VANET system, through vehicle-to-vehicle communication, depends mainly on the vehicular density and the willingness of vehicles to cooperate with one another. This paper proposes to minimize the path availability's dependence on vehicular density and cooperation, by utilizing unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). Particularly, this paper explores, both mathematically as well as through an extensive simulation study, the advantages of exploiting UAVs as store-carry-forward nodes so as to enhance the availability of a connectivity path as well as to reduce the end-to-end packet delivery delay. The obtained results shed clear light on the benefits emanating from the coupling of UAVs with vehicles in the context of a highly promising, innovative, and hybrid vehicular networking architecture.
Enhanced connectivity via store-carry-forward UAVs
Published in: IEEE Access ( Volume: 5)
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Lebanese American University, Beirut, Lebanon
Wissam Fawaz (SM’06) received the Ph.D. degree in network and information technology from the University of Paris XIII in 2005. He is currently an Associate Professor at the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Lebanese American University, Byblos, Lebanon. His research interests are in the area of delay tolerant networks. He received a Fulbright Research Award in 2008. He serves as an Associate Editor for I...Show More
Wissam Fawaz (SM’06) received the Ph.D. degree in network and information technology from the University of Paris XIII in 2005. He is currently an Associate Professor at the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Lebanese American University, Byblos, Lebanon. His research interests are in the area of delay tolerant networks. He received a Fulbright Research Award in 2008. He serves as an Associate Editor for I...View more
Concordia Institute for Information Systems Engineering, Concordia University, Montreal, QC, Canada
Ribal Atallah received the Ph.D. degree in information and systems engineering from Concordia University, Montreal, Canada, in 2017. He is currently a machine learning Postdoctoral Researcher at Polytechnique Montreal. His current research interests include intelligent transportation systems, queueing theory, artificial intelligence, and deep learning.
Ribal Atallah received the Ph.D. degree in information and systems engineering from Concordia University, Montreal, Canada, in 2017. He is currently a machine learning Postdoctoral Researcher at Polytechnique Montreal. His current research interests include intelligent transportation systems, queueing theory, artificial intelligence, and deep learning.View more
Concordia Institute for Information Systems Engineering, Concordia University, Montreal, QC, Canada
Chadi Assi received the B.Eng. degree from Lebanese University, Beirut, Lebanon, in 1997, and the Ph.D. degree from the City University of New York (CUNY) in 2003. He was a Visiting Researcher at Nokia Research Center, Boston, where he was on quality of service in passive optical access networks. He is currently a Full Professor at the Concordia Institute for Information Systems Engineering, Concordia University. His curr...Show More
Chadi Assi received the B.Eng. degree from Lebanese University, Beirut, Lebanon, in 1997, and the Ph.D. degree from the City University of New York (CUNY) in 2003. He was a Visiting Researcher at Nokia Research Center, Boston, where he was on quality of service in passive optical access networks. He is currently a Full Professor at the Concordia Institute for Information Systems Engineering, Concordia University. His curr...View more
ECCE Department, Notre-Dame University of Louaizeh, Zouk Mosbeh, Lebanon
Maurice Khabbaz received the B.E. and M.Sc. degrees in computer engineering from the Lebanese American University, Lebanon, respectively, in 2006 and 2008, and the Ph.D. degree from Concordia University, Montreal, Canada, in 2012. He currently serves as an Assistant Professor of Electrical, Computer and Communications Engineering and the Director of the CISCO Networking Academy, Notre-Dame University, Lebanon. He also ser...Show More
Maurice Khabbaz received the B.E. and M.Sc. degrees in computer engineering from the Lebanese American University, Lebanon, respectively, in 2006 and 2008, and the Ph.D. degree from Concordia University, Montreal, Canada, in 2012. He currently serves as an Assistant Professor of Electrical, Computer and Communications Engineering and the Director of the CISCO Networking Academy, Notre-Dame University, Lebanon. He also ser...View more
Contents Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Lebanese American University, Beirut, Lebanon
Wissam Fawaz (SM’06) received the Ph.D. degree in network and information technology from the University of Paris XIII in 2005. He is currently an Associate Professor at the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Lebanese American University, Byblos, Lebanon. His research interests are in the area of delay tolerant networks. He received a Fulbright Research Award in 2008. He serves as an Associate Editor for IEEE Communications Letters.
Wissam Fawaz (SM’06) received the Ph.D. degree in network and information technology from the University of Paris XIII in 2005. He is currently an Associate Professor at the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Lebanese American University, Byblos, Lebanon. His research interests are in the area of delay tolerant networks. He received a Fulbright Research Award in 2008. He serves as an Associate Editor for IEEE Communications Letters.View more
Concordia Institute for Information Systems Engineering, Concordia University, Montreal, QC, Canada
Ribal Atallah received the Ph.D. degree in information and systems engineering from Concordia University, Montreal, Canada, in 2017. He is currently a machine learning Postdoctoral Researcher at Polytechnique Montreal. His current research interests include intelligent transportation systems, queueing theory, artificial intelligence, and deep learning.
Ribal Atallah received the Ph.D. degree in information and systems engineering from Concordia University, Montreal, Canada, in 2017. He is currently a machine learning Postdoctoral Researcher at Polytechnique Montreal. His current research interests include intelligent transportation systems, queueing theory, artificial intelligence, and deep learning.View more
Concordia Institute for Information Systems Engineering, Concordia University, Montreal, QC, Canada
Chadi Assi received the B.Eng. degree from Lebanese University, Beirut, Lebanon, in 1997, and the Ph.D. degree from the City University of New York (CUNY) in 2003. He was a Visiting Researcher at Nokia Research Center, Boston, where he was on quality of service in passive optical access networks. He is currently a Full Professor at the Concordia Institute for Information Systems Engineering, Concordia University. His current research interests are in the areas of network design and optimization, network modeling, and network reliability. He was a recipient of the Prestigious Mina Rees Dissertation Award from CUNY in 2002 for his research on wavelength-division multiplexing optical networks. He is on the Editorial Board of IEEE Communications Surveys and Tutorials, the IEEE Transactions on Communications, and the IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technologies.
Chadi Assi received the B.Eng. degree from Lebanese University, Beirut, Lebanon, in 1997, and the Ph.D. degree from the City University of New York (CUNY) in 2003. He was a Visiting Researcher at Nokia Research Center, Boston, where he was on quality of service in passive optical access networks. He is currently a Full Professor at the Concordia Institute for Information Systems Engineering, Concordia University. His current research interests are in the areas of network design and optimization, network modeling, and network reliability. He was a recipient of the Prestigious Mina Rees Dissertation Award from CUNY in 2002 for his research on wavelength-division multiplexing optical networks. He is on the Editorial Board of IEEE Communications Surveys and Tutorials, the IEEE Transactions on Communications, and the IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technologies.View more
ECCE Department, Notre-Dame University of Louaizeh, Zouk Mosbeh, Lebanon
Maurice Khabbaz received the B.E. and M.Sc. degrees in computer engineering from the Lebanese American University, Lebanon, respectively, in 2006 and 2008, and the Ph.D. degree from Concordia University, Montreal, Canada, in 2012. He currently serves as an Assistant Professor of Electrical, Computer and Communications Engineering and the Director of the CISCO Networking Academy, Notre-Dame University, Lebanon. He also serves on the Editorial Board of IEEE C ommunications L etters. His research interests are in the areas of 5G, Internet of Things, intelligent transportation systems, vehicular networks, cloud and datacenter networking, network function virtualization, software defined networking, delay-/disruption-tolerant networking, network optimization and modeling, and performance analysis.
Maurice Khabbaz received the B.E. and M.Sc. degrees in computer engineering from the Lebanese American University, Lebanon, respectively, in 2006 and 2008, and the Ph.D. degree from Concordia University, Montreal, Canada, in 2012. He currently serves as an Assistant Professor of Electrical, Computer and Communications Engineering and the Director of the CISCO Networking Academy, Notre-Dame University, Lebanon. He also serves on the Editorial Board of IEEE C ommunications L etters. His research interests are in the areas of 5G, Internet of Things, intelligent transportation systems, vehicular networks, cloud and datacenter networking, network function virtualization, software defined networking, delay-/disruption-tolerant networking, network optimization and modeling, and performance analysis.View more