5G Network Slicing for V2X Communications: Technologies and Enablers

This chapter aims to present the fifth generation (5G) network slicing principles and enabling technologies for the vehicle‐to‐everything (V2X) ecosystem. Current and future V2X applications and the related requirements will be introduced, together with the available V2X communication technologies, with a focus on the latest progress in the Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) and concerning radio interfaces and architecture design. The main lessons learnt from research and development activities will be summarized, while also highlighting challenges and future perspectives in the promising area of network slicing for V2X communications.