Adaptation Layer Based Hybrid Communication Architecture: Practical Approach in ADAS&ME

Abstract

Connected vehicles are an essential part of Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS). A number of communication technologies exist that can complement each other or serve as an alternative. Keeping that in mind, to get the most benefit for a connected vehicle, a hybrid communication paradigm where multiple communication technologies are used in parallel is considered as the natural way forward.

To achieve this in practice, it is important to design vehicular communication architectures to be flexible but also reliable. Building upon an established theory of adaptation layer based architecture in literature, this paper discusses the specifics of a practical implementation of such architecture. This practical environment is provided within the European research project ADAS&ME.

The paper discusses the practical assumptions while using an adaptation layer based hybrid communication architecture and presents the benefits of it while also critically mentioning the shortcomings.