In the realms of the internet of vehicles (IoV) and intelligent transportation systems (ITS), software defined vehicular networks (SDVN) and edge computing (EC) have emerged as promising technologies for enhancing road traffic efficiency. However, the increasing number of connected autonomous vehicles (CAVs) and EC-based applications presents multi-domain challenges such as inefficient traffic flow due to poor CAV coordination and flow-table overflow in SDVN from increased connectivity and limited ternary content addressable memory (TCAM) capacity. To address these, we focus on a data-driven approach using virtualization technologies like digital twin (DT) to leverage real-time data and simulations. We introduce a DT design and propose two data-driven solutions: a centralized decision support framework to improve traffic efficiency by reducing waiting times at roundabouts and an approach to minimize flow-table overflow and flow re-installation by optimizing flow-entry lifespan in SDVN. Simulation results show the decision support framework reduces average waiting times by 22% compared to human-driven vehicles, even with a CAV penetration rate of 40%. Additionally, the proposed optimization of flow-table space usage demonstrates a 50% reduction in flow-table space requirements, even with 100% penetration of connected vehicles.


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    Title :

    Digital Twin Enabled Data-Driven Approach for Traffic Efficiency and Software-Defined Vehicular Network Optimization




    Publication date :

    2024-10-07


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    2402954 byte





    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English



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