Digital Twin-Enabled Blockage-Aware Dynamic mmWave Multi-Hop V2X Communication

Millimeter wave (mmWave) technology in vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communication offers unprecedented data rates and low latency, but faces significant reliability challenges due to signal blockages and limited range. This paper introduces a novel system for managing dynamic multi-hop mmWave V2X com...

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Main Authors: Supat Roongpraiwan, Zongdian Li, Tao Yu, Kei Sakaguchi
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Published: IEEE 2025-01-01
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Online Access:https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/11053827/
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Zongdian Li
Tao Yu
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description Millimeter wave (mmWave) technology in vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communication offers unprecedented data rates and low latency, but faces significant reliability challenges due to signal blockages and limited range. This paper introduces a novel system for managing dynamic multi-hop mmWave V2X communications in complex blocking environments. We present a system architecture that integrates a mobility digital twin (DT) with the multi-hop routing control plane, providing a comprehensive, real-time view of the network and its surrounding traffic environment. This integration enables the control plane to make informed routing decisions based on rich contextual data about vehicles, infrastructure, and potential signal blockages. Leveraging this DT-enhanced architecture, we propose an advanced routing algorithm that combines high-precision environmental data with trajectory prediction to achieve blockage-aware mmWave multi-hop V2X routing. Our algorithm anticipates network topology changes and adapts topology dynamically to maintain reliable connections. We evaluate our approach through proof-of-concept simulations using a mobility DT of the Nishishinjuku area. Results demonstrate that our DT-enabled routing strategy significantly outperforms conventional methods in maintaining reliable mmWave V2X connections across various traffic scenarios, including fully connected and mixed traffic environments.
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spelling doaj-art-89cef1f70d324dfaa5fbbc098b0ce2252025-08-20T03:15:42ZengIEEEIEEE Access2169-35362025-01-011311313011314110.1109/ACCESS.2025.358387911053827Digital Twin-Enabled Blockage-Aware Dynamic mmWave Multi-Hop V2X CommunicationSupat Roongpraiwan0https://orcid.org/0009-0002-1755-8871Zongdian Li1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3502-7516Tao Yu2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7797-4829Kei Sakaguchi3https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9334-2477Institute of Science Tokyo, Tokyo, JapanInstitute of Science Tokyo, Tokyo, JapanInstitute of Science Tokyo, Tokyo, JapanInstitute of Science Tokyo, Tokyo, JapanMillimeter wave (mmWave) technology in vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communication offers unprecedented data rates and low latency, but faces significant reliability challenges due to signal blockages and limited range. This paper introduces a novel system for managing dynamic multi-hop mmWave V2X communications in complex blocking environments. We present a system architecture that integrates a mobility digital twin (DT) with the multi-hop routing control plane, providing a comprehensive, real-time view of the network and its surrounding traffic environment. This integration enables the control plane to make informed routing decisions based on rich contextual data about vehicles, infrastructure, and potential signal blockages. Leveraging this DT-enhanced architecture, we propose an advanced routing algorithm that combines high-precision environmental data with trajectory prediction to achieve blockage-aware mmWave multi-hop V2X routing. Our algorithm anticipates network topology changes and adapts topology dynamically to maintain reliable connections. We evaluate our approach through proof-of-concept simulations using a mobility DT of the Nishishinjuku area. Results demonstrate that our DT-enabled routing strategy significantly outperforms conventional methods in maintaining reliable mmWave V2X connections across various traffic scenarios, including fully connected and mixed traffic environments.https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/11053827/Digital twinmmWave V2Xmulti-hop communicationtrajectory predictionevaluation
spellingShingle Supat Roongpraiwan
Zongdian Li
Tao Yu
Kei Sakaguchi
Digital Twin-Enabled Blockage-Aware Dynamic mmWave Multi-Hop V2X Communication
IEEE Access
Digital twin
mmWave V2X
multi-hop communication
trajectory prediction
evaluation
title Digital Twin-Enabled Blockage-Aware Dynamic mmWave Multi-Hop V2X Communication
title_full Digital Twin-Enabled Blockage-Aware Dynamic mmWave Multi-Hop V2X Communication
title_fullStr Digital Twin-Enabled Blockage-Aware Dynamic mmWave Multi-Hop V2X Communication
title_full_unstemmed Digital Twin-Enabled Blockage-Aware Dynamic mmWave Multi-Hop V2X Communication
title_short Digital Twin-Enabled Blockage-Aware Dynamic mmWave Multi-Hop V2X Communication
title_sort digital twin enabled blockage aware dynamic mmwave multi hop v2x communication
topic Digital twin
mmWave V2X
multi-hop communication
trajectory prediction
evaluation
url https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/11053827/
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