Vehicular communication channel measurement, modelling, and application for beyond 5G and 6G

Abstract

As vehicular communications for beyond fifth‐generation (B5G) and sixth‐generation (6G) is picking up interests from academia and industry recently, more and more research and development have been devoted towards the establishment of vehicular communications for B5G and 6G that is capable of supporting the ever more intelligent transportation systems. One key facilitating the design and improvement of vehicular communications for B5G and 6G is channel modelling, which is widely regarded as the foundation of all communication and networking systems. In this paper, the authors focus on the research and analysis of B5G and 6G vehicular channel measurements and modelling. By emphasising the new requirements and challenges that the emerging B5G and 6G technologies and frequency bands bring to vehicular communication channel measurements and modelling, they present an overview of the existing work and identify the limitations therein, and provide guidelines on the channel model development and adoption for various system development and verification objectives. Finally, future challenges related to vehicular channel measurements, modelling, and their application for B5G and 6G are addressed.