TITLE:
Simulation of a Prototype 5G Network Integrating D2D Communication and MEC Technology
AUTHORS:
Abdou Karim Farota, Harouna Moussa Sanghotte, Salick Diagne, Babacar Niang, Bouya Diop
KEYWORDS:
D2D, MEC, Edge, Computing, Basic Station, OMNeT
JOURNAL NAME:
Circuits and Systems,
Vol.14 No.7,
July
31,
2023
ABSTRACT: In this paper, we study the coexistence of two key
technologies in the same fifth-generation network, namely D2D
(Device-to-Device) communication and MEC (Multi-Access Edge Computing)
technology. These two promising technologies each have important roles to play
in future telecommunications networks. D2D communication is a technology that
aims to improve communication efficiency, increase overall throughput, and
decrease latency. Multi-Access Edge Computing, a promising new concept,
overcomes the burden of core cloud servers. This makes it possible to provide
large storage, compute, and resource capacities to mobile edge nodes. With its
closest deployment to users, it significantly reduces end-to-end transmission
time. Our architecture consists of an access network and a central network, a
base station (gNodeB), users, an MEC server and a gateway (UPF) to connect it to the RAN (Radio Access
Network) of the core network. The base station controls communication by
managing signaling and interference. The MEC server is placed next to the BS to
provide data to the devices. It plays the role of the cloud that is located in
the core network and allows you to store data and then do calculations for good
communication between devices. Finally, we did a simulation using the OMNeT
software. The results showed us that the data transmission passed well between
the end devices, the antennas and the MEC server with very low latency and
reliability.