Evaluation of C-V2X devices to deploy a C-ITS information distributor system based on a V2I2V architecture

To facilitate the widespread adoption of Cooperative Intelligent Transport Systems (C-ITS) and applications, deploying infrastructure alongside roadways to support vehicle communication becomes imperative. This infrastructure, leveraging Multi-access Edge Computing (MEC), necessitates communication infrastructure integrating two technologies: cellular networks and C-V2X (Cellular Vehicle-to-Everything), thus embracing a Vehicle-to-Infrastructure-to-Vehicle (V2I2V) approach. This paper presents an analysis of various Road-Side Units (RSUs) devices from different manufacturers to be used in these architectures, focusing on two key aspects. Firstly, their user-friendliness to enable programming for seamless integration with the communication protocol stack executed in the MEC. Secondly, their ability to meet the transmission capacity demands in high-density scenarios.