Multi-access edge computing for roadside units

Abstract

A wireless multi-edge computing (MEC)-based road-side unit (RSU) (RSU-MEC) system and method for traffic management. The traffic management system includes: a first fifth-generation cellular (5G) roadside unit (RSU), the first RSU operable to couple to a first mobile user element (UE) via a first wireless link; a second 5G RSU, the second RSU operable to couple to a second mobile UE via a second wireless link; a first multi-access edge computing (MEC) host of the first 5G RSU, operable to provide one or more of compute resources, storage resources, and network resources by executing at least a first application to manage vehicle traffic flow in a first cellular zone; and a second MEC host of the second RSU, operable to provide one or more of compute resources, storage resources, and network resources by executing at least a second application to manage vehicle traffic flow in a second cellular zone, the second application being coupled to the first application via an application programming interface (API) in a manner that facilitates management of vehicle traffic flow in a combined cellular zone by the first application and the second application.