Abstract: A method of warning target objects (TOs) of an approaching reference object (RO) includes receiving, by a back-situation awareness function (BSAF) application, RO notification (RON) messages from the RO containing RO related state information, generating, by the BSAF application, a geo-sector (GS) area including a number of GS segments between a current location of the RO and a destination object (DO) specifying a destination location of the RO, calculating, by the BSAF application, for each of the GS segments of the GS area an expected time of arrival (ETA) of the RO at a respective one of the GS segments, and disseminating the calculated GS segment specific ETA values to the TOs.

Abstract: Systems and methods are described for enhancing road safety via on-demand virtualized road traffic sign generation. A method for generating information for display in a target object (TO) includes: receiving at least one notification message from one or more TOs; generating a situation map for a relevance zone (RZ) based on information in the at least one notification message; encoding an action matrix in a notification message, wherein the action matrix is derived based on the situation map; and transmitting the notification message to the TOs in the RZ. A system includes one or more road side units (RSUs) configured to establish a wireless communication channel with one or more TOs; and a mobile edge computing (MEC) system that includes one or more processors and is configured to implement a virtualized road traffic sign generation service.

Abstract: A method for performing network function virtualization (NFV) management and orchestration (MANO) operations in a telecommunications network includes collecting, by a mobile network node, mobile network node condition data that specifies network conditions present at the mobile network node, providing, to a distributed NFV-MANO system component located at the mobile network node, the mobile network node condition data, and executing, by the distributed NFV-MANO system component, MANO decision logic. The MANO decision logic provides, based on input that includes at least the mobile network node condition data, at least one MANO operation decision as output. The telecommunications network includes stationary infrastructure components and mobile infrastructure components that communicate with stationary infrastructure components via wireless links, and the mobile network node is one of the mobile infrastructure components of the telecommunications network.

Abstract: A method for performing network function virtualization (NFV) management and orchestration (MANO) operations in a telecommunications network includes collecting, by a mobile network node, mobile network node condition data that specifies network conditions present at the mobile network node, providing, to a distributed NFV-MANO system component located at the mobile network node, the mobile network node condition data, and executing, by the distributed NFV-MANO system component, MANO decision logic. The MANO decision logic provides, based on input that includes at least the mobile network node condition data, at least one MANO operation decision as output. The telecommunications network includes stationary infrastructure components and mobile infrastructure components that communicate with stationary infrastructure components via wireless links, and the mobile network node is one of the mobile infrastructure components of the telecommunications network.