Systems and methods for configuring a hierarchical traffic management system

A non-transitory computer-readable medium for configuring a hierarchical traffic management system and storing instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to:

• receive, at a cloud server, a request from an application, wherein the request includes requirements and implicates configuration of the hierarchical traffic management system;
• determine, based on information received from one or more connected vehicles in an area of interest pertaining to the request, a minimum density of connected vehicles per lane of a roadway in the area of interest to meet the requirements;
• calculate an optimum number of connected vehicles to assign to a section manager in the hierarchical traffic management system;
• calculate a size of a section of the roadway to be managed by the section manager in the area of interest based, at least in part, on the minimum density of connected vehicles and the optimum number of connected vehicles;
• and
• activate the hierarchical traffic management system in accordance with the calculated size of the section of the roadway.

A method, comprising:

• receiving, at a cloud server, a request from an application, wherein the request includes requirements and implicates configuration of a hierarchical traffic management system;
• determining, based on information received from one or more connected vehicles in an area of interest pertaining to the request, a minimum density of connected vehicles per lane of a roadway in the area of interest to meet the requirements;
• calculating an optimum number of connected vehicles to assign to a section manager in the hierarchical traffic management system;
• calculating a size of a section of the roadway to be managed by the section manager in the area of interest based, at least in part, on the minimum density of connected vehicles and the optimum number of connected vehicles;
• and
• activating the hierarchical traffic management system in accordance with the calculated size of the section of the roadway.