Communication Protocols for Vehicular Ad hoc Networks

Arnaud Casteigts (1) , Amiya Nayak (1) , Ivan Stojmenovic (2)

1 University of Ottawa [Ottawa]
2 Computer Science, SITE

Vehicular networks are envisioned for large scale deployment, and standardization bodies, car manufacturers, and academic researchers are solving a variety of related challenges. After a brief description of intelligent transportation system (ITS) architectures and the main already-established low-level standards, this tutorial elaborates on four particular aspects of vehicular networks, which are (i) the potential for a large set of innovative applications, (ii) a review of the main modeling approaches used for both roads and traffic, and finally two important communication primitives, that are (iii) data dis- semination via broadcasting/geocasting, and (iv) routing in both highway and urban environments. A particular emphasis is on recent protocols that realistically consider the inherently complex nature of vehicular mobility, such as intermittent connectivity, speed variability, and the impact of intersections.

Domaines: Calcul parallèle, distribué et partagé [cs.DC]; Informatique mobile; Réseaux et télécommunications [cs.NI]

Arnaud Casteigts, Amiya Nayak, Ivan Stojmenovic. Communication Protocols for Vehicular Ad hoc Networks. Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing, 2011, 11 (5), pp.567-582. ⟨hal-00854393⟩