Advances in Vehicular Ad-Hoc Networks: Developments and Challenges

A Vehicular Ad Hoc Network (VANET) is a non-infrastructure based network that does not rely on a central administration for communication between vehicles. The flexibility of VANETs opens the door to a myriad of applications; however, there are also a number of computer communication challenges that await researchers and engineers who are serious about their implementation and deployment.

This book tackles the prevalent research challenges that hinder a fully deployable vehicular network. This unique reference presents a unified treatment of the various aspects of VANETs and is essential for not only university professors, but also for researchers working in the automobile industry.

Topics include:

• Architecture of vehicular ad hoc networks
• Communication technologies in vehicular applications
• Cooperative collision avoidance
• Geographic routing in vehicular ad hoc networks
• IEEE 802.11g and IEEE 802.16e technologies
• Information sharing in VANETs
• Infrastructures in vehicular communications
• Mobility and traffic model analysis
• Opportunistic networking
• Routing protocols in vehicular ad hoc networks