Challenges of intervehicle ad hoc networks

• Published in: IEEE transactions on intelligent transportation systems Vol. 5; no. 4; pp. 347 - 351
• Main Authors: Blum, J.J., Eskandarian, A., Hoffman, L.J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York IEEE 01-12-2004; The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
• Subjects: Ad hoc networks; Architecture; Communication system security; Computer simulation; Drivers; Infrastructure; Intelligent transportation systems; Intelligent transportation systems (ITSs); Interference; intervehicle communication (IVC); Mathematical model; Mathematical models; Mobile ad hoc networks; mobile ad hoc networks (MANETs); Mobile communication; Networks; Routing protocols; Security; Throughput; Transportation systems; Vehicles
• ISSN: 1524-9050; 1558-0016
• DOI: 10.1109/TITS.2004.838218

Intervehicle communication (IVC) networks, a subclass of mobile ad hoc networks (MANETs), have no fixed infrastructure and instead rely on the nodes themselves to provide network functionality. However, due to mobility constraints, driver behavior, and high mobility, IVC networks exhibit characteristics that are dramatically different from many generic MANETs. This paper elicits these differences through simulations and mathematical models and then explores the impact of the differences on the IVC communication architecture, including important security implications.