Research Area:  Software Defined Networks

Abstract:

Vehicular Ad-hoc Networks (VANETs) are an emerging technology that has much potential development ahead of it. VANETs seek to connect devices contained within vehicles together to create services that are particularly relevant to a vehicular environment. They attempt to do so without relying on infrastructure devices to assist in the process of network topology management. This particular nature of VANETs leads them to provide both unique challenges and opportunities to investigate. This paper will seek to address the key features that define a VANET environment, while discussing what can be done with a VANET system. This paper will then investigate many different perspectives on VANETs, including historical perspectives and ideas for uses as well as more modern perspectives, and discuss how they have changed over time. Finally, this paper will investigate the current state of VANET technologies and discuss the current progress towards the successful deployment of these technologies in the real world.

Keywords:  
VANETs
Transportation
Ad-hoc networks

Author(s) Name:  Michael Lee, Travis Atkison

Publisher name:  Elsevier

DOI:  10.1016/j.vehcom.2020.100310

Volume Information:  Volume 28, April 2021, 100310

Paper Link:   https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2214209620300814