Research Area:  Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks

Abstract:

In the Vehicular Ad-hoc NETworks (VANET), the collection and dissemination of life-threatening traffic event information by vehicles are of utmost importance. However, traditional VANETs face several security issues. We propose a new type of blockchain to resolve critical message dissemination issues in the VANET. We create a local blockchain for real-world event message exchange among vehicles within the boundary of a country, which is a new type of blockchain suitable for the VANET. We present a public blockchain that stores the node trustworthiness and message trustworthiness in a distributed ledger that is appropriate for secure message dissemination.

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Author(s) Name:  Rakesh Shrestha, Rojeena Bajracharya, Anish P. Shrestha, Seung Yeob Nam

Publisher name:  ELSEVIER

DOI:  10.1016/j.dcan.2019.04.003

Volume Information:  Volume 6, Issue 2, May 2020, Pages 177-186

Paper Link:   https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352864818303092