TY - GEN
T1 - The vehicular information space framework
AU - Prinz, Vivian
AU - Schlichter, Johann
AU - Schweiger, Benno
PY - 2010
Y1 - 2010
N2 - Vehicular networks are distributed, self-organizing and highly mobile ad hoc networks. They allow for providing drivers with up-to-the-minute information about their environment. Therefore, they are expected to be a decisive future enabler for enhancing driving comfort and safety. This article introduces the Vehicular Information Space framework (VIS). Vehicles running the VIS form a kind of distributed database. It enables them to provide information like existing hazards, parking spaces or traffic densities in a location aware and fully distributed manner. In addition, vehicles can retrieve, modify and delete these information items. The underlying algorithm is based on features derived from existing structured Peer-to-Peer algorithms and extended to suit the specific characteristics of highly mobile ad hoc networks. We present, implement and simulate the VIS using a motorway and an urban traffic environment. Simulation studies on VIS message occurrence show that the VIS implies reasonable traffic overhead. Also, overall VIS message traffic is independent from the number of information items provided.
AB - Vehicular networks are distributed, self-organizing and highly mobile ad hoc networks. They allow for providing drivers with up-to-the-minute information about their environment. Therefore, they are expected to be a decisive future enabler for enhancing driving comfort and safety. This article introduces the Vehicular Information Space framework (VIS). Vehicles running the VIS form a kind of distributed database. It enables them to provide information like existing hazards, parking spaces or traffic densities in a location aware and fully distributed manner. In addition, vehicles can retrieve, modify and delete these information items. The underlying algorithm is based on features derived from existing structured Peer-to-Peer algorithms and extended to suit the specific characteristics of highly mobile ad hoc networks. We present, implement and simulate the VIS using a motorway and an urban traffic environment. Simulation studies on VIS message occurrence show that the VIS implies reasonable traffic overhead. Also, overall VIS message traffic is independent from the number of information items provided.
KW - DHTs
KW - MANETs
KW - Mobile Ad hoc Networks
KW - P2P
KW - Structured peer-to-peer algorithms
KW - VANET performance analysis
KW - VANETs
KW - Vehicular Ad hoc Networks
KW - distributed hash tables
KW - distributed information management
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=78651102853&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/978-3-642-17604-3_49
DO - 10.1007/978-3-642-17604-3_49
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:78651102853
SN - 3642176038
SN - 9783642176036
T3 - Communications in Computer and Information Science
SP - 416
EP - 431
BT - Communication and Networking - International Conference, FGCN 2010, Held as Part of the Future Generation Information Technology Conference, FGIT 2010, Proceedings
T2 - International Conference on Communication and Networking, FGCN 2010, Held as Part of the Future Generation Information Technology Conference, FGIT 2010
Y2 - 13 December 2010 through 15 December 2010
ER -