Vehicular ad hoc Networks: Standards, Solutions, and Research

Part I Overall architecture, physical and MAC layers of VANETs.- Fundamentals of vehicular communications.- PHY-MAC Standards for VANETs.- Decentralized congestion control techniques for VANETs.- Alternative & complementary solutions to 11p TDMA-based approaches.- Part II Network and Application layers of VANETs.- Main messages for safety: BSM, CAM, DENM.- Multi-channel architecture: ETSI vs. IEEE.- Geo-routing: media dependent and media-independent.- IPv6 and VANET protocol stack.- Privacy in VANETs.- Emerging applications.- Part III Research and working tools for VANETs.- Mobility Models.- Network simulators.- Performance indicators for VANETs protocols.- Preliminary test-beds and deployment plans.