On the enhancements to IEEE 802.11 MAC and their suitability for safety-critical applications in VANET

Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing

Volumn 10, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1253-1269

  Chen, Xianbo ^a,c   Refai, Hazem H ^a   Ma, Xiaomin ^b  

^a University of Oklahoma   (United States)

^b ORAL ROBERTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Schusterman Center   (United States)

Author keywords

DSRC; IEEE 802.11p; IVC; MAC; Safety messaging; VANET

Indexed keywords

DSRC; IEEE 802.11P; IVC; MAC; SAFETY MESSAGING; VANET;

ACCESS CONTROL; INTELLIGENT VEHICLE HIGHWAY SYSTEMS; NETWORK PROTOCOLS; STANDARDS; WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

AD HOC NETWORKS;

EID: 77956557099     PISSN: 15308669     EISSN: 15308677     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/wcm.674     Document Type: Article

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