VITP: an information transfer protocol for vehicular computing

Recent advances in wireless inter-vehicle communication systems enable the development of Vehicular Ad-Hoc Networks (VANET) and create significant opportunities for the deployment of a wide variety of vehicular applications and services. In this paper, we introduce the Vehicular Information Transfer Protocol (VITP), an application-layer communication protocol, which is designed to support the establishment of a distributed, ad-hoc service infrastructure over VANET. The VITP infrastructure can be used to provide locationbased, traffic-oriented services to drivers, using information retrieved from vehicular sensors and taking advantage of onboard GPS navigation systems. In this paper, we present the key design concepts of the protocol and the infrastructure, the protocol specification, simple examples of protocol interactions that support driver inquiries, and a simulation study of VITP performance properties. Categories and Subject Descriptors: C.2, C.2.2 General Terms: Design, Perfo...

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2005
• Where: MOBICOM
• Authors: Marios D. Dikaiakos, Saif Iqbal, Tamer Nadeem, Liviu Iftode
• Keywords: Application-layer Communication Protocol, MOBICOM 2005, Vehicular, Vehicular Ad-hoc Networks