Patent ID: 8068463
Filing Date: 2011-11-29
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for transmitting a data packet across a Vehicular Ad-hoc Network (VANET) having a plurality of vehicles, each of which having a plurality of directional antennas, the method comprising: receiving at a first vehicle a data packet from a first neighbor vehicle via an incoming directional radio link from one of the plurality of directional antennas; checking if the data packet is a duplicate data packet; transferring the data packet to a second antenna of the plurality of antennas; and forwarding the data packet to a second neighbor vehicle via a second outgoing radio link from said second antenna of the plurality of antennas; wherein the data packet further comprises a header including a Source ID, Sequence Number, and Recipient Information for the data packet, the method further comprising: