Title: Advances in Vehicular Ad-Hoc Networks: Developments and Challenges
text: A Vehicular Ad Hoc Network (VANET) is a non-infrastructure based network that does not rely on a central administration for communication between vehicles. The flexibility of VANETs opens the door to a myriad of applications; however, there are also a number of computer communication challenges that await researchers and engineers who are serious about their implementation and deployment. This book tackles the prevalent research challenges that hinder a fully deployable vehicular network. This unique reference presents a unified treatment of the various aspects of VANETs and is essential for not only university professors, but also for researchers working in the automobile industry. Topics include: Architecture of vehicular ad hoc networks Communication technologies in vehicular applications Cooperative collision avoidance Geographic routing in vehicular ad hoc networks IEEE 802.11g and IEEE 802.16e technologies Information sharing in VANETs Infrastructures in vehicular communications Mobility and traffic model analysis Opportunistic networking Routing protocols in vehicular ad hoc networks