Next Generation Vehicle Network (NGVN): Internet access utilizing dynamic discovery protocols

Rami Baroody, Asif Rashid, Nizar Al-Holou, Salim Hariri

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12 Scopus citations

Abstract

In the near future, vehicles are expected to become a part of the Internet, either as a terminal in a mobile network, as a network node, or as a moving sensor (providing environmental information, cars status, streaming video, etc.) or a combination of the three. This is partly due to the steadily growing interest of vehicles' passengers in location-based information. Drivers and passengers that would want to receive information about traffic jams or accidents in their vicinity will likely be interested in accessing Internet services from within the vehicular network. Access can be gained by using roadside installed Internet Gateways (IGs), which are able to communicate with the vehicles. However, several difficulties must be addressed in such a scenario. Examples are the communication efficiency, mobility support, the discovery of Internet Gateways, and the handover of connections from one gateway to the next. In this paper, we are focusing on the aspect of accessing the Internet from within the vehicle network using a service discovery protocol. We therefore developed a Dynamic Discovery Service (DDS) protocol to discover Internet Gateways which is suitable for the characteristics of future vehicular ad hoc networks. Besides the benefit of efficient service discovery, our protocol is able to choose the most suitable Internet Gateway among others.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationProceedings - The IEEE/ACS International Conference on Pervasive Services, ICPS2004
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages81-89
Number of pages9
ISBN (Print)0780385772, 9780780385771
DOIs
StatePublished - 2004
Externally publishedYes
EventProceedings - The IEEE/ACS International Conference on Pervasive Services, ICPS2004 - Beirut, Lebanon
Duration: Jul 19 2004Jul 23 2004

Publication series

NameProceedings - The IEEE/ACS International Conference on Pervasive Services, ICPS2004

Other

OtherProceedings - The IEEE/ACS International Conference on Pervasive Services, ICPS2004
Country/TerritoryLebanon
CityBeirut
Period7/19/047/23/04

Keywords

  • DDS
  • JINI
  • NGVN
  • SLP

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Engineering

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