Vehicular Ad Hoc Network

Unit 1: Introduction to VANET’s

Introduction to wireless Networks. Characteristics of Wireless channel, Introduction to Ad
hoc networks – definition, characteristics features, applications. Issues in Ad hoc wireless
networks, Ad hoc Mobility Models: - Indoor and outdoor models.
Unit – 2: IEEE standard and specifications for VANETs
Introduction: Challenges and Requirements, Layered architecture for VANETs, DSRC
/WAVE standard (IEEE 802.11p, IEEE 802.11p protocol Stack (PHY & MAC), A Survey on
Proposed MAC Approaches for VANETs like TDMA, SDMA and CDMA based approaches,
DSRC MAC & LLC
Unit -3: Routing Protocols for Wireless Ad-Hoc Networks
Introduction, Issues in designing a routing protocol for Wireless Ad-Hoc Networks,
Classification of routing protocols, Table driven routing protocols like DSDV, WRP, On-
demand routing protocols like ABR, DSR, TORA, AODV, Hybrid Routing Protocols: ZRP,
Routing Protocols with efficient flooding mechanism, Hierarchical Routing Protocols, Power
aware routing protocols.
Unit -4 Cooperative Vehicular Safety Applications
Introduction, Motivation, Enabling Technologies, Communication requirements, Vehicular
positioning, Vehicle sensors, On-board computation platforms, Cooperative System
Architecture, Mapping for Safety Applications, Non-parametric path prediction, Parametric
path prediction, Stochastic path prediction, VANET-enabled Active Safety Applications,
Infrastructure-to-vehicle applications, Vehicle-to-vehicle applications, Pedestrian-to-vehicle
applications
Unit – 5 Challenges and security issue in VANET
Security attacks in wireless Ad hoc wireless Networks, Network security requirements, Issues
& challenges in security provisioning, Link Layer security attacks: 802.11 MAC, WPA and
variations, Network Security Attacks: Routing Protocol Attacks: attacks using falsifying
route errors and broadcasting falsifying routes, spoofing attacks, Rushing attacks, Secure
routing in Ad hoc wireless Networks.
References:
1. Siva Ram Murthy and B.S. Manoj , Ad hoc Wireless Networks Architectures and protocols, 2nd
edition, Pearson Education, 2007.
1. Todor Cooklev, “Wireless Communication Standards”, IEEE Standards Association, 2004
2. Rappaport, “Wireless Communications Principles and Practices”, Prentice-Hall, 2nd Edition, 2002