Implementation of DSRC Mobile MAC for VANET

In this thesis, a Dedicated Short Range Communication(DSRC) Mobile Medium Access Control(MAC) algorithm to provide Vehicle-to-Vehicle(V2V) communication is implemented. Since the DSRC is a master-slave communication system, an On-board Equipment(OBE) does not have a function to transmit the Frame Control Message Channel(FCMC). To provide V2V communications, this thesis suggests an additional function for the FCMC transmission to a DSRC Mobile MAC(M-MAC) algorithm. The DSRC M-MAC algorithm for V2V is implemented through the Verilog-Hardware Description Language(HDL). The operational characteristics of the DSRC M-MAC algorithm supporting both V2I and V2V communications were tested. The tested operational characteristics are reception of Activation channel(ACTC) between a commercial Road-Side Equipment(RSE) and the developed OBE, transfer of ACTC between the developed OBE and a commercial OBE, transfer and reception of V2V message data between the developed OBEs.