Title :
Stimulating cooperation in self-organized vehicular networks
Author :
Caballero-Gil, P. ; Molina-Gil, J. ; Hernandez-Goya, C. ; Caballero-Gil, C.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Stat., Oper. Res. & Comput., Univ. of La Laguna, La Laguna, Spain
Abstract :
A Vehicular Ad-hoc NETwork (VANET) is a special form of Mobile Ad-hoc Network designed to provide communications among nearby vehicles and between vehicles and nearby fixed roadside equipment. Its main goal is to improve safety and comfort for passengers, but it can also be used for commercial applications. In this latter case, it will be necessary to motivate drivers to cooperate and contribute to packet forwarding in Vehicle-to-Vehicle and Vehicle-to-Roadside communications. This paper examines the problem, analyzes the drawbacks of known schemes and proposes a new secure incentive scheme to stimulate cooperation in VANETs, taking into account factors such as time and distance.
Keywords :
ad hoc networks; mobile communication; road safety; self-adjusting systems; ad-hoc network; mobile network; self-organized vehicular networks; vehicle-to-roadside communications; vehicle-to-vehicle communications; Ad hoc networks; Incentive schemes; Intelligent transportation systems; Mobile ad hoc networks; Mobile communication; Peer to peer computing; Proposals; Protocols; Road vehicles; Vehicle safety; Cooperation; VANET; Vehicular Ad-Hoc Network;
Conference_Titel :
Communications, 2009. APCC 2009. 15th Asia-Pacific Conference on
Conference_Location :
Shanghai
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4784-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4785-5
DOI :
10.1109/APCC.2009.5375621
