Includes bibliographical references and index.

Foreword -- About the Editors -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- List of Contributors -- 1 Introduction (Hannes Hartenstein and Kenneth P. Laberteaux). -- 1.1 Basic Principles and Challenges -- 1.2 Past and Ongoing VANET Activities -- 1.3 Chapter Outlines -- 1.4 References -- 2 Cooperative Vehicular Safety Applications (Derek Caveney) -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Enabling Technologies -- 2.3 Cooperative System Architecture -- 2.4 Mapping for Safety Applications -- 2.5 VANET-enabled Active Safety Applications -- 2.6 References -- 3 Information Dissemination in VANETs (Christian Lochert, Bj�orn Scheuermann and Martin Mauve) -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Obtaining Local Measurements -- 3.3 Information Transport -- 3.4 Summarizing Measurements -- 3.5 Geographical Data Aggregation -- 3.6 Conclusion -- 3.7 References -- 4 VANET Convenience and Efficiency Applications (Martin Mauve and Bj�orn Scheruermann) -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Limitations -- 4.3 Applications -- 4.4 Communication Paradigms -- 4.5 Probabilistic, Area-based Aggregation -- 4.6 Travel Time Aggregation -- 4.7 Conclusion -- 4.8 References -- 5 Vehicular Mobility Modeling for VANETs (J�r�me H�rri) -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Notation Description -- 5.3 Random Models -- 5.4 Flow Models -- 5.5 Traffic Models -- 5.6 Behavioral Models -- 5.7 Trace or Survey-based Models -- 5.8 Integration with Network Simulators -- 5.9 A Design Framework for Realistic Vehicular Mobility Models -- 5.10 Discussion and Outlook -- 5.11 Conclusion -- 5.12 References -- 6 Physical Layer Considerations for Vehicular Communications (Ian Tan and Ahmad Bahai) -- 6.1 Standards Overview -- 6.2 Previous Work -- 6.3 Wireless Propagation Theory -- 6.4 Channel Metrics -- 6.5 Measurement Theory -- 6.6 Emperical Channel Characterization at 5.9 GHz -- 6.7 Future Directions -- 6.8 Conclusion -- 6.9 Appendix: Deterministic Multipath Channel Derivations -- 6.10 Appendix: LTV Channel Response -- 6.11 Appendix: Measurement Theory Details -- 6.12 References.

7 MAC Layer and Scalability Aspects of Vehicular Communication Networks (Jens Mittag, Felix Schmidt-Eisenlohr, Moritz Killat, Marc Torrent-Moreno and Hannes Hartenstein) -- 7.1 Introduction: Challenges and Requirements -- 7.2 A Survey on Proposed MAC Approaches for VANETs -- 7.3 Communication Based on IEEE 802.11p -- 7.4 Performance Evaluation and Modeling -- 7.5 Aspects of Congestion Control -- 7.6 Open Issues and Outlook -- 7.7 References -- 8 Efficient Application Level Message Coding and Composition (Craig L Robinson) -- 8.1 Introduction to the Application Environment -- 8.2 Message Dispatcher -- 8.3 Example Applications -- 8.4 Data Sets -- 8.5 Predictive Coding -- 8.6 Architecture Analysis -- 8.7 Conclusion -- 8.8 References -- 9 Data Security in Vehicular Communication Networks (Andr�Weimerskirch, Jason J Haas, Yih-Chun Hu and Kenneth P Laberteaux) -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 Challenges of Data Security in Vehicular Networks -- 9.3 Network, Applications, and Adversarial Model -- 9.4 Security Infrastructure -- 9.5 Cryptographic Protocols -- 9.6 Privacy Protection Mechanisms -- 9.7 Implementation Aspects -- 9.8 Outlook and Conclusions -- 9.9 References -- 10 Standards and Regulations (John B Kenney) -- 10.1 Introduction -- 10.2 Layered Architecture for VANETs -- 10.3 DSRC Regulations -- 10.4 DSRC Physical Layer Standard -- 10.5 DSRC Data Link Layer Standard (MAC and LLC) -- 10.6 DSRC Middle Layers -- 10.7 DSRC Message Sublayer -- 10.8 Summary -- 10.9 Abbreviations and Acronyms -- 10.10 References -- Index.

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"This book provides a reference for professional automotive technologists (OEMS and suppliers), professionals in the area of Intelligent Transportation Systems, and researchers attracted to the field of wireless vehicular communications. Third and fourth year undergraduate students will also find this book of interest."--BOOK JACKET.

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