Intervehicle Communication (IVC) is attracting considerable attention from the research community and the automotive industry, where it is beneficial in providing Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) as well as drivers and ancillary passenger services. ITS that seek to streamline vehicle operation, manage vehicle traffic, safely assist drivers and other information, along with provisioning of convenience applications for passengers such as automated tolling systems, driver assistance systems and other systems of information provision.
In this context, NETworks Ad hoc Vehicles (VANETs) are emerging as a new class of wireless network, formed spontaneously between moving vehicles equipped with wireless interfaces that could have similar or different radio interface technologies, using short communication systems and medium range. A VANET is a form of mobile ad hoc network, which provides communications between nearby vehicles and between vehicles and nearby fixed equipment on the road.
Vehicular networks are a new class of wireless networks that have emerged thanks to advances in wireless technologies and the automotive industry. Vehicular networks are formed spontaneously between moving vehicles equipped with wireless interfaces that could be of homogeneous or heterogeneous technologies. These networks, also known as VANET, are considered as one of the applications of the ad hoc network that allow communications between nearby vehicles and between vehicles and nearby equipment, usually described as road equipment.