Citation

Festag A. IEEE Comm. Mag. 2014; 52(12): 166-172.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2014, Communications Society of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers)

DOI

10.1109/MCOM.2014.6979970

PMID

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Abstract

Information exchange among vehicles, and between vehicles and the roadside infrastructure is commonly regarded as a base technology to sustainably reduce road accidents and improve traffic efficiency. After more than a decade of research and development efforts, a technological basis has been established that applies WiFi-based, wireless communication in the 5.9 GHz frequency band, ad hoc communication and dedicated message sets, as well as management and security procedures. In Europe, Release 1 of standards for cooperative systems has been completed, indicating deployment of a basic system starting in 2015. This article provides a comprehensive overview of standards and complementary industry specifications for cooperative systems in Europe, covering relevant aspects of access technologies, network and transport protocols, facilities, applications, security, and management.

Language: en