Keynote
Back to basics: road traffic in vehicular networking
Marco Fiore
INSA Lyon - INRIA
Abstract:
The representation of road traffic is a paramount factor in the
design, dimensioning and evaluation of network solutions intended
for vehicular environments. The macroscopic dynamics of vehicular
flows and the microscopic behavior of drivers have a major impact
on both infrastructured access networks for automobile users (in
terms of deployment and dynamic resource allocation) and spontaneous
and/or opportunistic vehicle-to-vehicle networking (in terms of
network connectivity over time and space).
In this talk, I will
outline an history and state of the art of the multifaceted way
vehicular mobility is portrayed in the vehicular networking literature.
I will then address the problem of the impact that such a mobility
representation has on the network performance. Finally, I will
provide a summary of the open problems and a vision of the future
evolutions on the topic of integrating road traffic in vehicular
networks.
