Project Number:
08-08
Research Project:
Efficient Wireless Communication in Vehicular Environments
P.I. Name & Address:
Bhaskar Krishnamachari
University of Southern California
Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical Engineering
Los Angeles, CA 90089-2562
Email: bkrishna@usc.edu
Website: http://ee.usc.edu/faculty_staff/faculty_directory/krishnamachari.htm
Phone: (213) 821-2528
Fax: (213) 821-1109
Project Objective:
There is growing interest in the development and deployment of short-range wireless technologies for vehicle-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-infrastructure communication for a wide range of vehicular safety and traffic control applications. This is evidenced by the development of new standards such as the IEEE 802.11p WAVE (wireless access for vehicular environments) operating in a dedicated 5.9GHz spectrum licensed explicitly for such use.
In this project, we propose to develop two efficient wireless communication protocols that address the unique challenges of the vehicular networking environment: a medium access protocol that handles traffic density variations gracefully using power control, and a fast information dissemination protocol that exploits cooperative diversity.
This is a Research Initiation Proposal. The PI is a tenure-track Assistant Professor who has not previously been funded for research in transportation.
Task Descriptions
Month 1: Project start
Months 1-4: Design power control and medium access protocols
Month 3: First quarterly progress report [Deliverable]
Months 5-6: Modeling and simulation of power control and medium access mechanisms; initiate design of information dissemination mechanism
Month 6: Second quarterly progress report [Deliverable]
Months 7-8: Refine and analyze fast dissemination algorithm
Month 9: Third quarterly progress report [Deliverable]
Month 9-11: Validate designs using detailed network simulations
Month 11: Draft Final report [Deliverable]
Month 12: Prepare research publication
Month 12: Final report [Deliverable]
Milestones, Dates:
September 1, 2007 – August 31, 2008
Total Budget:
$35,000
Student Involvement:
One student at 50% for 9 months
Relationship to Other Research Projects:
Related to 08-12; part of the mobility focus area
Technology Transfer Activities:
Project report will be posted soon
Potential Benefits of the Project:
This research will develop efficient wireless communication protocols that address the unique challenges of the vehicular networking environment.
TRB Keywords:
wireless, communication, safety
