5th International ICST Conference on Communications and Networking in China

Research Article

Performance evaluation of pre-handoff schemes for vehicular ad-hoc networks

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  • @INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/chinacom.2010.54,
        author={Jen-Wen Ding and Ming-Zong Lin, and Der-Jiunn Deng and Yueh-Min Huang and Han-Chieh Chao},
        title={Performance evaluation of pre-handoff schemes for vehicular ad-hoc networks},
        proceedings={5th International ICST Conference on Communications and Networking in China},
        publisher={IEEE},
        proceedings_a={CHINACOM},
        year={2011},
        month={1},
        keywords={VANET DHCP Pre-handoff Internet connectivity},
        doi={10.4108/chinacom.2010.54}
    }
    
  • Jen-Wen Ding
    Ming-Zong Lin,
    Der-Jiunn Deng
    Yueh-Min Huang
    Han-Chieh Chao
    Year: 2011
    Performance evaluation of pre-handoff schemes for vehicular ad-hoc networks
    CHINACOM
    ICST
    DOI: 10.4108/chinacom.2010.54
Jen-Wen Ding1,*, Ming-Zong Lin,1,*, Der-Jiunn Deng2,*, Yueh-Min Huang3,*, Han-Chieh Chao4,*
  • 1: Dept. of IM, National Kaohsiung, University of Applied, Sciences, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
  • 2: Dept. of CSIE, National Changhua, University of Education, Changhua, Taiwan
  • 3: Dept. of ES, National Cheng Kung, University, Tainan, Taiwan
  • 4: Han-Chieh Chao, Inst. of CSIE & Dept. of EE, National Ilan University, Ilan, Taiwan
*Contact email: jwding@cc.kuas.edu.tw, shrak0@gmail.com, djdeng@cc.ncue.edu.tw, huang@mail.ncku.edu.tw, hcc@niu.edu.tw

Abstract

There are two main types of applications for vehicular ad-hoc networks (VANET): safety applications and user applications (such as entertainment and mobile commerce). For user applications, Internet connectivity is a necessity. However, it is challenging to provide fast handoff for vehicles in a VANET due to the rapid movement of vehicles. Previous studies have showed that the time required by the handoff procedure is significant compared with the time of a continuous Internet connection in a VANET. This paper analyzes the performance improvement for VANET handoff with pre-handoff schemes.