Coherent, automatic address resolution for vehicular ad hoc networks. (2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Urquiza-Aguiar, Luis; Tripp-Barba, Carolina; Rebollo-Monedero, David; Mezher, Ahmad Mohamad; Aguilar, Mónica; Forné, Jordi; Estrada-Jiménez, José
• Is Part Of: International journal of ad hoc and ubiquitous computing. Volume 25:Number 3(2017)
• Page Start: 163
• Page End: 179
• Publication Date: 2017
• Subjects: VANETs -- vehicular ad hoc networks -- AR -- address resolution -- ARP -- address resolution protocol -- ND -- neighbour discovery -- routing protocols -- wireless ad hoc networks; Ubiquitous computing -- Periodicals; Embedded computer systems -- Periodicals; Electronic data processing -- Distributed processing -- Periodicals; Wireless communication systems -- Periodicals; Computer architecture -- Periodicals; 004.2
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1743-8225

Abstract

The interest in vehicular communications has increased notably. In this paper, the use of the address resolution (AR) procedures is studied for vehicular ad hoc networks (VANETs).We analyse the poor performance of AR transactions in such networks and we present a new proposal called coherent, automatic address resolution (CAAR). Our approach inhibits the use of AR transactions and instead increases the usefulness of routing signalling to automatically match the IP and MAC addresses. Through extensive simulations in realistic VANET scenarios using the Estinet simulator, we compare our proposal CAAR to classical AR and to another of our proposals that enhances AR for mobile wireless networks, called AR+. In addition, we present a performance evaluation of the behaviour of CAAR, AR and AR+ with unicast traffic of a reporting service for VANETs. Results show that CAAR outperforms the other two solutions in terms of packet losses and furthermore, it does not introduce additional overhead.