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1.2 Expanding the Mobility Domain of WLANs |
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1.2.1 Vehicular Communications |
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1.2.2 V2V and R2V Communications |
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1.2.3 Wireless Technologies for Vehicular Communications |
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1.3 Challenges in 802.11-Based Vehicular Communications |
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2 Vehicular Communication: Issues and Standards |
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2.1 Disruption Tolerant Networking |
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2.1.1 Systems and Architectures |
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2.1.2 New and Modified Protocols |
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2.1.3 Prediction-Based Techniques |
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2.2 Handover Latency in Wireless Networks |
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2.2.1 Detection, Search, and Probing Delay |
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2.2.2 Authentication and Address Allocation Delay |
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2.2.3 Handovers in Vehicular Context |
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2.3 IEEE Standards for Vehicular Communication |
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2.3.1 Wireless Access in Vehicular Environments---802.11p |
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2.3.2 Fast Transition---802.11r |
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28 | (2) |
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2.3.3 High Throughput---802.11n |
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30 | (1) |
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3 Evaluation of WLAN Parameters in Vehicular Setup |
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3.1 Parameters of Interest |
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3.2 Measurement and Analysis |
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38 | (4) |
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3.2.3 Correlation Between Data Rates and RSS |
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3.3 Application: Traffic Congestion Monitoring |
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3.3.1 Extended MULE Concept |
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45 | (2) |
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3.3.2 Roadside Infrastructure |
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47 | (3) |
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3.3.3 Communication Mechanism |
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50 | (4) |
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54 | (3) |
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4 Markov Model for R2V Communications |
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58 | (4) |
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4.1.1 Fundamentals of Markov Chains |
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58 | (2) |
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4.1.2 Markov Process in R2V Communications |
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60 | (2) |
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4.2 Estimating the Transition Probability |
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4.2.2 Probability Distribution of Dataset |
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4.2.3 Calculating Transition Probability |
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4.2.4 Long-Term Error Rate |
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4.4 Toward Hidden Markov Model |
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5 Measuring Disruption in R2V Communications |
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5.2 HMM Representation of R2V Communication |
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5.2.2 Estimating Model Parameters |
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5.2.3 Model Generality, Limitations, and Need |
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5.3 Observation Sequence of HMM |
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5.4 Probabilistic Measures of Disruption |
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5.4.3 Encounter Probability |
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5.5 Traffic Pattern Analysis |
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5.5.2 Variation in Disruption with Traffic Patterns |
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6 Inter-ISP Roaming for Vehicular Communications |
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6.1 Intra- and Inter-ISP Roaming |
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6.2 Wireless Internet Service Provider Roaming |
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6.3.1 Effectiveness of WISPr |
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7 Handover Latency: Evaluation and Reduction |
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7.2 Experiments and Observations |
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112 | (4) |
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7.2.2 Observations in Vehicular Environments |
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113 | (3) |
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116 | (5) |
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7.4 Reducing Scanning Phase Delay |
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7.4.1 Scanning Orthogonal Channels |
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122 | (3) |
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7.4.2 AP Performance on Orthogonal Channels |
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125 | (2) |
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8 Future Directions and Research Ideas |
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129 | (6) |
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8.1.1 Network Convergence |
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131 | (1) |
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8.1.2 Location Invariant Models |
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8.1.3 Data Handling in Vehicular Sensor Networks |
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Appendix A Backward Algorithm |
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Appendix B EAP Authentication Mechanism |
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Appendix C Software Tools |
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References |
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Index |
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