Synthesizing Existing CSMA and TDMA Based MAC Protocols for VANETs

Many Carrier Sense Multiple Access (CSMA) and Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA) based medium access control (MAC) protocols for vehicular ad hoc networks (VANETs) have been proposed recently. Contrary to the common perception that they are competitors, we argue that the underlying strategies used...

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Main Authors: Jiawei Huang, Qi Li, Shaohua Zhong, Lianhai Liu, Ping Zhong, Jianxin Wang, Jin Ye
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-02-01
Series:Sensors
Subjects:
MAC
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/17/2/338