Node in a vehicle ad-hoc network

摘要

In a vehicle ad-hoc network (VANET), a transceiver node is arranged in a vehicle. The node includes a protocol stack, which includes an application layer, a link layer; and a congestion control layer arranged between the application layer and the link layer. The congestion control layer transfers short messages between the application layer and the link layer. The short messages are defined according to a standard for the VANET, and the congestion control layer optimizes a network-wide rate allocation for the short messages.