Enabling Content Distribution in Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-ix

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2. Introduction

   • Tom H. Luan, Xuemin (Sherman) Shen, Fan Bai

   Pages 1-13

3. Medium-Size Content Distribution Using an Infrastructure-Based Approach

   • Tom H. Luan, Xuemin (Sherman) Shen, Fan Bai

   Pages 15-47

4. Medium-Size Content Transmission Over Infrastructure-Less Inter-Vehicle Communications

   • Tom H. Luan, Xuemin (Sherman) Shen, Fan Bai

   Pages 49-69

5. Large-Volume Content Distribution in Vehicular Networks: Adaptive Playout from User’s Perspective

   • Tom H. Luan, Xuemin (Sherman) Shen, Fan Bai

   Pages 71-104

6. Conclusion

   • Tom H. Luan, Xuemin (Sherman) Shen, Fan Bai

   Pages 105-107

This SpringerBrief presents key enabling technologies and state-of-the-art research on delivering efficient content distribution services to fast moving vehicles. It describes recent research developments and proposals towards the efficient, resilient and scalable content distribution to vehicles through both infrastructure-based and infrastructure-less vehicular networks. The authors focus on the rich multimedia services provided by vehicular environment content distribution including vehicular communications and media playback, giving passengers many infotainment applications. Common problems of vehicular network research are addressed, including network design and optimization, standardization, and the adaptive playout from a user’s perspective.

• Content distribution
• Media streaming
• Quality-of-service
• Roadside infrastructure
• VANETs
• Vehicular ad hoc networks

• School of Information Technology, Deakin University, Burwood, Australia

  Tom H. Luan

• Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada

  Xuemin (Sherman) Shen

• ECI Lab, General Motors Corporation, Warren, USA

  Fan Bai

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