Hybrid Sensor-Vehicular Networks in the context of next-generation networks
Abstract
Both Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) and Vehicular Ad-Hoc Networks (VANETs) are technologies that gained extensive attention in the research community during the last years, and many people agree that those are about to contribute to the networks of tomorrow in a signi cant way. Within the talk, we present our work on the novel paradigm of Hybrid Sensor-Vehicular Networks (HSVNs) and their contribution to next-generation network architectures. The idea behind Hybrid Sensor-Vehicular Networks is to deploy sensor nodes within the road environment. For example, it is imaginable that future roads will be equipped with sensor nodes that are able to sense environmental events, such as ice, aquaplaning or structural damages. Those events are gathered locally using a wireless sensor network and are delivered directly to vehicles that pass by. Afterwards, information is spread in a wider area using the VANET.
