An Efficient AP Selection Strategy in Wi-Fi based Vechicle-to-Infrastructure Communications 


Vol. 17,  No. 6, pp. 491-498, Dec.  2010
10.3745/KIPSTC.2010.17.6.491


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  Abstract

Wi-Fi based vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I) communication is an emerging solution to improve the safety, traffic efficiency, and comfort of passengers. However, due to the high mobility of vehicles and the limited coverage of Wi-Fi APs. the V2I system may suffer from frequent handoffs although roadside APs can support cost effective Internet connectivity. Such problem of V2I systems can be overcome with Mobile AP (MAP) platform The MAPs yield longer service duration by moving along with vehicles, yet they provide a. lower link capacities than the roadside APs. In this paper, we propose a new association control mechanism that effectively determines whether the vehicle will select a fixed roadside-AP or a nearby MAP in mobile vehicular network environments. We consider both the achievable link bandwidth and available connection duration as a selection criterion and provide their run-time estimation method. Extensive simulation using real traces show significant performance improvements.

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[IEEE Style]

J. R. Hwang, H. R. Lee, J. H. Choi, J. Yoo, C. K. Kim, "An Efficient AP Selection Strategy in Wi-Fi based Vechicle-to-Infrastructure Communications," The KIPS Transactions:PartC, vol. 17, no. 6, pp. 491-498, 2010. DOI: 10.3745/KIPSTC.2010.17.6.491.

[ACM Style]

Jae Ryong Hwang, Hwa Ryong Lee, Jae Hyuk Choi, Joon Yoo, and Chong Kwon Kim. 2010. An Efficient AP Selection Strategy in Wi-Fi based Vechicle-to-Infrastructure Communications. The KIPS Transactions:PartC, 17, 6, (2010), 491-498. DOI: 10.3745/KIPSTC.2010.17.6.491.