Fraunhofer Institute for Open Communication Systems
The FleetNet Project
- Platform for inter-vehicle communication
- Internet integration
- Application demonstrator and testbed
- Introduction strategies and standardization
Application Domains
- Cooperative Driver Assistance
- Decentralized Floating Car Data
- User Communication and Information
Key Features
- Wireless multi-hop ad-hoc networking with position-based addressing
- Very low data transmission delay for mission-critical applications
- Advanced radio communications exploiting unlicensed frequency bands
- Vehicle-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-fixed communication
- Internet access and Internet integration via fixed roadside stations
- Open solutions
Technology
- Standard UTRA-TDD with PHY & MAC ad-hoc extensions
- IEEE 802.11 used for Demonstration
- Position-based addressing and routing
- QoS support by means of resource reservation
- Internet integration by MobileIPv6-based proxy communication