Abstract-In this paper we apply the Named Data Networking [1], a newly proposed Internet architecture, to networking vehicles on the run. Our initial design, dubbed V-NDN, illustrates NDN's promising potential in providing a unifying architecture that enables networking among all computing devices independent from whether they are connected through wired infrastructure, ad hoc, or intermittent DTN. This paper describes a prototype implementation of V-NDN and its preliminary performance assessment, and identifies remaining challenges.

Abstract-This paper proposes Navigo 1 , a location based packet forwarding mechanism for vehicular Named Data Networking (NDN). Navigo takes a radically new approach to address the challenges of frequent connectivity disruptions and sudden network changes in a vehicle network. Instead of forwarding packets to a specific moving car, Navigo aims to fetch specific pieces of data from multiple potential carriers of the data. The design provides (1) a mechanism to bind NDN data names to the producers' geographic area(s); (2) an algorithm to guide Interests towards data producers using a specialized shortest path over the road topology; and (3) an adaptive discovery and selection mechanism that can identify the best data source across multiple geographic areas, as well as quickly react to changes in the V2X network.

Vehicular networks are intended to support a safer and more comfortable driving experience both through vehicleto-infrastructure communication and, even more interesting, vehicle-to-vehicle ad-hoc networking. In the latter case, the focus will be on getting a content of interest from a specific geographic region, rather than communicating to a predetermined host. As current IP-based protocols are specifically designed for conversations between hosts, innovative solutions have to be devised. To this aim, we consider the Named Data Networking paradigm and propose a named-data approach efficiently mapping bidimensional geographic areas into a uni-dimensional naming scheme.

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