A hybrid access method for broadcasting of safety messages in IEEE 802.11p VANETs
Abstract Vehicular Ad-hoc Networks (VANETs) can improve the road safety by transmitting safety-critical messages such as beacons and emergency messages.IEEE 802.11p VANETs have adopted the copyright sense multiple access with collision avoidance (CSMA/CA) mechanism for the multiple access control.The 802.11p media access control (MAC) protocol, how