CTD's Vehicle Infrastructure Wireless Communications

Wireless communications technology is developing at an incredibly rapid pace through advancements in government–sponsored research and consumer electronics development. Many of these technologies are directly applicable to a transportation setting yet are not often researched from this perspective. VTTI's long history of transportation research combined with Virginia Tech's world–class wireless communications research enables us to uniquely identify and apply emerging technologies to meet the safety, mobility and operational needs of the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) and state departments of Transportation (DOTs).

Presentations and White papers

Femto Cell Communications for Transportation (Quad Chart Presentation)

This one–page presentation presents the novel application of Femto Cell communications for transportation in a quad chart format.

Rapid Deployment Disaster Communications (White Paper)

This White paper presents Femto Cell communications combined with Whitespace Device technology to enable rapid deployment of communications infrastructure for disasters.

Vehicle and Infrastructure Wireless Communications Overview (Presentation)

This presentation provides a brief overview of transportation wireless communications and joint vehicle research between VTTI and Wireless@Virginia Tech. This summary discusses the Smart Road wireless research test bed and introduces next–generation technologies that have great promise for transportation applications.

Emerging Communications for Transportation (White Paper)

This White paper presents an overview of next Generation emerging wireless communications technologies for transportation applications. Technologies such as Software–Defined Radios, Cognitive Radio, Mobile WiMAX, and Whitespace devices are discussed.

Assessment of Current and Emerging Broadband Wireless Technologies for VDOT's Operations Program: Final Report

VTTI performed an assessment of the current state of broadband wireless communications from the perspective of DOT operations. This analysis identified and quantified technologies that are in use or have applicability to DOT daily operations and Intelligent Transportation Systems. This report also investigated emerging technologies and assessed their potential for benefit to the DOT.

Rapid Deployment Disaster Communications (Quad Chart)

Presentation in Quad chart format for rapid deployment disaster communications.

Serial wireless IP networks for DOT applications (Conference Paper)

This paper appears in the proceedings of The "7th International IEEE Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems", 2004. It presents the use of commercial off–the–shelf (COTS) wireless Internet technology to meet the needs of departments of transportation (DOTs).

IP Wireless Networks for Digital Video and Data along Highway Right Of Way (Conference Paper)

This paper appears in the proceedings of the "International Symposium on Advanced Radio Technologies", 2004. The research presented describes serial–based wireless networks and quantifies the throughput degradation evidenced across multi–hop wireless networks.