Submission Tilte
Tools, Techniques, and Applications for Fault Tolerant and Reliable Vehicular Ad-hoc Networks (VANET) and Internet of Vehicles (IoV)
Submission Abstract:
While numerous research works have been done on various topics of Vehicular Ad-hoc Networks (VANET) and Internet of Vehicles (IoV), the issues related to fault tolerance and reliability need more efficient and pragmatic solutions. Fault in VANET and IoV can be caused mainly due to hardware failure or software bug or malfunction. In plain terms, fault can be defined as an error (or, irregular activity) that causes such a network to work erroneously or renders it not to provide the expected service. Again, fault tolerance is the characteristic that allows the network to operate at least at a satisfactory level so that some of the services can still be provided even after the occurrence of an error or fault. Reliability is related to this in the sense that a faultless or fault tolerant system can be preferable to be relied upon. In the existing literature, there are some sporadic efforts for addressing fault tolerance and reliability issues in VANET and IoV, and the focus is often given explicitly on security, energy-efficiency, and so on. While those other issues are somewhat intertwined with the concept of fault and reliability, and often, they impact each other directly, in this special issue (SI), we are interested in a special focus on the fault tolerant and reliable mechanisms, especially connectivity developed for VANET and IoV. There are in fact a number of tools, techniques and applications that have somewhat addressed this area in general but we hope that a special issue will offer a good platform for the researchers to publish the most recent advancements and trends in this focus area.
Topics for this SI include, but not limited to:
- Fault tolerance ensuring tools and techniques in VANET/IoV
- Applications of fault tolerant VANET/IoV
- Ensuring reliability of VANET/IoV
- Fault detection and correction mechanisms for VANET/IoV
- Performance impact under faulty condition in VANET/IoV
- Reliability and trust in VANET/IoV
- Connectivity assurance in VANET/IoV
Important Dates
Paper submission: 31 December, 2024
Notification of Acceptance/Rejection/Revision: 30 March, 2024
Publication: TBA
