Who are We
VANET (Vehicular Ad-hoc Networks) has become a promising field of research and is an important component of Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS). The dramatic increase in the number of vehicles equipped with computing technologies and wireless communication devices have given way to new application scenarios that were not feasible before. In this era of modern technology, the Internet of Vehicles (IoV) is an emergent technology. The IoV augments ITS by magnifying the capabilities of VANETs riding on the concept of the Internet of Things (IoT). IoV enabled vehicles to exchange information with roadside units (RSU) with minimum or zero human intervention. This autonomous nature of IoV requires strong authentication for each entity to recognize each other, as well as these entities, should ensure the integrity of the exchanged information. Otherwise, this autonomy will attract malicious users and malicious activity. Due to the dynamic nature of the IoV network, it is almost impossible to solve the Cyber Security issue with the centralized authentication system.
- This laboratory is equipped with licensed EXata Network Emulator Software, Duckiebots Setup, Implementation of Real-Time Vehicular Networks Testbed (using OBU & RSU) and open sources software such as ns2/ns3 and OmNet ++ among many others.
- The students also get hands-on with experiments using Network Hardware (i.e., IoT devices, Raspberry Pi, Routers, Switches, Firewalls, PCs, Servers, Laptops, Sensors, and Arduino) which help to monitor network usage, bandwidth, throughput, delay and security attacks.