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Table 6 Differences between ETSI TS 102 636-4-1 and the approach presented in this article

From: Vehicular ad hoc networking based on the incorporation of geographical information in the IPv6 header

 

ETSI TS 102 636-4-1

Vandenberghe et al.

Supported communication types

Unicast, topology broadcast, geo-broadcast

Unicast, topology broadcast, geo-broadcast

Number of packet header types

7

3

Header length

36–88 bytes, depending on type

40 bytes

Geographical information about network nodes

Latitude, longitude, speed, heading, altitude, accuracy indicators

None

Supported geo-broadcast area shape

Circle, rectangle, ellipse

Circle, wedge

Identification of network node

Station type + station subtype + station country + MAC derivative

Received global IPv6/48 prefix + MAC derivative

IP-compatibility

Requires GeoNetworking to IPv6 Adaption Sub-Layer (GN6ASL)

Natively