Resumo:
The development of vehicular networks has found a more fertile scenario with the advancement
of ultra-reliable low latency communications (URLLC), deployment of fifth
generation (5G) networks worldwide, empowerment of edge computing and adopting “Internet
of Things” solutions in smart cities. To guarantee the success of these networks,
it is essential to ensure that the communication process is reliable, safe from malicious
actions, and that the solution has low computational complexity and energy consumption.
Among vehicular networks that can take advantage of these new technologies are FANETs
(Flying Ad-Hoc Networks), which can play a critical role in rescue missions and reconnaissance
of risk areas. These networks need a solution that guarantees transparency, security
and fault tolerance in a decentralised way to function correctly.
Therefore, the present work proposes a proof-of-concept solution to ensure crash-fault
tolerant communication in emulated heterogeneous Flying Ad-Hoc Networks (FANETs)
using the Proof of Elapsed Time (PoET) consensus algorithm.
