| CSMA/CA | Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Avoidance |
| DSRC | Dedicated Short Range Communications |
| ITS | Intelligent Transportations Systems |
| MANET | Mobile Ad-hoc Networks |
| OBU | On-Board Units |
| QoS | Quality of Service |
| RSU | Road Side Units |
| TDMA | Time Division Multiple Access |
| V2I | Vehicle to Infrastructure |
| V2V | Vehicle to Vehicle |
| VANET | Vehicular Ad-hoc Network |
| VC | Vehicle Coordinator |
| VN | Vehicular Node |
| WAVE | Wireless Access in Vehicular Environment |
| WLAN | Wireless Local Area Network |