Vehicular Technology Conference
Encyclopedia
The Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC) is a semiannual international academic conference
on wireless communications
. It is organised by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
' Vehicular Technology Society
. The first conference was held in Detroit
, Michigan
in 1950 and then annually until 1998. Since 1999 the conference has been held in spring and fall
, when it is known as VTC Spring and VTC Fall respectively. The alignment with the season
s has meant that the conference has almost always been held in the Northern Hemisphere
, but in May 2006, VTC Spring was held in Melbourne
, Australia
, visiting the Southern Hemisphere
for the first time.
Recent VTCs have been attended by about 600-700 people. The conference focuses mainly on the physical layer
and medium access control layer
(PHY and MAC) of wireless systems.
Academic conference
An academic conference or symposium is a conference for researchers to present and discuss their work. Together with academic or scientific journals, conferences provide an important channel for exchange of information between researchers.-Overview:Conferences are usually composed of various...
on wireless communications
Wireless
Wireless telecommunications is the transfer of information between two or more points that are not physically connected. Distances can be short, such as a few meters for television remote control, or as far as thousands or even millions of kilometers for deep-space radio communications...
. It is organised by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers is a non-profit professional association headquartered in New York City that is dedicated to advancing technological innovation and excellence...
' Vehicular Technology Society
IEEE Vehicular Technology Society
The IEEE Vehicular Technology Society was founded in 1949 as the Institute of Radio Engineers' Committee on Vehicular and Railroad Radio. The Society's name has changed five times since then and its scope has expanded to include not only the "Radio" of the original name, but all manners of...
. The first conference was held in Detroit
Detroit, Michigan
Detroit is the major city among the primary cultural, financial, and transportation centers in the Metro Detroit area, a region of 5.2 million people. As the seat of Wayne County, the city of Detroit is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan and serves as a major port on the Detroit River...
, Michigan
Michigan
Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
in 1950 and then annually until 1998. Since 1999 the conference has been held in spring and fall
Autumn
Autumn is one of the four temperate seasons. Autumn marks the transition from summer into winter usually in September or March when the arrival of night becomes noticeably earlier....
, when it is known as VTC Spring and VTC Fall respectively. The alignment with the season
Season
A season is a division of the year, marked by changes in weather, ecology, and hours of daylight.Seasons result from the yearly revolution of the Earth around the Sun and the tilt of the Earth's axis relative to the plane of revolution...
s has meant that the conference has almost always been held in the Northern Hemisphere
Northern Hemisphere
The Northern Hemisphere is the half of a planet that is north of its equator—the word hemisphere literally means “half sphere”. It is also that half of the celestial sphere north of the celestial equator...
, but in May 2006, VTC Spring was held in Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, visiting the Southern Hemisphere
Southern Hemisphere
The Southern Hemisphere is the part of Earth that lies south of the equator. The word hemisphere literally means 'half ball' or "half sphere"...
for the first time.
Recent VTCs have been attended by about 600-700 people. The conference focuses mainly on the physical layer
Physical layer
The physical layer or layer 1 is the first and lowest layer in the seven-layer OSI model of computer networking. The implementation of this layer is often termed PHY....
and medium access control layer
Media Access Control
The media access control data communication protocol sub-layer, also known as the medium access control, is a sublayer of the data link layer specified in the seven-layer OSI model , and in the four-layer TCP/IP model...
(PHY and MAC) of wireless systems.