ROAD-TRAFFIC-BASED GROUP, IDENTIFIER, AND RESOURCE SELECTION IN VEHICULAR PEER-TO-PEER NETWORKS

A method, a computer program product, and an apparatus for wireless communication are provided. The apparatus adjusts a number of sets of identifiers in a plurality of sets of identifiers based on traffic information. In addition, the apparatus selects an identifier from a set of identifiers of the plurality of sets of identifiers based on the traffic information. Furthermore, the apparatus communicates using resources associated with the selected identifier. The traffic information may include at least one of direction of travel, map information, velocity, whether approaching an intersection, whether departing an intersection, location, a number of vehicles within a particular area, information from other vehicles, type of intersection, whether the intersection includes stop lights or stop signs, at least one computed value based on acquired traffic information, or information from other wireless devices.