期刊名称:International Journal of Distributed Sensor Networks
印刷版ISSN:1550-1329
电子版ISSN:1550-1477
出版年度:2015
卷号:2015
DOI:10.1155/2015/649037
出版社:Hindawi Publishing Corporation
摘要:With the fast development of vehicular ad hoc networks (VANETs), various VANET applications, especially safety and infotainment service, have stronger requirements for reliable network connectivity. Intermittent connectivity has become a thorny problem in VANETs, which causes unreliable vehicle to vehicle (V2V) connection due to high vehicle mobility. In this paper, we have studied the network connectivity using a stochastic analysis model and then we prove average intervehicle distance influences VANET connectivity greatly. Based on our analysis, we propose a connectivity-sensed routing protocol (CSR) for VANETs in urban scenario. CSR utilizes vehicle distribution information collected by intersection infrastructure to help vehicles select a road not only with progress to destination but also with better network connectivity. Moreover, simulation results demonstrate that the CSR protocol achieves much lower end-to-end delay, higher delivery rate, and higher throughput than traditional routing protocols.