Adaptive context-aware VANET routing protocol for intelligent transportation systems
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Author(s)
Kazi, Abdul Karim
Farooq, Muhammad Umer
Hina, Saman
Asif, Raheela
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
Vehicular Ad-Hoc Networks (VANETs) play a critical role in Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS), enabling communication between vehicles and roadside infrastructure. This paper proposes an Adaptive Context-Aware VANET Routing (ACAVR) protocol designed to handle the challenges of high mobility, dynamic topology, and variable vehicle density in urban environments. The proposed protocol integrates context-aware routing, dynamic clustering, and geographic forwarding to enhance performance under diverse traffic conditions. Simulation results demonstrate that ACAVR achieves higher throughput, improved packet delivery ratio, lower end-to-end delay, and reduced routing overhead compared to existing routing schemes. The proposed ACAVR outperforms benchmark protocols such as DyTE, RGoV, and CAEL, improving PDR by 12–18%, reducing delay by 10–15%, and increasing throughput by 15–22%.
Date Issued
2025-12-01
Date Acceptance
2025-10-22
Citation
Network, 2025, 5 (4), pp.1-15
ISSN
2673-8732
Publisher
MDPI AG
Start Page
1
End Page
15
Journal / Book Title
Network
Volume
5
Issue
4
Copyright Statement
© 2025 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Published
Date Publish Online
2025-10-27