Stable clustering for Ad-Hoc vehicle networking
File(s)
Accepted version
Author(s)
Rossi, G
Fan, Z
Chin, WH
leung, KK
Type
Conference Paper
Abstract
Vehicular ad-hoc networks (VANETs) that enable communication among vehicles and between vehicles and un- manned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and cellular base stations have re- cently attracted significant interest from the research community, due to the wide range of practical applications they can facilitate (e.g. road safety, traffic management, pollution monitoring and rescue missions). Despite this increased research activity, the high vehicle mobility in a VANET raises concerns regarding the robustness and adaptiveness of such networks to support system applications. Instead of allowing direct communications between every vehicle to UAVs or base stations, clustering methods will potentially be efficient to overcome bandwidth, power consump- tion and other resource issues. Using the clustering technique, neighbouring vehicles are grouped into clusters with a particular vehicle elected as the Custer Head (CH) in each cluster. Each vehicle communicates with UAVs or base stations through the CH of the associated cluster. Despite the potential advantages, a major challenge for clustering techniques is to maintain cluster stability in light of vehicle mobility and radio fluctuation. In this paper, we propose a Stable Clustering Algorithm for vehicular ad hoc networks (SCalE). Two novel features are incorporated into the algorithm: knowledge of the vehicles behaviour for efficient selection of CHs, and the employment of a backup CH to maintain the stability of cluster structures. By simulation methods, these are shown to increase stability and improve performance when compared to existing clustering algorithms.
Date Issued
2017-05-11
Date Acceptance
2016-12-15
Citation
Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC), 2017 IEEE, 2017
ISSN
1558-2612
Journal / Book Title
Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC), 2017 IEEE
Copyright Statement
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Sponsor
Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (DSTL)
Grant Number
DSTLX1000064099
Source
IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC) 2017
Publication Status
Published
Start Date
2017-03-19
Finish Date
2017-03-22
Coverage Spatial
San Francisco, California