Generalized Performance Modeling of Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks (VANETs)

Author

Khabazian, M. ; Ali, M. K Mehmet

Author_Institution

Concordia Univ., Montreal

fYear

2007

fDate

1-4 July 2007

Firstpage

51

Lastpage

56

Abstract

In this paper, we study the statistical properties of the connectivity of VANETs with user mobility at the steady state. We assume a network of highways with arbitrary topology. The nodes arrive at the network through one of the traffic entry points following a Poisson process and move within the network according to a mobility model. The path of a node within the network is determined through a routing matrix. The system is modeled as a BCMP network of queues. We derive the probability distribution of the node population size within the network. Then, we determine the probability distribution of the cluster size seen by a new node arriving along a path. The presented numericals results illustrate the effect of mobility on connectivity. The results of the paper may be used to study the routing algorithms, throughput or delay in VANETs.

Keywords

Poisson distribution; ad hoc networks; matrix algebra; mobile radio; probability; queueing theory; telecommunication network routing; telecommunication network topology; telecommunication traffic; BCMP network; Poisson process; VANET connectivity; cluster size; network topology; network traffic entry point; probability distribution; queue modelling; routing matrix; statistical properties; user mobility; vehicular ad hoc networks; Ad hoc networks; Clustering algorithms; Network topology; Probability distribution; Road transportation; Routing; Steady-state; Telecommunication traffic; Throughput; Traffic control;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Computers and Communications, 2007. ISCC 2007. 12th IEEE Symposium on

Conference_Location

Aveiro

ISSN

1530-1346

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-1520-5

Electronic_ISBN

1530-1346

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ISCC.2007.4381597

Filename

4381597