Analysis of Mobility Model Effect on Stable and Coverage Nodes List in VANETs Clustering

Abstract

       In VANET clustering, the cluster construction is dependent on the stable node list that combines the node within the coverage zone of the subject node. Higher size of stable nodes implies bigger clusters and more stable ones. On the other side, lower size of stable nodes implies small and sparse clustering performance. The size of the stable node list is related to various parameters within the traffic model. In the literature, few of the research work have concentrated on the relation between the traffic model parameters and the size of stable node list of a subject node. In this article, we aim at exploring the inter-relation between various parameters and variables in the traffic model of VANET network in the highway and its impact on the coverage node list and stable node list. Furthermore, we aim at characterizing this relation to predict the cluster size and lifetime based on the provided parameters.