Leveraging the Propagation Model to Make Greedy Routing Decisions in Urban Environments

Authors

Abhinay Mukunthan, University of WollongongFollow
Craig Cooper, University of WollongongFollow
Farzad Safaei, University of WollongongFollow
Daniel R. Franklin, University of Wollongong, University of Technology SydneyFollow
Mehran Abolhasan, University of Technology SydneyFollow

RIS ID

119042

Publication Details

A. Mukunthan, C. Cooper, F. Safaei, D. Franklin & M. Abolhasan, "Leveraging the Propagation Model to Make Greedy Routing Decisions in Urban Environments," in 85th IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC2017-Spring), 2017, pp. 1-6.

Additional Publication Information

ISBN: 9781509059324

Abstract

The CORNER propagation model, first proposed in 2010, has been previously validated and found to be a reasonably accurate representation of propagation scenarios in urban Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks (VANETs). This paper considers the impact of the propagation environment on routing performance and reveals a pressing need to consider more accurate propagation models when designing urban VANET routing protocols. A greedy routing protocol, which uses CORNER's propagation estimates for neighbour selection, is then presented. The new protocol, named Corner Propagation Stateless Routing (CPSR) is compared to GPSR, a benchmark protocol for VANETs, showing between 87% and 300% improvement in packet delivery ratio at higher network loads.