Research Article

HCBLS: A Hierarchical Cluster-Based Location Service in Urban Environment

Table 1

Simulation parameters.

Map dimensions 3 Km × 3 Km

Road width 4 m (1 lane per direction)

Speed Randomly between 10 and 20 m/s

Vehicle interspace Randomly between 50 m and 125 m

Vehicle radio range 400 m

Propagation loss model LogDistancePropagationLossModel
ReferenceLoss: 46.8588
Exponent: 3

Road Side Unit position 4 RSUs at intersections

Simulation duration 120 s

Confidence interval 95%

Beacon frequency 10 Hz

Market penetration rate 100%