Research Article

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

Table 4

Simulation parameters.

Simulation time (s) 120 s

Map dimensions 5 Km × 5 Km

Road width 1 lane (4 m) in both directions

Number of vehicles 150, 200, 300, and 600

Speed (m/s) Random 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, and 35

Vehicle radio range 400 m

Propagation loss model LogDistancePropagationLossModel
ReferenceLoss: 46.8588
Exponent: 3

Number of RSUs 13 RSUs

Number of location servers 1 location server

Confidence interval 95%

Beacon frequency 10 Hz

MAC layer protocol IEEE 802.11p and LTE

Market penetration rate 100%