Research Article

Efficient and Reliable Cluster-Based Data Transmission for Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks

Table 2

Simulation parameters.

NotationDescription

Simulation area5100 m × 4800 m
Maximum velocity10, 15, 20, 25, 30 
Maximum acceleration5 
Transmission range200, 500 m
MAC protocolIEEE 802.11p
Data rate2 
10
period200 
size64
generation rate10, 20, 30, 40, 50 
size1024
1 s
2 s
2 s
2 s
2 s
1 s