Research Article

Multicriteria Based Next Forwarder Selection for Data Dissemination in Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks Using Analytical Network Process

Table 9

Limit supermatrix.

Cluster/node labelsAlternatives (available vehicles)Criteria (parameters)
V1V2V3V4V5V6DirectionPositionDistance

Alternatives
 V10.078630.078630.078630.078630.078630.078630.078630.078630.07863
 V20.080060.080060.080060.080060.080060.080060.080060.080060.08006
 V30.113850.113850.113850.113850.113850.113850.113850.113850.11385
 V40.124290.124290.124290.124290.124290.124290.124290.124290.12429
 V50.068390.068390.068390.068390.068390.068390.068390.068390.06839
 V60.034780.034780.034780.034780.034780.034780.034780.034780.03478

Criteria
 Direction0.250.250.250.250.250.250.250.250.25
 Position0.208330.208330.208330.208330.208330.208330.208330.208330.20833
 Distance0.041670.041670.041670.041670.041670.041670.041670.041670.04167