Research Article

A Group Based Key Sharing and Management Algorithm for Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks

Table 5

Group IDs and session keys for each node after joining of a new node.

UserGroup IDSend toReceive fromSession keys

A1C, D, FB, C, D, E, G, Q, S1 + 7
B2A, C, PC, P, S, Z1 + 4
C3A, B, D, P, SA, B, D, F, G, Q, P, S, Z1 + 9
D4A, C, F, G, Q, PA, C, F, S, Z1 + 5
E5A, GG1 + 1
F6C, D, GA, D, G, Q1 + 4
G7A, C, E, F, P, SE, F, Q, P, S1 + 5
Q8A, C, F, G, P, SD1 + 1
P9B, C, GB, C, D, G, Q, Z1 + 6
S10A, B, C, D, E, GC, G, Q1 + 3
Z11B, C, D, PD, S1 + 2