Research Article

Adaptive Configuration of Mobile Roadside Units for the Cost-Effective Vehicular Communication Infrastructure

Table 3

The operation of an mRSU according to its state.

StateOperation

ON(i) Periodically broadcast an mR_SA message to its neighboring vehicles
(ii) Receive V_INFO messages from its neighboring vehicles
(iii) Periodically broadcast an mR_INFO message to its neighboring mRSUs
(iv) Accept the association requests from its neighboring vehicles

T_OFF(i) Broadcast an mR_SU message to its associated vehicles
(ii) Receive V_INFO messages from its neighboring vehicles
(iii) Periodically broadcast an mR_INFO message to its neighboring mRSUs
(iv) Ignore any association requests from its neighboring vehicles
(v) Overhear and collect the V_AC messages from its associated vehicles

OFF(i) Receive V_INFO messages from its neighboring vehicles
(ii) Periodically broadcast an mR_INFO message to its neighboring mRSUs
(iii) Ignore any association requests from its neighboring vehicles