<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> Vehicles to Infrastructure (V2I) communicate with each other in a Vehicular Ad hoc NETwork (VANET) that can be represented as a complex network. In them much interest has been attracted towards the topological properties and structure recently, and many studies focus the attention on it, in particular V2I sub network. V2I is an important basic part of the future intelligent transportation, which transfers information through a wireless communication network. Analyzing the topological properties would help understand the VANET system structure and reveal the essence of the network. In this paper we propose a V2I model in VANET based on the complex network theory, analyzing the degree distribution. VANET topology characteristics are designed and discussed. The simulation results further illustrate the efficiency and applicability of the proposed approach.</p></abstract>

Vehicles to Infrastructure (V2I) communicate with each other in a Vehicular Ad hoc NETwork (VANET) that can be represented as a complex network. In them much interest has been attracted towards the topological properties and structure recently, and many studies focus the attention on it, in particular V2I sub network. V2I is an important basic part of the future intelligent transportation, which transfers information through a wireless communication network. Analyzing the topological properties would help understand the VANET system structure and reveal the essence of the network. In this paper we propose a V2I model in VANET based on the complex network theory, analyzing the degree distribution. VANET topology characteristics are designed and discussed. The simulation results further illustrate the efficiency and applicability of the proposed approach.

Modeling and Topological Properties of a V2I Sub Network in VANET Based on a Complex Network

Transportation Institute – Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia 010021, China

Department of Road and Bridge Engineering – Guizhou Polytechnic College of Communications, Guiyang, Guizhou 550008, China

Cybernetics and Information Technologies

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Vehicles to Infrastructure (V2I) communicate with each other in a Vehicular Ad hoc NETwork (VANET) that can be represented as a complex network. In them much...

Modeling and Topological Properties of a V2I Sub Network in VANET Based on a Complex Network

Published Online: Nov 26, 2015

Page range: 149 - 160

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/cait-2015-0061

Keywords
Intelligent transportation, topological characteristics, complex network, VANET, Vehicle to Infrastructure

© by Hong Zhang

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Modeling and Topological Properties of a V2I Sub Network in VANET Based on a Complex Network

Published Online: Nov 26, 2015

Page range: 149 - 160

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/cait-2015-0061

KeywordsIntelligent transportation, topological characteristics, complex network, VANET, Vehicle to Infrastructure

© by Hong Zhang

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
Intelligent transportation, topological characteristics, complex network, VANET, Vehicle to Infrastructure