After presenting weaknesses of several classic routing protocols applied in vehicular ad hoc networks (VANETs) by a qualitative comparison, this paper proposes a novel self-adaptive routing protocol, named ARPP. With respect to the specific characteristics of VANETs, the proposed routing protocol adopts a dynamic topology establishment and time-varying control message sending mechanism. A direction-based forwarding strategy and a specific warning solution enhance the routing performance in ARPP. Simulation results show that the ARPP protocol outperforms the classic AODV in urban vehicle environment.
Wang LeiYang YangWang XiaoboIbrahima Kalil ToureMi Zhenqiang
The mobility of service providers brings new features into the research of dynamic network based service composition.From an optimistic perspective,the mobility of services could benefit the optimization of service composition,if properly handled.Therefore,the impacts of node mobility on the dynamic network based service composition are investigated.Then,a movement-assisted optimization method,namely MASCO,is proposed to improve the performance of the composited services by minimizing the length of data stream and the hop-counts of the service routes in the underlying networks.The correctness and efficiency of the proposed method are then verified through theoretical analysis and computer simulations.