Ad Hoc Networks. 8th International Conference, ADHOCNETS 2016, Ottawa, Canada, September 26-27, 2016, Revised Selected Papers

Research Article

Theoretical Analysis of Obstruction’s Influence on Data Dissemination in Vehicular Networks

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  • @INPROCEEDINGS{10.1007/978-3-319-51204-4_9,
        author={Miao Hu and Zhangdui Zhong and Minming Ni and Zhe Wang},
        title={Theoretical Analysis of Obstruction’s Influence on Data Dissemination in Vehicular Networks},
        proceedings={Ad Hoc Networks. 8th International Conference, ADHOCNETS 2016, Ottawa, Canada, September 26-27, 2016, Revised Selected Papers},
        proceedings_a={ADHOCNETS},
        year={2017},
        month={4},
        keywords={Light-of-sight Obstruction Transmission range Vehicular networks},
        doi={10.1007/978-3-319-51204-4_9}
    }
    
  • Miao Hu
    Zhangdui Zhong
    Minming Ni
    Zhe Wang
    Year: 2017
    Theoretical Analysis of Obstruction’s Influence on Data Dissemination in Vehicular Networks
    ADHOCNETS
    Springer
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-51204-4_9
Miao Hu1,*, Zhangdui Zhong1, Minming Ni1, Zhe Wang1
  • 1: Beijing Jiaoting University
*Contact email: humiao@outlook.com

Abstract

In vehicular networks (VNs), the radio propagation characteristics between two vehicles is greatly affected by the intermediate vehicles as obstruction, which has also been verified in many measurements. This property will definitely influence the routing protocol design in VNs, where the estimation of the one-hop transmission distance is of utmost importance on the relay selection. However, to the authors’ best knowledge, the obstruction’s influence has not been taken into consideration theoretically. In this paper, we propose an analytical model on the obstructed light-of-sight (OLOS) transmission distance. Based on a probabilistic method, the probability density function (PDF) of the one-hop OLOS transmission distance is obtained. Monte Carlo simulations are conducted to verify our proposed analytical model.