title: VANET Clustering Based Routing Protocol Suitable for Deserts.
abstract: In recent years, there has emerged applications of vehicular ad hoc networks (VANETs) towards security, safety, rescue, exploration, military and communication redundancy systems in non-populated areas, besides its ordinary use in urban environments as an essential part of intelligent transportation systems (ITS). This paper proposes a novel algorithm for the process of organizing a cluster structure and cluster head election (CHE) suitable for VANETs. Moreover, it presents a robust clustering-based routing protocol, which is appropriate for deserts and can achieve high communication efficiency, ensuring reliable information delivery and optimal exploitation of the equipment on each vehicle. A comprehensive simulation is conducted to evaluate the performance of the proposed CHE and routing algorithms.
authors.affiliation: National Mobile Communications Research Laboratory, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, China. mohamedseu@hotmail.com.|School of Information Science and Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, China. mohamedseu@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Mohammed Mohsen Mohammed
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Nasr
authors.affiliation: School of Information Science and Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, China. abdeldime@hotmail.com.|Electrical and Computer Department, College of Engineering, Karary University, Khartoum 12304, Sudan. abdeldime@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Abdeldime Mohamed Salih
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Abdelgader
authors.affiliation: School of Information Science and Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, China. zgwang@seu.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Zhi-Gong
authors.initials: ZG
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: National Mobile Communications Research Laboratory, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, China. lfshen@seu.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Lian-Feng
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: Shen
keywords: CBRP; VANET; ad hoc networks; clustering; routing