Reliable and Efficient Broadcast Routing Using Multipoint Relays Over VANET For Vehicle Platooning

TL;DR

This paper presents a reliable and efficient broadcast routing algorithm using multipoint relays in VANETs to support vehicle platooning, enhancing multi-hop communication for forming road trains.

Contribution

It introduces a novel broadcast algorithm utilizing MPRs for VANETs, improving reliability and efficiency in vehicle platooning scenarios.

Findings

MPR-based broadcast improves communication reliability

The algorithm enhances efficiency in multi-hop VANET communication

Simulation results confirm better platooning support

Abstract

In this paper, we design and implement a reliable broadcast algorithm over a VANET for supporting multi-hop forwarding of vehicle sensor and control packets that will enable vehicles to platoon with each other in order to form a road train behind the lead truck. In particular, we use multipoint relays (MPRs) for packet transmission, which leads to more efficient communication in a VANET. We evaluate the performance based on simulation by running a platooning simulation application program, and show that with MPRs, the communication in the VANET to form a road train is more efficient and reliable.