VANETs Routing Optimization: Combining Message Priority, Free Nodes, and Mobility Direction

Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks (VANETs) face challenges due to high vehicle mobility, which leads to frequent changes in network topology and unstable links. To tackle this, we propose a novel routing strategy called MPFD, which enhances message delivery rates and reduces End-to-End (E2E) delay. MPFD ope...

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Main Authors: Fang Xu, Chunmeng Yang, Hao Chen, Manzoor Ahmed, Min Deng, Yuanlin Lyu
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author Fang Xu
Chunmeng Yang
Hao Chen
Manzoor Ahmed
Min Deng
Yuanlin Lyu
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Chunmeng Yang
Hao Chen
Manzoor Ahmed
Min Deng
Yuanlin Lyu
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description Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks (VANETs) face challenges due to high vehicle mobility, which leads to frequent changes in network topology and unstable links. To tackle this, we propose a novel routing strategy called MPFD, which enhances message delivery rates and reduces End-to-End (E2E) delay. MPFD operates in two phases. The first phase, the message management phase, prioritizes messages based on urgency and controls message propagation by considering hop count (H) and Time-To-Live (TTL), ensuring only critical messages are forwarded. The second phase, the relay node selection phase, uses free nodes to identify the best relay for forwarding messages. Candidate nodes are evaluated based on community association, movement direction, and proximity to the destination. Simulations show that the MPFD strategy significantly improves message delivery speed, reduces overhead and E2E delay, and enhances the overall message delivery ratio in VANETs.
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spelling doaj-art-a0a483878d07441c81df39ef401e902e2025-02-11T00:01:08ZengIEEEIEEE Access2169-35362025-01-0113233312334310.1109/ACCESS.2025.353792010869452VANETs Routing Optimization: Combining Message Priority, Free Nodes, and Mobility DirectionFang Xu0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5428-6532Chunmeng Yang1https://orcid.org/0009-0006-8158-7457Hao Chen2Manzoor Ahmed3https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0459-9845Min Deng4https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2453-0607Yuanlin Lyu5https://orcid.org/0009-0001-7231-3490School of Computer and Information Science, Hubei Engineering University, Xiaogan, ChinaSchool of Computer and Information Science, Hubei Engineering University, Xiaogan, ChinaSchool of Computer Science and Information Engineering, Hubei University, Wuhan, ChinaSchool of Computer and Information Science, Hubei Engineering University, Xiaogan, ChinaSchool of Computer and Information Science, Hubei Engineering University, Xiaogan, ChinaSchool of Computer and Information Science, Hubei Engineering University, Xiaogan, ChinaVehicular Ad Hoc Networks (VANETs) face challenges due to high vehicle mobility, which leads to frequent changes in network topology and unstable links. To tackle this, we propose a novel routing strategy called MPFD, which enhances message delivery rates and reduces End-to-End (E2E) delay. MPFD operates in two phases. The first phase, the message management phase, prioritizes messages based on urgency and controls message propagation by considering hop count (H) and Time-To-Live (TTL), ensuring only critical messages are forwarded. The second phase, the relay node selection phase, uses free nodes to identify the best relay for forwarding messages. Candidate nodes are evaluated based on community association, movement direction, and proximity to the destination. Simulations show that the MPFD strategy significantly improves message delivery speed, reduces overhead and E2E delay, and enhances the overall message delivery ratio in VANETs.https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10869452/Vehicle ad-hoc networksmessage forwardingmessage prioritymovement directionfree noderouting policy
spellingShingle Fang Xu
Chunmeng Yang
Hao Chen
Manzoor Ahmed
Min Deng
Yuanlin Lyu
VANETs Routing Optimization: Combining Message Priority, Free Nodes, and Mobility Direction
IEEE Access
Vehicle ad-hoc networks
message forwarding
message priority
movement direction
free node
routing policy
title VANETs Routing Optimization: Combining Message Priority, Free Nodes, and Mobility Direction
title_full VANETs Routing Optimization: Combining Message Priority, Free Nodes, and Mobility Direction
title_fullStr VANETs Routing Optimization: Combining Message Priority, Free Nodes, and Mobility Direction
title_full_unstemmed VANETs Routing Optimization: Combining Message Priority, Free Nodes, and Mobility Direction
title_short VANETs Routing Optimization: Combining Message Priority, Free Nodes, and Mobility Direction
title_sort vanets routing optimization combining message priority free nodes and mobility direction
topic Vehicle ad-hoc networks
message forwarding
message priority
movement direction
free node
routing policy
url https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10869452/
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