Implementing clustering for vehicular ad-hoc networks in ns-3

Abstract

Vehicular Ad-Hoc Networks are of great interest for secure, efficient and reliable communications, in the last years. In this paper, we firstly present an implementation of a VANET algorithm to form clusters in ns-3 simulation environment. We provide the details of the algorithm and the communication messages exchanged among vehicles to form and maintain clusters of moving nodes. Then, we present an application scenario for safety and emergency situations. Vehicles form clusters using the proposed algorithm while the application calculates safety messages statistics.