Integrated Extensible Simulation Platform for Vehicular Sensor Networks in Smart Cities
Joint Authors
Cao, Ke
Tang, Xiaolan
Zhang, Yi
Xiong, Zhang
Pu, Juhua
Source
International Journal of Distributed Sensor Networks
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-10, 10 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-12-13
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
10
Main Subjects
Telecommunications Engineering
Information Technology and Computer Science
Abstract EN
This paper presents an integrated extensible simulation platform BHU-VSim for vehicular sensor networks (VSNs), which aims to support general simulation environment for typical vehicular applications in smart cities.
To deploy urban traffic scenario, we propose a hierarchical object structure to manage entities with different movement models in the network.
Furthermore, we design a general data container to present different kinds of data transferred and provide two schemes to generate data packages.
Regarding transmission control, the platform includes three components: task scheduling, storage management, and routing deployment.
We support importing external routing protocols and configuring relevant parameters to satisfy various transmission requirements.
Finally, an instance application, real-time traffic monitoring, and an example of statistical analysis are introduced to prove the practicality and accuracy of the simulator.
In one word, as an initiate attempt, our platform provides significant improvement of VSNs’ simulations.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Tang, Xiaolan& Pu, Juhua& Cao, Ke& Zhang, Yi& Xiong, Zhang. 2012. Integrated Extensible Simulation Platform for Vehicular Sensor Networks in Smart Cities. International Journal of Distributed Sensor Networks،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-10.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Tang, Xiaolan…[et al.]. Integrated Extensible Simulation Platform for Vehicular Sensor Networks in Smart Cities. International Journal of Distributed Sensor Networks No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-10.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Tang, Xiaolan& Pu, Juhua& Cao, Ke& Zhang, Yi& Xiong, Zhang. Integrated Extensible Simulation Platform for Vehicular Sensor Networks in Smart Cities. International Journal of Distributed Sensor Networks. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-504080
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-504080