Research Article

Improving VANETs Connectivity with a Totally Ad Hoc Living Mobile Backbone

Table 2

Parameters used for the simulation.

Parameters Values (s)

Schedule 05 h 30 min AM until 08 h 30 min AM (1); 08 h 31 min AM until 04 h 30 min PM (2); 04 h 31 min PM until 07 h 30 min PM (3); 07 h 31 min PM until 11 h 59 min PM (4)
Lane extension (km) 2 × 0.1
Density (bus/km) by schedule 3.0; 2.2; 3.4; 1.8
Maximum speed (km/h) by schedule 51; 53; 50; 54
Number of traffic lights 5
Downtime of the traffic lights (s) 20
Simulation time (s) 600