Advanced Networking: VANET

The rapid growth of wireless networks in advanced networking enhances comfort and security. Ad-hoc wireless networks, including Mobile Ad-hoc Networks (MANET), Vehicular Ad-hoc Networks (VANET). VANET, a subset of MANET, facilitates Vehicle-to-Vehicle (V2V) and Vehicle-to-Roadside (V2R) communications. Its components include On-Board Unit (OBU), Road Side Unit (RSU), and Trusted Authority (TA), with applications in Intelligent Transport System (ITS). VANETs face broadcast storms causing collisions and data redundancy. The proposed research focuses on reviewing existing broadcast algorithms, suggesting a cluster-based protocol to minimize storms, avoid redundant data, reduce transmission delays, and form enhanced clusters. Efficient cluster head selection is crucial. Protocols like Cluster-Based Efficient Broadcasting (CBE-B), Selective Reliable Communication (SRC), and Improved Cluster Head Selection (ICHS) address these issues, outperforming existing solutions.