FFRDV: Fastest-Ferry Routing in DTN-enabled Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks

Non-real-time communication is the markedness of vehicular ad hoc networks (VANETs) because of the rapidly changing topology. A delay/disruption tolerant network (DTN) is defined as a dynamic network where the contacts among participants of the network are intermittent or link performances are highly unsteady. In such a periodic and disrupted network, message ferry (MF) is designed to collect and relay data between disconnected two ends. Our fastest-ferry routing in DTN-enabled VANET (FFRDV) scheme extends MF to the disconnected VANET. Maximum velocity-based routing within the block benefits emergency services. Moreover the selection of single ferry design decreases recourses cost. The effectiveness of the proposed idea are attributed by Network Simulator 2 (ns-2).