Research Article

CMD: A Multichannel Coordination Scheme for Emergency Message Dissemination in IEEE 1609.4

Table 2

Notations used in channel coordinator selection.

AcronymDescription

An advertised SCH which a vehicle intends to switch to during the SCHI
Any other advertised SCH apart from the one which a given vehicle intends to switch to during the SCHI
An SCH coordinator vehicle
The channel coordinator for forwarding messages from to
The number of advertised SCHs to provide nonsafety services
The number of vehicles expecting to switch to
The V2V separation distance.
The average for a given vehicle considering the vehicles expecting to switch to
The LAD for the coordinator vehicle in to
The coordination fitness value for a given vehicle considering the to