Research Article

A Software-Defined Networking Roadside Unit Cloud Resource Management Framework for Vehicle Ad Hoc Networks

Table 1

Input parameters.

InputDescription

Number of services.
Number of RSUs.
The demand at RSU for service , .
if a demand happens on RSU for service ; otherwise, , .
Number of paths from RSU to RSU , .
1, if RSU to RSU uses path with edge ; 0, otherwise. , .
Bandwidth capacity of edge , , is given here, .
RSU ’s threshold on number of service hosts, .
Service ’s threshold on number of hosts, .
Delay threshold for service , .
For controlling the granularity of the lookup table, .
Load ’s delay on edge , , .
1, if service was hosted on RSU m in the past; 0, otherwise. , .
1, if a control plane existed for service on path between RSUs and ; 0 otherwise.