Routing Protocol in VANETs Equipped with Directional Antennas: Topology-Based Neighbor Discovery and Routing Analysis

<table class="figure-group"><tr class="fig-image" id="a"><td><object data="https://static-preview.hindawi.com/articles/wcmc/volume-2018/7635143/figures/7635143.fig.006a.svgz" name="7635143.fig.006a" type="image/svg+xml"></object></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td>(a) Node j should wait for a period time until it can communicate with node k</td></tr><tr class="fig-image" id="b"><td><object data="https://static-preview.hindawi.com/articles/wcmc/volume-2018/7635143/figures/7635143.fig.006b.svgz" name="7635143.fig.006b" type="image/svg+xml"></object></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td>(b) Node j relays packets to node k immediately</td></tr></table>

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Figure 6: Routing Protocol in VANETs Equipped with Directional Antennas: Topology-Based Neighbor Discovery and Routing Analysis 