An evolving super-network model with inter-vehicle communications

An evolving super-network model with inter-vehicle communications (IVC) is established in this paper, which consists of two layers: the traffic network and the communication network. The model incorporates key parameters of wireless communication devices (characterized by their transmission ranges and bandwidths), market penetration rate and vehicle distribution. The impacts of these parameters on the topological structure of the model are revealed and verified via simulations using a modified car-following model with inter-vehicle communications. Finally, some guidelines are presented for adapting the topological organization of the communication network to the environment by tuning the key parameters.