Modularized hypergraph clustering scheme model for stableVANET

Abstract

Summary VANET transforms vehicles into a social environment, allowing for maximum security and cooperative data transmission. Each vehicle is assigned a cluster, which transfers data to the cluster head (CH). The efficiency of a VANET network is determined by two factors: efficient vehicle groupings and optimal CH selection. This article proposes a novel modularized hypergraph clustering scheme in which the VANET is represented as a hypergraph network clustered using tensor trace maximization with the modularity matrix as the feed. CH is chosen from each cluster based on four vehicle parameters: vehicle speed about neighbors, consensus trust score, link lifetime, and connectivity level. For the final CH selection, all parameters are converted to eigenvalues. The fuzzy decision‐making scheme selects the best CH for all vehicles in that cluster based on a set of four parameters. The proposed algorithm for selecting the stable CH for improved network performance has also been validated and significantly improved using state‐of‐the‐art schemes.