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Table 1 Variables description

From: Efficient load balancing and QoS-based location aware service discovery protocol for vehicular ad hoc networks

Variable name

Variable description

nQoSSP

number of QoS-based service providers

λ QoSAdv

advertisement period

T

the simulation duration

nQoSReqs

number of QoS-based request messages

Area QoSReq

The surface of the request forwarding zone

ρ

the density of the VANet in terms of number of RRs per meter square.

ρV

The density of the VANet in terms of vehicles per meter square.

Area RI

The surface of the RI.

Area_QoSRep

The surface of the reply zone.