Reliable Multihop Routing and Congestion Aware Chicken Swarm Optimization in Vehicular Ad-Hoc Network

Background: Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks (VANETs) play a crucial role in intelligent transportation by facilitating communication between vehicles and vehicles with infrastructure-based models. They encounter problems such as significant movement, overcrowding, and loss of data. This research presents a novel deep reinforcement learning-based resource allocation and congestion optimization (DRLRCO) framework aimed at improving communication efficiency and high reliability using an effective learning process. Method Used: The DRLRCO framework employs agent-based learning to ensure precise data transmission, AdMAC Protocol for dynamic packet delivery, and Congestion-Aware Chicken Swarm Optimization (CSO) to enhance network performance. Result: The DRLRCO framework surpasses reinforcement learning models for comprehensive testing. Significant enhancements involve improved accuracy, reduced data loss, minimized overhead, increased throughput, and shorter average delays for real-time communication. Conclusion: The DRLRCO framework successfully tackles congestion and data loss in vehicular communication. Future studies might involve Artificial Intelligence (AI) for traffic forecasting, experimentation among high-speed vehicles and investigating blockchain for enhanced security.