Analysis of Unicast Routing Protocols for VANETs

A mobile ad hoc network (MANET) is a kind of self-configuring ad hoc network of mobile routers connected by wireless links. Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks (VANETs) are MANETs used for communication among vehicles, and between vehicles and roadside equipment. In order to create a new routing protocol applied to car-to-car networks, we define some parameters to evaluate the efficiency of some of the existing routing protocols. The 802.11p technology designed for VANET was also used, applying the overhaul implementation, which improves the physical and medium access control layer. Our aim is to obtain routing evaluation parameters to be used in a platform between Simulation of Urban Mobility and Network Simulator. We will use these simulations for the implementation and testing of our own geocast routing protocol meant to send information to other vehicles situated in a given geographical position.