Title :
Overhauling ns-2 PHY/MAC simulations for IEEE 802.11p/WAVE vehicular networks
Author :
Campolo, Claudia ; Cozzetti, Hector Agustin ; Molinaro, Antonella ; Scopigno, Riccardo M.
Author_Institution :
DIMET-Dipt. di Inf., Mat., Elettron. e Trasporti, Univ. Mediterranea di Reggio Calabria, Calabria, Italy
Abstract :
The IEEE 802.11p/WAVE family of standards has been designed to provide multi-channel communications for vehicular use. Despite the increasing interest on vehicular networking, further efforts are still required to improve realism of simulations, in order to account for the latest standards and for physical-related phenomena. In this paper, we aim at overhauling the physical and MAC layers of ns-2 to include the last recommendations on frequency allocation, the effects of channel impairments (fading, obstructions, in-channel and adjacent channel interference), an enhanced receiver design, and the WAVE multi-channel related effects.
Keywords :
access protocols; vehicular ad hoc networks; wireless LAN; IEEE 802.11p/WAVE vehicular networks; channel impairments; frequency allocation; multichannel communications; ns-2 PHY/MAC simulations; vehicular use; Computational modeling; Delay; Interference; Receivers; Signal to noise ratio; Switches; Vehicles; 802.11p; ACI; FEC; VANET; WAVE; obstruction;
Conference_Titel :
Communications (ICC), 2012 IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Ottawa, ON
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-2052-9
Electronic_ISBN :
1550-3607
DOI :
10.1109/ICC.2012.6364771
