A realistic simulation framework for vehicular networks
Proceedings of the 5th International ICST Conference on Simulation Tools and Techniques
VEACON: A Vehicular Accident Ontology designed to improve safety on the roads
Journal of Network and Computer Applications
Computer Simulations of VANETs Using Realistic City Topologies
Wireless Personal Communications: An International Journal
An adaptive system based on roadmap profiling to enhance warning message dissemination in VANETs
IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking (TON)
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Research in Vehicular Ad hoc Networks (VANETs) has found in simulation the most useful method to test new algorithms and techniques. This is mainly due to the high cost of deploying such systems in real scenarios. However, when determining the factors that should be taken into account in these simulations, some features such as using real topologies, radio signal absorption due to obstacles and channel access are rarely included, and therefore, results obtained are far from being realistic. In this paper, we present a new Radio Propagation Model (RPM), called Real Attenuation and Visibility (RAV), proposed to simulate more realistically both attenuation of wireless signals (signal power loss) and the radio visibility scheme (presence of obstacles interfering with the signal path). We evaluated this model and compared it against existing RPMs using real scenarios. Simulation results confirmed that our proposed RAV scheme can better reflect realistic scenarios.