Research Article

Performance Comparison of IEEE 802.11p and IEEE 802.11b for Vehicle-to-Vehicle Communications in Highway, Rural, and Urban Areas

Table 6

Simulation Parameters.

Network SimulatorNS-2
Traffic Simulator ToolMOVE
Channel ModelLog-Normal Shadowing
Number of Vehicles100
Avg. Max. Vehicle Speed 40–60–80
Packet Size256–512–1024 Bytes
Traffic TypeCBR
IPG0.1, 0.05, 0.033, 0.025, 0.02 second
Queue TypeDrop Tail
Traffic EnvironmentsHighway-Rural-Urban
Routing ProtocolAODV
Vehicle MovementsSame direction with different speed