Review Article

Software-Defined Networks and Named Data Networks in Vehicular Ad Hoc Network Routing: Comparative Study and Future Directions

Table 6

Specifications of SDN proposed for VANET.

Ref.ControllerArchitectureSimulator/southbound APIApplications/use caseQoS SupportNetwork type

[38]ONOSCentralized cloud-basedFlowVisorSDN-rout, SDN-QoSYESCellular network
[64]Not mentionedCentralizedOMNet++, SUMOFast traffic accident rescueNoCellular network
[50]Not mentionedCentralizedOMNet++, SUMOEfficient content deliveryYESIEEE 802.11p, 1609
[52]Not mentionedUnicast centralized, broadcast distributedOpen-street map, NETEDIT, SUMORouting efficiencyYESDSRC
[54]ā€‰Broadcast distributedNS-3, SUMORouting optimizationYESDSRC
[59]OpenflowHierarchical controllersNS-3.26, SUMONetwork selection and data disseminationYES3G, wi-fi, WiMAX, and DSRC