Derivation of a fast, approximating 802.11p simulation model

Abstract

This paper gives an overview of the development of a fast, approximating model of vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) and vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2X) communication. Large-scale traffic simulations need to be fast, and the lack of supporting this feature by common communication simulators makes the development of a new one necessary. In a vehicular system, packet error rate can be significant; hence models that consider error characteristics are desirable. Our work considers communication models that approximate the radio propagation characteristics in a realistic way without compromising simulation speed.