Simulation of vehicular ad-hoc networks: Challenges, review of tools and recommendations

Computer Networks

Volumn 55, Issue 14, 2011, Pages 3179-3188

  Stanica, Razvan ^a   Chaput, Emmanuel ^a   Beylot, André Luc ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

Author keywords

iTetris; JiST SWANS; Mobility model; Simulation; VANET; VanetMobiSim

Indexed keywords

NETWORK ARCHITECTURE;

ITETRIS; JIST/SWANS; MOBILITY MODEL; SIMULATION; VANET; VANETMOBISIM;

VEHICULAR AD HOC NETWORKS;

EID: 80052427055     PISSN: 13891286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.comnet.2011.05.007     Document Type: Article

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