On the Impact of Antenna Patterns on VANET Simulation

Eckhoff D, Brummer A, Sommer C (2016)

Publication Language: English

Publication Type: Conference contribution, Conference Contribution

Publication year: 2016

Publisher: IEEE

Pages Range: 1-4

Conference Proceedings Title: Proceedings of the 8th IEEE Vehicular Networking Conference (VNC 2016)

Event location: Columbus, OH US

ISBN: 978-1-5090-5197-7

URI: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=7835925

DOI: 10.1109/VNC.2016.7835925

Abstract

Although the level of realism in vehicular network simulation is constantly increasing, antenna radiation patterns have only rarely entered the picture. In this paper we investigate the impact of these antenna patterns on the outcome of a city-wide simulation with hundreds of cars as well as an isolated intersection collision avoidance scenario. We show that in both cases pronounced differences can be observed: Compared to idealistic isotropic antennas, using realistic antennas changes the distribution of angle of arrival, affecting network topology dynamics. In collision avoidance applications, the antenna radiation pattern can make the difference between a crash and a successful emergency brake, strongly indicating that antenna characteristics should find more consideration in vehicular network simulation.

Authors with CRIS profile

David Eckhoff Computer Science 7 (Computer Networks and Communication Systems) Alexander Brummer Computer Science 7 (Computer Networks and Communication Systems)

Related research project(s)

Modeling and Simulation of Three-Dimensional Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks Oct. 1, 2017 - Sept. 30, 2022

Involved external institutions

Universität Paderborn DE Germany (DE)

How to cite

APA:

Eckhoff, D., Brummer, A., & Sommer, C. (2016). On the Impact of Antenna Patterns on VANET Simulation. In Proceedings of the 8th IEEE Vehicular Networking Conference (VNC 2016) (pp. 1-4). Columbus, OH, US: IEEE.

MLA:

Eckhoff, David, Alexander Brummer, and Christoph Sommer. "On the Impact of Antenna Patterns on VANET Simulation." Proceedings of the 8th IEEE Vehicular Networking Conference (VNC 2016), Columbus, OH IEEE, 2016. 1-4.

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