Performance Evaluation of AODV and DSDV Routing Protocols Using CityMob in VANETs

Abstract

Routing is one of the most important challenges in Vehicular Ad hoc Networks (VANETs). These networks involve a high cost in the real world experimentation. Thus, simulation is a useful alternative in conducting such a research. In this paper, two important routing protocols (AODV and DSDV) have been considered for testing in VANET environments. Performance evaluation has been accomplished for these two routing protocols using the CityMob mobility generator that generates the required urban mobility scenario files. Then, simulation has been done based on these scenario files using the NS-2 simulator. The performance of the routing protocols has been compared based on some routing metrics (Packet Delivery Ratio and End to End Delay) for different values for the speed of vehicles. The work has been done under Linux operating system.