Modeling CSMA/CA in VANET

Anh Tuan Giang (1) , Anthony Busson (1)

1 L2S - Laboratoire des signaux et systèmes

In this paper, we propose a simple theoretical model to compute the maximum spatial reuse feasible in a VANET. We focus on the ad hoc mode of the IEEE 802.11p standard. Our model offers simple and closed formulae on the maximum number of simultaneous transmitters, and on the distribution of the distance between them. It leads to an accurate upper bound on the maximum capacity. In order to validate our approach, results from the analytical models are compared to simulations performed with the network simulator NS-3. We take into account different traffic distributions (traffic of vehicles) and we study the impact of this traffic on capacity.

Keywords: Ad Hoc networks; Markov chain; CSMA

Domains: Computer Science [cs]; Networking and Internet Architecture [cs.NI]

Anh Tuan Giang, Anthony Busson. Modeling CSMA/CA in VANET. 19th International Conference, ASMTA 2012, Jun 2012, Grenoble, France. pp.91-105, ⟨10.1007/978-3-642-30782-9_7⟩. ⟨hal-00728007⟩