Test Environment Design for Wireless Vehicle Commu

Technicalreport,IDE0710,January2007TestEnvironmentDesignforWirelessVehicleCommunicationsMaster’sThesisinComputerSystemsEngineeringPeterLerchbaumerandAlejandroOchoaSchoolofInformationScience,ComputerandElectricalEngineeringHalmstadUniversityAbstractTheresearchinwirelesscommunicationsandin-vehiclecomputingsystemshasopenedupnewfieldsofapplicationsfortransportationsystems.Vehicularadhocnetworks(VANETs)emergeasacontributiontothesolutionofprovidingsaferandmoreefficientroadsandtoincreasepassengersafety.ThisthesistreatsdifferentissuesthatinfluencetheperformanceofwirelessvehiclecommunicationsystemsanditproposesageneraldesignprocedurefortheconstructionofatestenvironmentforVANETs.Acomprehensivesurveyofthedifferentparametersthataffectthesystemperformanceinthefieldofwirelessvehiclecommunicationsisprovided.Theseparametersarethenanalysedandquantifiedtoserveasguidelineswhenidentifyinganddesigningthedifferentcomponentsofthetestenvironment.OnesuchcomponentisasimulatorthatenablesVANETperformanceevaluationandallowsidentificationofbottlenecksinthenetworkfunctionality.Inaddition,suggestionsforahardwareplatformandanoperatingsystemforthedevelopmentofasuitableon-boardtest-bedforperformancemeasurementsarepresented.Thedesignprocedureofsuchatestenvironmentisintendedtobeusedbyresearchersandengineersworkinginthefieldofwirelesscommunicationsandadhocnetworkingwithspecialregardtotheautomotivesector.Keywords:vehicularadhocnetwork,testenvironment,test-bed,simulator,wirelesscommu-nications.AcknowledgementsThedevelopmentofthisMaster’sthesishasbeenajointundertakingintheDeparmentofTransport,InformationandCommunicationatVolvoTechnologyCorporationinG¨oteborg,Sweden.Somepeoplehavebeeninstrumentalinallowingthisprojecttobecompleted.FirstandespeciallywewouldliketothankoursupervisoratHalmstadUniversityandVolvoTechnology,ElisabethUhlemann,forherencouragementandsupportthroughouttheprocessofthiswork.Heruncomplicatedbutprofessionalandefficientwayoftreatingprojectswasagreathelpforaccomplishingtheaimsofourthesis.ThisfacteasilyletusoverlookthedeclinedrequestforawritingaidinformofanotherMaster’sthesisstudent.WewouldalsoliketothankHosseinZakizadehatVolvoTechnologyforhishelpandsupportofnecessaryinformationregardingtheCVISprojectforourworkespeciallyinthestart-upphaseofourthesis.WeacknowledgethepeoplefromtheVASprojectatHalmstadUniverstiyfortheircommentsandsuggestionsonourwork.ToourcolleaguesatVolvoTechnology,formakingtheofficeaniceplacetowork.Finally,toourparents,whoareenablingusthechancetoexperiencetheseopportunitiesatall.Thankyou.PeterLerchbaumerAlejandroOchoaListofAbbreviationsADASE..................AdvancedDriverAssistanceSystemsinEuropeADS......................AppliedDataSystemsAHSRA..................AssistHighwaySystemResearchAssociationAODV...................AdhocOn-DemandDistanceVectorASV......................AdvancedSafetyVehiclesBER.....................BitErrorRateCALM...................CommunicationAir-interfaceLongandMediumCAN.....................ControllerAreaNetworkCVIS.....................CooperativeVehicle-InfrastructureSystemsDSRC....................DedicatedShortRangeCommunicationsFND.....................FleetNeetDemonstratorFTP......................FileTransferProtocolGPS......................GlobalPositioningSystemGPRS....................GeneralPacketRadioServiceGUI......................GraphicalUserInterfaceITS.......................IntelligentTransportationSystemsIVI.......................IntelligentVehicleInitiativeLAN.....................LocalAreaNetworksLBS......................LocationbasedservicesMAC.....................MediaAccessControlMFC.....................MicrosoftFoundationClassesNHTSA..................NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministrationNTRC....................NationalTransportationResearchCouncilOS.......................OperatingSystemQoS......................QualityofServicePATH....................PartnersforAdvancedTransitandHighwaysPER.....................PacketErrorRateiRPF......................RapidPrototypingPlatformSLL......................SimulatorLinkLayerSNRA....................SwedishNationalRoadAdministrationSPL......................SimulatorProfileLayerTEV.....................TestEnvironmentforVANETsUMTS....................UniversalMobileTelecommunicationsSystemVANET..................VehicularAdHocNetworkVAS......................VehicleAlertSystemsVoIP.....................VoiceoverInternetProtocolV2I.......................VehicletoInfrastructureV2V......................VehicletoVehicleVVC.....................VirtualVehicleCommunicationVVN.....................VehicleVirtualNetworkWiMAX..................WorldwideInteroperabilityforMicrowaveAccessiiContents1Introduction11.1ChallengesforVehicleCommunicationSystems..................21.2ProblemStatement..................................21.3ChapterOverview...................................22Background52.1IntelligentTransportationSystems.........................52.2SwedishVisionZero.................................63RelatedWork93.1SimulationPlatforms.................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