Performance Evaluation of V2V Propagation Channels Under Different Link Types

Accurate and realistic propagation channel is of paramount requirement in the design of vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communications which cover the realistic channel properties and characteristics. Obstructions and propagation link types give significant impact on the communication link and are often ignored in the modelling and analysis of the V2V design and simulation. In this paper, we demonstrate an overview of V2V propagation channel model and wireless channel requirements based on the different link types and obstruction types. We investigate three different environments such as urban, suburban and highway which are in the state of Malacca. We analyze the neighborhood size (defined as the number of vehicles that can communicate with the ego vehicle), received signal power and traffic density under the different environment and link types. The numerical results show that the performance of the V2V communications is directly affected by the link types and the environments. The link quality deterioration is more severe due to the buildings than that due to the vehicles. Majority of the link types are still considered to be line-of-sight (LOS) and this is a promising sign for higher throughput and reliable V2V communication links. This analysis provides insightful planning and modelling foundation in V2V networks.