TITLE:
Medium Access Control QoS Analysis in VANET, FANET Software Defined Radio Platform
AUTHORS:
Pegdwindé Justin Kouraogo, Hamidou Harouna Omar, Désiré Guel
KEYWORDS:
VANET, Medium Access Control (MAC), Quality of Service (QoS), Software-Defined Radio (SDR), Mobility, Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS)
JOURNAL NAME:
Engineering,
Vol.17 No.1,
January
26,
2025
ABSTRACT: Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks (VANETs) are critical for the advancement of Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS), enabling real-time vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) and vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I) communications. However, ensuring Quality of Service (QoS) in VANETs is challenging due to high mobility, dynamic topologies, and interference. This study evaluates the performance of Medium Access Control (MAC) protocols implemented on a Software-Defined Radio (SDR) platform to address these challenges. The research highlights the use of QoS-prescribed scheduling algorithms and multi-user detection techniques to optimize key performance metrics such as packet delivery ratio (PDR), throughput, and scalability. Simulation results demonstrate significant improvements under varying mobility and channel conditions, achieving stable communication and high user capacity in both fixed and high-mobility scenarios. The findings underscore the potential of SDR-based VANET solutions for enhancing reliability, scalability, and efficiency in dynamic vehicular environments. Future directions include incorporating iterative methods and real-world testing to further refine QoS delivery in VANETs.