[Tccc] Veins 2.0 released: Open Source vehicular network simulation framework for OMNeT++
Christoph Sommer
christoph.sommeratuibk.ac.at
Mon Oct 29 13:50:39 EDT 2012
Dear all,
We are happy to announce Veins 2.0, the latest version of our Open
Source vehicular network simulation framework for OMNeT++.
Full source code, a beginner's tutorial, documentation, and the
publication list are available at
http://veins.car2x.org/
This release continues the framework's six year tradition of providing a
comprehensive set of high quality models for the simulation of Inter
Vehicle Communication (IVC) to an ever growing user base; now spanning 5
continents, including universities, governmental bodies, and independent
research institutes as well as most major European automobile manufacturers.
I am deeply grateful to the Veins core team at the universities of
Innsbruck, Erlangen, and Trento, to everyone who contributed simulation
models and code, and to the hundreds of people who reported and fixed
bugs or helped us with their input since we published the first release
candidate of Veins 2.0.
Like previous versions, Veins 2.0 is based on pure Open Source software
offering unrestricted extensibility, relies on SUMO, a trusted vehicular
mobility model and implementation by the Transportation and Traffic
Science community, and allows for online re-configuration and re-routing
of vehicles in reaction to network packets.
The following list names only some of the features that come with the
new release:
- Compared to earlier versions, Veins 2.0 now makes use of MiXiM
physical layer and mobility support to offer a wealth of new and
improved models that cover requirements specific to IVC simulation like
mobility models, multi-path propagation, obstacle-caused fading in
vehicular networks, as well as PHY and MAC layer modules.
- For the first time, Veins 2.0 features dedicated models of IEEE
802.11p and IEEE 1609.4 DSRC PHY and MAC layers, including Access
Categories for QoS, Wave Short Message (WSM) handling, and beaconing
WAVE service announcements, as well as multi channel operation, i.e. the
periodic switching between the Control Channel (CCH) and Service
Channels (SCHs).
- Veins includes full EDCA functionality, enabling researchers to
simulate multi-channel multi-priority applications. Please see the
Changelog for full details.
Changes from the last release candidate (veins-2.0-rc2) include:
- The IEEE 1609.4/802.11p MAC behaviour has been further optimized
(minor bug fixes and performance tweaks)
- The IEEE 802.11p Physical Layer and Decider have been improved.
Interference/SNR computation is more robust and simplified frame
capturing has been added.
- Veins 2.0 now offers additional checks to validate user created
experiments, full compatibility with clang and newer versions of gcc,
delivers a more polished user experience, and offers many more available
IVC centric metrics.
Detailed descriptions of all employed models and the results of
extensive model validation can be found in the peer reviewed
publications linked from
http://veins.car2x.org/
I would like to invite everyone to download and try out Veins 2.0 -- as
always, we will be happy to help with any open questions or problems
during migration!
On behalf of the Veins core team,
Christoph
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Dr.-Ing. Christoph Sommer
Institute of Computer Science
University of Innsbruck, Austria
Phone: +43 512 507-53285 / Fax: -53079
http://ccs.uibk.ac.at/~sommer/
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