Simulating Doppler components in the vehicle-to-vehicle communication channel

Abstract

Deep understanding of the Doppler spectrum components is an indispensable part to alleviate fading impairments in Vehicle Ad Hoc Networks (VANET). This paper presents a method to simulate the different Doppler components, incorporating vehicle speeds, environment and traffic. We hope this can serve as a building block for realistic simulation, and can be used to improve the reliability and robustness of wireless communications in VANET systems.