Performance Assessment of Optimized Link State Routing Protocol on Vehicular Ad Hoc Network Simulation

Vehicular Ad-hoc Networks (VANETs) are dedicated forms of wireless communication networks designed to handle the challenges of vehicular environments, including high mobility, varying traffic densities, and constantly changing topologies. These factors necessitate the development and evaluation of r...

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Main Authors: Yap Yu Xian, Sumendra Yogarayan, Siti Fatimah Abdul Razak, Md. Shohel Sayeed, Mohd. Fikri Azli Abdullah, Subarmaniam Kannan, Afizan Azman
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Published: Ital Publication 2025-03-01
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author Yap Yu Xian
Sumendra Yogarayan
Siti Fatimah Abdul Razak
Md. Shohel Sayeed
Mohd. Fikri Azli Abdullah
Subarmaniam Kannan
Afizan Azman
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Sumendra Yogarayan
Siti Fatimah Abdul Razak
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description Vehicular Ad-hoc Networks (VANETs) are dedicated forms of wireless communication networks designed to handle the challenges of vehicular environments, including high mobility, varying traffic densities, and constantly changing topologies. These factors necessitate the development and evaluation of routing protocols to ensure reliable data communication between vehicles. This study evaluates the performance of the Optimized Link State Routing (OLSR) protocol within Vehicular Ad-hoc Networks (VANETs), focusing on its capability to handle different traffic densities and dynamic environments. Reliable data communication in VANETs is critical due to the high mobility and constantly changing topologies, especially in urban and highway settings. Using NS-3 for network simulation and Simulation of Urban MObility (SUMO) for realistic vehicular mobility modelling, we conducted a series of simulations to assess OLSR’s performance in low-density and high-density scenarios across highway and urban environments. Key performance metrics, including packet delivery ratio (PDR), end-to-end delay (E2ED) and throughput were analyzed to capture OLSR’s strengths and weaknesses in each setting. The analysis showed that OLSR excels in low-density highway scenarios, achieving a PDR of 100% and low E2ED. However, in high-density urban settings, the protocol encounters performance challenges, with a reduced PDR of 81.40% and a high E2ED of 85.52 seconds, indicating delays in data transmission. These findings emphasize the limitations of OLSR in dense urban environments, highlighting the necessity for adaptive routing protocols that can improve performance in complex, high-density vehicular networks.   Doi: 10.28991/HIJ-2025-06-01-019 Full Text: PDF
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spelling doaj-art-0156b22ef1ff42669ea2cb5d154970302025-08-20T02:15:37ZengItal PublicationHighTech and Innovation Journal2723-95352025-03-016128930210.28991/HIJ-2025-06-01-019255Performance Assessment of Optimized Link State Routing Protocol on Vehicular Ad Hoc Network SimulationYap Yu Xian0Sumendra Yogarayan1Siti Fatimah Abdul Razak2Md. Shohel Sayeed3Mohd. Fikri Azli Abdullah4Subarmaniam Kannan5Afizan Azman6Faculty of Information Science and Technology, Multimedia University, Melaka 75450,Faculty of Information Science and Technology, Multimedia University, Melaka 75450,Faculty of Information Science and Technology, Multimedia University, Melaka 75450,Faculty of Information Science and Technology, Multimedia University, Melaka 75450,Faculty of Information Science and Technology, Multimedia University, Melaka 75450,Faculty of Information Science and Technology, Multimedia University, Melaka 75450,School of Computing, Faculty of Information and Technology, Taylors University, Subang Jaya, Selangor,Vehicular Ad-hoc Networks (VANETs) are dedicated forms of wireless communication networks designed to handle the challenges of vehicular environments, including high mobility, varying traffic densities, and constantly changing topologies. These factors necessitate the development and evaluation of routing protocols to ensure reliable data communication between vehicles. This study evaluates the performance of the Optimized Link State Routing (OLSR) protocol within Vehicular Ad-hoc Networks (VANETs), focusing on its capability to handle different traffic densities and dynamic environments. Reliable data communication in VANETs is critical due to the high mobility and constantly changing topologies, especially in urban and highway settings. Using NS-3 for network simulation and Simulation of Urban MObility (SUMO) for realistic vehicular mobility modelling, we conducted a series of simulations to assess OLSR’s performance in low-density and high-density scenarios across highway and urban environments. Key performance metrics, including packet delivery ratio (PDR), end-to-end delay (E2ED) and throughput were analyzed to capture OLSR’s strengths and weaknesses in each setting. The analysis showed that OLSR excels in low-density highway scenarios, achieving a PDR of 100% and low E2ED. However, in high-density urban settings, the protocol encounters performance challenges, with a reduced PDR of 81.40% and a high E2ED of 85.52 seconds, indicating delays in data transmission. These findings emphasize the limitations of OLSR in dense urban environments, highlighting the necessity for adaptive routing protocols that can improve performance in complex, high-density vehicular networks.   Doi: 10.28991/HIJ-2025-06-01-019 Full Text: PDFhttps://hightechjournal.org/index.php/HIJ/article/view/935olsrvanetqoshighwayurbanns-3sumo.
spellingShingle Yap Yu Xian
Sumendra Yogarayan
Siti Fatimah Abdul Razak
Md. Shohel Sayeed
Mohd. Fikri Azli Abdullah
Subarmaniam Kannan
Afizan Azman
Performance Assessment of Optimized Link State Routing Protocol on Vehicular Ad Hoc Network Simulation
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