Simulation of V2V communications in various propagation channels: Assessing antenna performance in terms of PER

In this paper, we present a simple and complete simulation approach to compare antenna performance within the frame of Vehicle-to-Vehicle (V2V) communication systems. A geometry-based stochastic channel model (GBSCM) is used to simulate propagation channel pertaining to main environments in a V2V context. Once propagation scenarios are simulated, they are combined with the integration of various antenna locations and patterns. Finally, their performance can be analyzed in terms of Bit Error Rate (BER) or Packet Error Rate (PER) after the implementation of the physical layer (PHY layer) following the IEEE 802.11p standard dedicated to V2X communications.