A Systematic Overview on Simulation of Connected Vehicles Infrastructure in Smart Cities

The development and use of connected vehicles are becoming increasingly important areas of study in the wireless networking and transportation research communities. These networks can provide various services such as collision warning. Unlike other types of devices, such as hand-held devices, the vehicles’ nodes are not limited by their energy consumption and storage capacity. Therefore, the development of connected networks can be carried out with minimal resources. It is necessary to run a simulation in order to determine whether they are feasible. The availability of multiple devices and protocols has led to the creation of new utilization scenarios. Due to the complexity of the task, many simulation tools were developed during the past few years. This paper systematically reviews the current state of these tools and discusses their capabilities to evaluate the various scenarios related to the development of connected vehicles network.