Ad hoc vehicular: Exploratory evaluation of a vehicular ad hoc network in Urban and highway settings

A Vehicular Ad hoc network (VANET) represents a unique subset among mobile ad hoc networks (MANET), in which the nodes are vehicles provided with their own communications technology. In this paper, there is a convergence of approaches to meet expectations with regard to examining performance in the operational settings in protocols like AID, DBRS, SRD, and the ADDHV, which are designed to disseminate messages. A comparative evaluation makes it possible to explore the strategies employed by these protocols when faced with challenges such as network partition and the problem of broadcast storm, which can damage the dissemination process. The results shown as a set of metrics obtained in different vehicular traffic schemes complete the investigation.