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Abstract
Recent development in vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communication has increased the need for
simulation to test and analyze protocols for this emerging technology. Packet work simulators
lack a realistic V2V channel module which would allow having accurate simulations. This thesis
proposes an efficient method for generating a V2V channel in a work simulator. This
method, based on V2V channel measurements and models, efficiently generates Nakagami fading
whose power spectrum and fading severity change with vehicles velocity and separation. The small-
scale fading envelope is used to modulate a large-scale path loss model. The implementation uses a
simple puted lookup table to generate the power envelope with minimal calculations in the
simulator. This method is then implemented work Simulator 2 (NS-2).
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Acknowledgements
I would like to thank my thesis advisor Professor Daniel Stancil for his guidance throughout my
work for this thesis. This work would not have been possible without his ments and
thoughts. His constant encouragement and his strive for excellence make working with him a
rewarding experience.
I would like to thank my parents and my sister. Their love and affection was the beacon that
lighted my way towards finishing my graduate studies. I am also grateful to all my close friends. I am
especially grateful to Samer Sobh who has always been ready to provide his help and support, e
Wassouf for making the work during my graduate studies an enjoyable experience, and Konstantina
Giannikopoulou for all her tenderness and devotion.
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Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction ........................................................................................................................ 1
Problem Statement ................................................................................................................ 2
Thesis Structure ..........................................