Research Article

Spectrum Handoff Aware AODV Routing Protocol for Cognitive Radio Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks

Table 2

Simulation parameters.

Parameter nameDescription

Topology10001000 flatgrid
No. of CR nodes100
No. of PU channels10 (8 MHz) channels
No. of PU transmitters10
PU active probability10, 15, and 20 seconds
Mobility modelRandom waypoint model
Receiver threshold
Carrier sense threshold
Input CR transmit power
−95 dBm
−115 dBm
10 mW
CR Tx range200 m, licensed channel
PU Tx range500 m, licensed channel
Data rate2 Mbps
Interface queue length50
Simulation time (s)200 seconds
Traffic typeTCP
Packet size512 and 1024 bytes