Survey of Vehicular Network Simulators: A Temporal Approach

Abstract

Evaluating protocols and applications for Intelligent Transportation Systems is the first step before deploying them in the real world. Simulations provide scalable evaluations with low costs. However, to produce reliable results, the simulators should implement models that represent as closely as possible real situations. In this survey, we provide a study of the main simulators focused on Intelligent Transport Systems assessment. Additionally, we examine the temporal evolution of these simulators giving information that leads to an overview understanding of how long the scientific community takes to absorb a new simulator proposal. The conclusions presented in this survey provide valuable insights that help researchers make better choices when selecting the appropriate simulator to evaluate new proposals.