Experimental evaluation of the ETSI DCC adaptive approach and related algorithms Articles uri icon

authors

  • AMADOR MOLINA, OSCAR
  • SOTO CAMPOS, IGNACIO
  • CALDERON PASTOR, MARIA CARMEN
  • URUENA, MANUEL

publication date

  • March 2020

start page

  • 49798

end page

  • 49811

volume

  • 8

Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)

  • 2169-3536

abstract

  • Decentralized Congestion Control (DCC) mechanisms have been a core part of protocol stacks for vehicular networks since their inception and standardization. The ETSI ITS-G5 protocol stack for vehicular communications considers the usage of DCC not only in the network or access layers, but also as a part of the cross-layer architecture that influences how often messages are generated and transmitted. ETSI DCC mechanisms have evolved from a reactive approach based on a finite state machine, to an adaptive approach that relies on a linear control algorithm. This linear control algorithm, called LIMERIC, is the basis of the mechanism used in the ETSI DCC Adaptive Approach. The behavior of this algorithm depends on a set of parameters. Different values for these parameters have been proposed in the literature, including those defined in the ETSI specification. A recent proposal is Dual-alfa, which chooses parameters to improve convergence and fairness when the algorithm has to react to fast changes in the use of the shared medium (transitory situations). This article evaluates, by means of simulations, the performance of the ETSI DCC Adaptive Approach and related algorithms, considering both steady state and transitory situations. Results show that a bad selection of parameters can make a DCC algorithm ineffective, that the ETSI DCC Adaptive algorithm performs well in steady state conditions, and that Dual-alfa performs as well in steady state conditions and outperforms the ETSI DCC Adaptive Approach in transitory scenarios.

subjects

  • Telecommunications

keywords

  • congestion control, convergence, cooperative communication, etsi, vehicular ad hoc; networks.