A Vehicular Ad-hoc Network (VANET) is a collection of nodes forming a
wireless network, but the nodes of this network are vehicles with special equipment that
enable them to communicate with each other. VANET protocols have to face high
challenges
due to dynamically changing topologies, link breakage and low vehicular
density. A suitable and effective routing protocol helps to ensure that messages are reached
to their destinations and achieve the desired aim of the application.
In this research, we present an analysis of the performance of two major routing
protocols used in these networks, which are AODV (Ad hoc On-Demand Distance Vector)
and GPSR (Greedy Perimeter Stateless Routing). This analysis is based on various
parameters such as end-to-end delay and average dropped packets, in order to find the best
protocol which can be used in the network with low density at the junctions. To achieve
this purpose, we used a simulator OPNET_17.5. Depending on the simulation results, we
have obtained and the analysis and comparison of two protocols at different low density
contract. We found that GPSR protocol has better performance end-to-end delay and
average dropped packets are used as the performance metrics, and is better for VANET
under the low vehicular density simulation scenario at junctions.