@ARTICLE{6803095, author={N. Akhtar and S. C. Ergen and O. Ozkasap}, journal={IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology}, title={Vehicle Mobility and Communication Channel Models for Realistic and Efficient Highway VANET Simulation}, year={2015}, volume={64}, number={1}, pages={248-262}, keywords={log normal distribution;mobility management (mobile radio);telecommunication network topology;vehicular ad hoc networks;PeMS database;VANET simulation;communication channel models;lognormal model;matching mechanism;microscopic mobility model;network topology characteristics;obstacle-based channel model;performance measurement system database;real-world road topology;vehicle mobility;vehicular ad hoc networks;Data models;Databases;Roads;Topology;Vehicles;Vehicular ad hoc networks;Channel model;mobility model;simulation;vehicular ad hoc networks (VANETs)}, doi={10.1109/TVT.2014.2319107}, ISSN={0018-9545}, month={Jan},}