I would like to understand which is the maximum transmission range (maximum distance beetween two vehicles exchanging messages) having set the SimpleObstacleShadowing analogue model.
So I read this article and I would like to exploit formula (6) to reach my purpose. Unlikely I didn't understand if the attenuation got by obstacles (Lobs[dB]) is given in Veins or through which parameters I can actually compute it.
I also read this post but I think those formulas do not hold for this model.
Thanks so much
The maximum distance between two nodes in the network is calculated by the SimplePathLoss model. It calculates the distance according to the used transmission frequency and MCS.
The SimpleObstacleShadowing additionally adds attenuation if the transmitted message hits an obstacle.
Both are analogue models and can be configured via the config.xml which is read by the Decider module of the physical layer.
Update: Also there is the maxInterfDist parameter which determines the distance an ideal communication can have at most.