JCS_V1_N1_A1 Sufyan T. Faraj Al-Janabi Yaseen S. Yaseen Journal on Communication Engineering and Systems 2277-5242 1 1 1 10 Routing Protocol, VANET, Mobility Models, AODV, DSDV Routing is one of the most important challenges in Vehicular Ad hoc Networks (VANETs). These networks involve a high cost in the real world experimentation. Thus, simulation is a useful alternative in conducting such a research. In this paper, two important routing protocols (AODV and DSDV) have been considered for testing in VANET environments. Performance evaluation has been accomplished for these two routing protocols using the CityMob mobility generator that generates the required urban mobility scenario files. Then, simulation has been done based on these scenario files using the NS-2 simulator. The performance of the routing protocols has been compared based on some routing metrics (Packet Delivery Ratio and End to End Delay) for different values for the speed of vehicles. The work has been done under Linux operating system. November 2011 - January 2012 Copyright © 2012 i-manager publications. All rights reserved. i-manager Publications http://www.imanagerpublications.com/Article.aspx?ArticleId=1726