Location based adaptive routing protocol for underwater acoustic sensor networks

By analyzing the advantages and disadvantages of existing routing protocol of underwater acoustic sensor network, combining with underwater acoustic channel model, the author proposes a novel adaptive routing protocol based on the location of the nodes (LARP). The routing protocol can select forward route adaptively according to the level of data packets and the dynamic characteristics of underwater environment. Therefore, it can reduce the delay of network transmission, save the network energy consumption and improve the quality of the network communication effectively. Finally, through the simulation of four different routing mechanism: HH-VBF, VBF, MPR and LARP, our routing protocol´s superiority is verified.