Title :
A Lightweight Protocol Suite for Underwater Communication
Author_Institution :
SINTEF, Trondheim
Abstract :
A lightweight MAC and network layer protocol suite for underwater acoustic communication has been developed. The protocol suite covers the MAC layer, hop-by-hop acknowledgement, multi-hop routing and transmission and includes a network discovery and route generation module. The protocols are currently implemented in a simulator for verification and performance evaluation. By summer 2009 the protocols will be implemented in real underwater modems as part of a project demonstrator.
Keywords :
access protocols; telecommunication network routing; underwater acoustic communication; hop-by-hop acknowledgement; lightweight MAC protocol suite; multi-hop routing; network discovery; network layer protocol suite; route generation module; underwater acoustic communication; Access protocols; Attenuation; Delay; Media Access Protocol; Multiaccess communication; Spread spectrum communication; Telecommunication traffic; Throughput; Underwater acoustics; Underwater communication; acoustic; communication; protocols; underwater;
Conference_Titel :
Advanced Information Networking and Applications Workshops, 2009. WAINA '09. International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Bradford
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3999-7
Electronic_ISBN :
978-0-7695-3639-2
DOI :
10.1109/WAINA.2009.173
