Title : 
Deep Sea Net: an affordable, and expandable solution for deep sea sensor networks
         
        
            Author : 
Valdy, P. ; Ciausu, V. ; Léon, P. ; Moriconi, P. ; Rigaud, V. ; Hello, Y. ; Charvis, P. ; Deschamps, A. ; Sillans, C.
         
        
            Author_Institution : 
Institut Franais de Recherche pour l´´Exploitation de la Mer (Ifremer), Paris
         
        
        
        
        
        
            Abstract : 
Deep Sea Net is a new concept of deep sea sensor network built from fiber optic micro cable and battery operated IP access nodes. Deep Sea Net fiber optic transport segments are deployed directly from a standard ROV, avoiding the use of a costly cable layer ship. Deployment skid is abandoned on user site ready to connect local sensors and next transport segment. Deep Sea Net is a low consumption network which can be waked on user (or sensor) demand. Lithium batteries and fine power management will give 10 years of autonomy with 1/4 of hour operation per day. The innovative approach of Deep Sea Net will permit to build, extend and maintain future sensor networks at very competitive prices.
         
        
            Keywords : 
oceanographic techniques; optical cables; remotely operated vehicles; underwater equipment; Deep Sea Net; IP access nodes; deep sea sensor networks; fiber optic micro cables; lithium batteries; remotely operated vehicles; Batteries; Communication cables; Intelligent sensors; Optical fiber cables; Optical fiber sensors; Optical fibers; Optical sensors; Remotely operated vehicles; Repeaters; Telecommunications;
         
        
        
        
            Conference_Titel : 
Underwater Technology and Workshop on Scientific Use of Submarine Cables and Related Technologies, 2007. Symposium on
         
        
            Conference_Location : 
Tokyo
         
        
            Print_ISBN : 
1-4244-1207-2
         
        
            Electronic_ISBN : 
1-4244-1208-0
         
        
        
            DOI : 
10.1109/UT.2007.370952