Title :
Oceanographic high throughput communications system
Author :
Rosario, Timothy N. ; Hardiman, James E.
Author_Institution :
Benthos Inc., North Falmouth, MA, USA
Abstract :
As sidescan sonar systems improve their resolution, the amount of sonar data transmitted to the topside processor will increase. Recently, a new design for sidescan systems has increased the amount of pings per sonar cycle from a single ping to up to four pings. This development called Multiping Sidescan Sonar (MSS) has lead to increased survey vessel operating speeds, which directly relates to lower cost per deployment. This paper will discuss the new Oceanographic High Throughput Communications System (OHTCS) developed at Benthos for handling the increased bandwidth (BW) requirement associated with the higher sample rates and greater volume of sonar data from MSS systems.
Keywords :
bandwidth allocation; coaxial cables; oceanographic equipment; sonar; sonar signal processing; underwater acoustic communication; ADSL; Benthos; MSS; Multiping Sidescan Sonar; OHTCS; Oceanographic High Throughput Communications System; bandwidth requirement handling; coaxial cables; copper communications applications; lower cost; oceanographic communications system; pings per sonar cycle; point-to-point communications; sample rates; sidescan sonar systems; sidescan systems design; sonar data transmission; sonar data volume; survey vessel operating speeds; topside processor; Circuits; Coaxial cables; Data acquisition; Frequency shift keying; Power supplies; Sockets; Sonar; Throughput; Transceivers; Vehicles;
Conference_Titel :
OCEANS '02 MTS/IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7534-3
DOI :
10.1109/OCEANS.2002.1192044
