Underwater Acoustic Sensor Networks

<p>A detailed review of underwater channel characteristics <strong>Underwater Acoustic Sensor Networks</strong> investigates the fundamental aspects of underwater communication. Prominent researchers from around the world consider contemporary challenges in the development of underwater acoustic sensor networks (UW-ASNs) and introduce a cross-layer approach for effective integration of all communication functionalities. </p><p></p><p>Discussing architectures for two- and three-dimensional sensor networks this authoritative resource clearly delineates the main differences between terrestrial and underwater sensor networks—covering the wide range of topics related to UW-ASNs. It examines efficient distributed routing algorithms for delay-insensitive and delay-sensitive applications and introduces a realistic acoustic model characterized by channel utilization efficiency that enables proper setting of the optimal packet size for underwater communication. It also:</p><p></p><ul> <br><br><p></p> <li>Provides efficient sensor communication protocols for the underwater environment</li> <br><br><li>Addresses the topology control problem for sparse and dense 3D networks</li> <br><br><li>Presents a novel distributed MAC protocol that incorporates a unique closed-loop distributed algorithm for setting the optimal transmit power and code length</li> <br><br> </ul><p></p><p>The book includes coverage of routing fault tolerance time synchronization optimal clustering medium access control software hardware and channel modeling. Exploring the need to design an energy-efficient cross-layer protocol suite this resource provides the understanding required to achieve high-performance channel access routing event transport reliability and data flow control with underwater acoustic sensors.</p>