A distributed approach to underwater acoustic communications
A distributed approach to underwater acoustic communications
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2003-09
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Bohner, Christopher George
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10.1575/1912/2466
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Underwater acoustics
Underwater acoustic telemetry
Underwater acoustic telemetry
Abstract
A novel distributed underwater acoustic networking (UAN) protocol suitable for ad-hoc
deployments of both stationary and mobile nodes dispersed across a relatively
wide coverage area is presented. Nodes are dynamically clustered in a distributed
manner based on the estimated position of one-hop neighbor nodes within a shallow
water environment. The spatial dynamic cellular clustering scheme allows scalable
communication resource allocation and channel reuse similar in design to land-based
cellular architectures, except devoid of the need for a centralized controlling
infrastructure. Simulation results demonstrate that relatively high degrees of
interference immunity, network connectivity, and network stability can be achieved
despite the severe limitations of the underwater acoustic channel.
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Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution September 2003
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Bohner, C. G. (2003). A distributed approach to underwater acoustic communications [Doctoral thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution]. Woods Hole Open Access Server. https://doi.org/10.1575/1912/2466