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    A distributed approach to underwater acoustic communications

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    2003-09
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    Bohner, Christopher George  Concept link
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    https://hdl.handle.net/1912/2466
    DOI
    10.1575/1912/2466
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     Underwater acoustics; 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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    Thesis: Bohner, Christopher George, "A distributed approach to underwater acoustic communications", 2003-09, DOI:10.1575/1912/2466, https://hdl.handle.net/1912/2466
     

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