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Standards such as 802.11 have played a key role in the success of terrestrial radio wireless communications. Similar standardization will be needed in underwater acoustic networks (UANs) of the future. One of the important aspects of standardization is UAN medium access control (MAC). Since no single protocol can satisfy the diverse requirements of a general UAN MAC, we explore the possibility of ...Show More
Multiple access with collision avoidance (MACA) is a popular medium-access control (MAC) protocol for terrestrial networks (e.g., 802.11). Underwater acoustic networks (UANs) differ from terrestrial networks as they are characterized by long propagation delays and higher data loss. Most of the published analysis for MACA in terrestrial networks ignores these factors, and, therefore, cannot be dire...Show More
Propagation delays in underwater acoustic networks can be large as compared to the packet size. Conventional medium-access control (MAC) protocol design for such networks focuses on mitigation of the impact of propagation delay. Most proposed protocols to date achieve, at best, a throughput similar to that of the zero propagation delay scenario. In this paper, we systematically explore the possibi...Show More
This paper discusses novel medium access control (MAC) protocols for underwater acoustic networks that utilize propagation delay to increase the network throughput. Traditional MAC design considers propagation delay as undesirable and attempts to mitigate its impact on throughput. The essential idea in this paper is to do simultaneous pairwise transmissions and utilize the propagation delay to avo...Show More
Underwater acoustic networks can have large propagation delays as compared to typical packet durations, as a result of the low speed of sound in water. The ill effects of large propagation delay on medium access control (MAC) are well known. Conventional MAC protocol design for such networks focuses on mitigation of the impact of propagation delay. Most proposed protocols to date achieve, at best,...Show More
MAC protocol development for underwater acoustic modem has been an active research area for many years. The primary mode of investigation is through network simulations. Subsequent implementation in modems for testing in sea trials typically involves porting of simulation code into the appropriate programming language and software environment in a modem. Correct porting is critical since, if the m...Show More
The past three decades have seen a growing interest in underwater acoustic communications. Continued research over the years has resulted in improved performance and robustness as compared to the initial communication systems. Research has expanded from pointtopoint communications to include underwater networks as well. A series of review papers provide an excellent history of the development of t...Show More
The past three decades have seen a growing interest in underwater acoustic communications. Continued research over the years has resulted in improved performance and robustness as compared to the initial communication systems. Research has expanded from point-to-point communications to include underwater networks as well. A series of review papers provide an excellent history of the development of...Show More
This paper presents results from a study on using multiple communication channels simultaneously for effective networking in a small AUV network. AUVs can be highly mobile, leading to time-varying inter-node distances and a dynamic network topology. We try to exploit this mobility by using multiple acoustic modems operating at different frequency bands and suited for different ranges. We utilize a...Show More
As electromagnetic waves do not propagate well underwater, acoustics plays a key role in underwater communication. Due to significant differences in the characteristics of electromagnetic and acoustic channels, networking protocols for underwater systems differ from those developed for wired and wireless radio networks. Various schemes have been proposed for one or many aspects of underwater netwo...Show More
Communication between a set of underwater systems such as remote sensors, autonomous underwater vehicles and control vessels would enhance the effective use of such systems tremendously. As electromagnetic waves do not propagate well underwater, acoustics plays a key role in underwater communication. Although point-to-point acoustic links can be established via numerous modulation schemes, an acou...Show More