Title
Wireless Underwater Communications
Abstract
The depths of the oceans have a high potential for future industrial development and applications. Robotic autonomous systems will greatly depend on a reliable communications channel with operators and equipment either performing joint operations or on the surface. However, communications must face harsh conditions that hinder the performance. Neither electromagnetic nor optical technologies are suitable for communication because of their short range in this medium. Due to this, acoustic equipment is envisaged as the most appropriate technology, even though it suffers several negative effects such as strong attenuation at high (ultrasonic) frequencies, Doppler shifts and a time-varying multipath. In this paper, we describe the characteristics of the acoustic underwater channel and how it impacts the mechanisms at the link and network layers.
Year
DOI
Venue
2012
10.1007/s11277-012-0600-z
Wireless Personal Communications
Keywords
Field
DocType
Underwater,Acoustic communications,Channel modelling,Networking mechanisms
Multipath propagation,Wireless,Telecommunications,Underwater acoustic communication,Computer science,Communication channel,Real-time computing,Autonomous system (Internet),Attenuation,Doppler effect,Electrical engineering,Underwater
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
64
3
0929-6212
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
9
0.75
13
Authors
3
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
J. Poncela13914.64
M. C. Aguayo2202.79
P. Otero3176.24