Title
Software-defined underwater acoustic networking platform
Abstract
Currently acoustics is the primary modality for underwater communication even though it presents a difficult channel. To try and cope with the challenges of the channel many MAC protocols and PHY layer techniques have been proposed. In this paper we present a research platform that allows developers to easily implement and compare their protocols in an underwater network and configure them at runtime. We have built our platform using widely supported software that has been successfully used in terrestrial radio and network development. The flexibility of development tools such as software defined radio have provided the ability for rapid growth in the community. Our platform adapts some of these tools to work well with the underwater environment while maintaining flexibility, ultimately providing an end-to-end networking approach for underwater acoustic development.
Year
DOI
Venue
2009
10.1145/1654130.1654137
WUWNET
Keywords
Field
DocType
difficult channel,underwater environment,underwater network,mac protocol,network development,underwater communication,software-defined underwater acoustic network,research platform,underwater acoustic development,terrestrial radio,development tool,software defined radio,broadband,underwater communications,tracking,underwater acoustics,mobility
Computer architecture,Underwater acoustic communication,Software-defined radio,Simulation,Underwater acoustics,Communication channel,Broadband,Software,Physical layer,Engineering,Underwater
Conference
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
11
1.20
9
Authors
4
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Dustin Torres1404.78
Jonathan Friedman258454.98
Thomas Schmid340740.11
Mani Srivastava4130521317.38