A Survey on Routing Protocols for Underwater Acoustic Sensor Networks
Thumpi R.1, Manjula R. B.2, Sunilkumar S. Manvi3
1Thumpi.R, Department of Electronics and Communication Engg., REVA Institute of Technology and Management, Bengaluru (Karnataka), India
2Manjula R.B, Department of Electronics and Communication Engg., REVA Institute of Technology and Management, Bengaluru (Karnataka), India
3Sunilkumar S. Manvi, Department of Electronics and Communication Engg., REVA Institute of Technology and Management, Bengaluru (Karnataka), India
Manuscript received on 21 May 2013 | Revised Manuscript received on 28 May 2013 | Manuscript published on 30 May 2013 | PP: 170-175 | Volume-2 Issue-2, May 2013 | Retrieval Number: B0639052213/2013©BEIESP
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Abstract: Underwater communication in recent times has gained great importance owing to reasons varying from predicting natural disasters to formulating strategic defence systems. Underwater communication systems face challenges ranging higher propagation delays to frequency related constraints like bandwidth limitations, Doppler spread, multipath propagation and is greatly affected by distance between nodes and link orientation. This call for the formation of most appropriate routing protocol for UASN. This paper explores the significant advantages, disadvantages and applications of different existing routing protocols
Keywords: Underwater Acoustic Sensor Networks (UASNs), Acoustic Communication
Scope of the Article: Optical Communication