Cluster based Time Synchronization Algorithm for Mobile Underwater Sensor Networks (UWSN)
L. Sivagami1, J. Martin Leo Manickam2
1L. Sivagami, Research Scholar, Sriram Engineering College, Anna University, Chennai (Tamil Nadu), India.
2J. Martin Leo Manickam, St. Joseph’s College of Engineering, Chennai (Tamil Nadu), India.
Manuscript received on 14 December 2018 | Revised Manuscript received on 26 December 2018 | Manuscript Published on 24 January 2019 | PP: 146-152 | Volume-7 Issue-4S2 December 2018 | Retrieval Number: Es2054017519/19©BEIESP
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Abstract: Underwater Sensor Network (UWSN) performs the functionality of data transmission through wireless mobile nodes in the aquatic environment. But, due to the harsh and uneven nature of the aquatic environment, the operation of the UWSN is effected badly as no time synchronization between nodes, In this paper, we propose to develop a Cluster based Time Synchronization Algorithm for Mobile UWSN. This algorithm aims at synchronizing the time between the network nodes by performing inter cluster as well as intra cluster synchronization. In this way, once the nodes are time synchronized, the network operation will be carried out smoothly, in turn consuming lesser energy to perform the network functionality.
Keywords: UWSN, Cluster, Synchronization, Mobile, Underwater.
Scope of the Article: Sensor Networks, Actuators for Internet of Things