Underwater Acoustic Wireless Sensor Networks: Advances and Future Trends in Physical, MAC and Routing Layers

Underwater Acoustic Wireless Sensor Networks: Advances and Future Trends in Physical, MAC and Routing Layers

This survey aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the current researchon underwater wireless sensor networks, focusing on the lower layers of the communicationstack, and envisions future trends and challenges. It analyzes the current state-of-the-art onthe physical, medium access control and r...

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Main Authors: Salvador Climent, Antonio Sanchez, Juan Vicente Capella, Nirvana Meratnia, Juan Jose Serrano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2014-01-01
Series:Sensors
Subjects:
underwater sensor networks
survey
future trends
physical layer
mediumaccess control layer
routing layer
security
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/14/1/795
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Summary:This survey aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the current researchon underwater wireless sensor networks, focusing on the lower layers of the communicationstack, and envisions future trends and challenges. It analyzes the current state-of-the-art onthe physical, medium access control and routing layers. It summarizes their security threadsand surveys the currently proposed studies. Current envisioned niches for further advances inunderwater networks research range from efficient, low-power algorithms and
ISSN:1424-8220

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