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
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/14/1/795
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spelling doaj-8c8fe30b8e64434a84e1a8414ffbfcc42020-11-24T21:05:55ZengMDPI AGSensors1424-82202014-01-0114179583310.3390/s140100795s140100795Underwater Acoustic Wireless Sensor Networks: Advances and Future Trends in Physical, MAC and Routing LayersSalvador Climent0Antonio Sanchez1Juan Vicente Capella2Nirvana Meratnia3Juan Jose Serrano4Institut ITACA, Universitat Politècnica de València, Edifici 8G, València 46022, SpainInstitut ITACA, Universitat Politècnica de València, Edifici 8G, València 46022, SpainInstitut ITACA, Universitat Politècnica de València, Edifici 8G, València 46022, SpainPervasive Systems, University of Twente, P. O. Box 217, Enschede 7500 AE, The NetherlandsInstitut ITACA, Universitat Politècnica de València, Edifici 8G, València 46022, SpainThis 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 andhttp://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/14/1/795underwater sensor networkssurveyfuture trendsphysical layermediumaccess control layerrouting layersecurity
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author Salvador Climent
Antonio Sanchez
Juan Vicente Capella
Nirvana Meratnia
Juan Jose Serrano
spellingShingle Salvador Climent
Antonio Sanchez
Juan Vicente Capella
Nirvana Meratnia
Juan Jose Serrano
Underwater Acoustic Wireless Sensor Networks: Advances and Future Trends in Physical, MAC and Routing Layers
Sensors
underwater sensor networks
survey
future trends
physical layer
mediumaccess control layer
routing layer
security
author_facet Salvador Climent
Antonio Sanchez
Juan Vicente Capella
Nirvana Meratnia
Juan Jose Serrano
author_sort Salvador Climent
title Underwater Acoustic Wireless Sensor Networks: Advances and Future Trends in Physical, MAC and Routing Layers
title_short Underwater Acoustic Wireless Sensor Networks: Advances and Future Trends in Physical, MAC and Routing Layers
title_full Underwater Acoustic Wireless Sensor Networks: Advances and Future Trends in Physical, MAC and Routing Layers
title_fullStr Underwater Acoustic Wireless Sensor Networks: Advances and Future Trends in Physical, MAC and Routing Layers
title_full_unstemmed Underwater Acoustic Wireless Sensor Networks: Advances and Future Trends in Physical, MAC and Routing Layers
title_sort underwater acoustic wireless sensor networks: advances and future trends in physical, mac and routing layers
publisher MDPI AG
series Sensors
issn 1424-8220
publishDate 2014-01-01
description 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
topic underwater sensor networks
survey
future trends
physical layer
mediumaccess control layer
routing layer
security
url http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/14/1/795
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