A comparative view of routing protocols for underwater wireless sensor networks

Author

Bayrakdar, Yonca ; Meratnia, Nirvana ; Kantarci, Aylin

Author_Institution

Dept. of Comput. Eng., Ege Univ., Izmir, Turkey

fYear

2011

fDate

6-9 June 2011

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

5

Abstract

Design of efficient routing protocols for underwater sensor networks is challenging because of the distinctive characteristics of the water medium. Currently, many routing protocols are available for terrestrial wireless sensor networks. However, specific properties of underwater medium such as limited bandwidth, high propagation delay, high bit error rates, and 3D deployment make the existing routing protocols inappropriate for underwater sensor networks. In this paper, we provide a guideline on use of existing underwater routing protocols, identify their shortcomings, and give an insight on what is needed to design an efficient and reliable underwater routing protocol.

Keywords

error statistics; routing protocols; telecommunication network reliability; underwater acoustic communication; wireless sensor networks; bit error rates; efficient underwater routing protocol; reliable underwater routing protocol; terrestrial wireless sensor networks; underwater wireless sensor networks; Delay; Distributed Bragg reflectors; Energy consumption; Routing; Routing protocols; Wireless sensor networks;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

OCEANS, 2011 IEEE - Spain

Conference_Location

Santander

Print_ISBN

978-1-4577-0086-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/Oceans-Spain.2011.6003477

Filename

6003477