Title :
Failure Tolerance Analysis of a Small Scale Underwater Sensor Network with RF Electromagnetic Communications
Author :
Che, Xianhui ; Wells, Ian ; Dickers, Gordon ; Kear, Paul ; Gong, Xiaochun ; Rhodes, Mark
Author_Institution :
Swansea Metropolitan Univ., Swansea, UK
Abstract :
A small scale wireless sensor network was designed using electromagnetic technology in order to provide an underwater coastal monitoring service. The sensor nodes were deployed manually, which formed a multi-hop static topology for the network. Data delivery was scheduled via daily cycles of sleeping and waking-up. Due to the unique features of the network, ad-hoc on-demand distance vector was chosen as the routing protocol. Modeling and simulations were conducted to evaluate network performance in terms of failure recovery and network re-convergence. The results demonstrated a certain level of failure tolerance of the designated network for this and similar scenarios.
Keywords :
ad hoc networks; failure analysis; marine communication; routing protocols; scheduling; telecommunication network reliability; telecommunication network topology; wireless sensor networks; RF electromagnetic communications; ad-hoc on-demand distance vector; data delivery; failure recovery; failure tolerance analysis; multihop static topology; routing protocol; scheduling; underwater coastal monitoring service; underwater sensor network; wireless sensor network; Acoustic waves; Electromagnetic scattering; Marine technology; Optical sensors; Radio frequency; Sea measurements; Tolerance analysis; Underwater acoustics; Underwater communication; Wireless sensor networks; Ad-hoc On-Demand Distance Vector; Underwater Electromagnetic Communications; Underwater Wireless Sensor Networks;
Conference_Titel :
Sensor Technologies and Applications, 2009. SENSORCOMM '09. Third International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Athens, Glyfada
Print_ISBN :
978-0-7695-3669-9
DOI :
10.1109/SENSORCOMM.2009.108
