Title :
Acoustic test bed for underwater communications: system modeling and performance
Author :
Lo, E. ; Hardy, R.H.S. ; Anderson, C. ; Bird, J.S.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Eng. Sci., Simon Fraser Univ., Burnaby, BC, Canada
Abstract :
The network model and the calculated and measured performance results for an instrumentation system for underwater acoustic measurements are discussed. This instrumentation network is part of an acoustic test bed or an experimental acoustic system intended to support an investigation of the characteristics of underwater acoustic wave propagation. The local area network is required to transfer data, generated in real-time by the instrumentation system, within time deadlines imposed by the nature of the input data and by the size of the intermediate data buffers. Details of the network model, calculated performance results, and preliminary measured performance data are presented using network traffic applicable to this underwater instrumentation application.<>
Keywords :
acoustic wave propagation; computerised instrumentation; local area networks; test facilities; underwater sound; LAN; acoustic system; acoustic test bed; data buffers; instrumentation network; instrumentation system; local area network; measured performance results; network model; network traffic; system modelling; system performance; underwater acoustic measurements; underwater acoustic wave propagation; underwater communications; underwater instrumentation; Acoustic measurements; Acoustic propagation; Acoustic testing; Acoustic waves; Instruments; Local area networks; Modeling; System testing; Underwater acoustics; Underwater communication;
Conference_Titel :
Communications, Computers and Signal Processing, 1989. Conference Proceeding., IEEE Pacific Rim Conference on
Conference_Location :
Victoria, BC, Canada
DOI :
10.1109/PACRIM.1989.48423