Accession Number:

AD1013928

Title:

Optimal Scheduling for Underwater Communications in Multiple-User Scenarios

Descriptive Note:

Technical Report

Corporate Author:

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Woods Hole United States

Personal Author(s):

• Tomasi,Beatrice
• Preisig,James C.

Report Date:

2015-09-30

Pagination or Media Count:

4.0

Abstract:

One of the long-term goals of this project is to analyze and propose energy-efficient communication techniques for underwater acoustic sensor networks. These techniques aim at consuming as less energy as possible as well as guaranteeing a minimum quality of service. In order to do so, we assume and validate some statistics of the underwater acoustic channels and derive stochastic optimal transmission policies. Another long-term goal of this project is to investigate the possibility that these underwater acoustic networks disrupt the behavior of surrounding species of marine mammals. As a consequence of these two studies, we aim at developing minimally disruptive communication schemes. A final long-term goal is to develop the equipment necessary to support current and future envisioned research on undersea VHF acoustic propagation, communication, and networking.

Descriptors:

• underwater acoustics
• underwater communications
• wave propagation
• acoustic signals
• stochastic processes
• MARINE ANIMALS
• multisensors
• energy consumption
• dynamic programming
• algorithms
• experimental design
• SCHEDULING
• optimization
• scenarios

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Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE