Optimal Scheduling for Underwater Communications in Multiple-User Scenarios

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.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2015
Accession Number
AD1013928

Entities

People

  • Beatrice Tomasi
  • James C. Preisig

Organizations

  • Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acoustic Channels
  • Acoustic Communications
  • Acoustic Detectors
  • Acoustic Propagation
  • Algorithms
  • Communication Systems
  • Communications Techniques
  • Computer Programming
  • Data Sets
  • Dynamic Programming
  • Marine Mammals
  • Models
  • Networks
  • Sensor Networks
  • Throughput
  • Underwater Acoustic Communications
  • Underwater Communications

Readers

  • Computer Networking
  • Systems Analysis and Design
  • Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Autonomous Capabilities and Mission Reconnaissance.