Link-Layer and Network-Layer Performance of an Undersea Acoustic Network at Fleet Battle Experiment-India
Abstract
This thesis is an analysis of the link-layer and network-layer performance of an experimental Seaweb undersea acoustic network. The objective is to statistically determine RTS/CTS handshaking and ARQ retransmission performance during the Fleet Battle Experiment-India, executed in June 2001. Many factors constrain or impair undersea acoustic communications. Analysis of a sample portion of the data reveals insights about the overall throughput, latency, and reliability of the Seaweb network. Seaweb is an undersea network of acoustic moderns. Telesonar signaling through the ocean medium provides digital wireless links between modem-equipped network nodes. The Seaweb network provides connectivity between undersea assets such as submarines and autonomous ASW sensors to a command center ashore, permitting%itting target dissemination and cueing, multi-sensor coordination and tasking, and waterspace deconfliction. Statistical analysis of a representative portion of a Seaweb data set obtained during Fleet Battle Experiment-India (FBE-I) data set shows the network is a reliable information system for future undersea warfare.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 01, 2003
- Accession Number
- ADA417376
Entities
People
- Grant I. Hartfield
Organizations
- Naval Postgraduate School