Self-Organized Fast Routing Protocol for Radial Underwater Networks

An underwater wireless sensor networks (UWSNs) is an emerging technology for environmental monitoring and surveillance. One of the side effects of the low propagation speed of acoustic waves is that routing protocols of terrestrial wireless networks are not applicable. To address this problem, routi...

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Main Authors: Waheeduddin Hyder, Javier Poncela, Miguel-Angel Luque, Pablo Otero
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Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-11-01
Series:Sensors
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/18/12/4178
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author Waheeduddin Hyder
Javier Poncela
Miguel-Angel Luque
Pablo Otero
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Miguel-Angel Luque
Pablo Otero
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description An underwater wireless sensor networks (UWSNs) is an emerging technology for environmental monitoring and surveillance. One of the side effects of the low propagation speed of acoustic waves is that routing protocols of terrestrial wireless networks are not applicable. To address this problem, routing strategies focused on different aspects have been proposed: location free, location based, opportunistic, cluster based, energy efficient, etc. These mechanisms usually require measuring additional parameters, such as the angle of arrival of the signal or the depth of the node, which makes them less efficient in terms of energy conservation. In this paper, we propose a cross-layer proactive routing initialization mechanism that does not require additional measurements and, at the same time, is energy efficient. The algorithm is designed to recreate a radial topology with a gateway node, such that packets always use the shortest possible path from source to sink, thus minimizing consumed energy. Collisions are avoided as much as possible during the path initialization. The algorithm is suitable for 2D or 3D areas, and automatically adapts to a varying number of nodes, allowing one to expand or decrease the networked volume easily.
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spelling doaj.art-12871e7709e24b488386c8627142dff62022-12-22T03:10:38ZengMDPI AGSensors1424-82202018-11-011812417810.3390/s18124178s18124178Self-Organized Fast Routing Protocol for Radial Underwater NetworksWaheeduddin Hyder0Javier Poncela1Miguel-Angel Luque2Pablo Otero3Department of Ingeniería de Comunicaciones, University of Malaga, 29010 Malaga, SpainDepartment of Ingeniería de Comunicaciones, University of Malaga, 29010 Malaga, SpainDepartment of Ingeniería de Comunicaciones, University of Malaga, 29010 Malaga, SpainDepartment of Ingeniería de Comunicaciones, University of Malaga, 29010 Malaga, SpainAn underwater wireless sensor networks (UWSNs) is an emerging technology for environmental monitoring and surveillance. One of the side effects of the low propagation speed of acoustic waves is that routing protocols of terrestrial wireless networks are not applicable. To address this problem, routing strategies focused on different aspects have been proposed: location free, location based, opportunistic, cluster based, energy efficient, etc. These mechanisms usually require measuring additional parameters, such as the angle of arrival of the signal or the depth of the node, which makes them less efficient in terms of energy conservation. In this paper, we propose a cross-layer proactive routing initialization mechanism that does not require additional measurements and, at the same time, is energy efficient. The algorithm is designed to recreate a radial topology with a gateway node, such that packets always use the shortest possible path from source to sink, thus minimizing consumed energy. Collisions are avoided as much as possible during the path initialization. The algorithm is suitable for 2D or 3D areas, and automatically adapts to a varying number of nodes, allowing one to expand or decrease the networked volume easily.https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/18/12/4178underwaterUWSNlocation freerouting protocolself-organizedself-configuredwireless networksproactive
spellingShingle Waheeduddin Hyder
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Self-Organized Fast Routing Protocol for Radial Underwater Networks
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underwater
UWSN
location free
routing protocol
self-organized
self-configured
wireless networks
proactive
title Self-Organized Fast Routing Protocol for Radial Underwater Networks
title_full Self-Organized Fast Routing Protocol for Radial Underwater Networks
title_fullStr Self-Organized Fast Routing Protocol for Radial Underwater Networks
title_full_unstemmed Self-Organized Fast Routing Protocol for Radial Underwater Networks
title_short Self-Organized Fast Routing Protocol for Radial Underwater Networks
title_sort self organized fast routing protocol for radial underwater networks
topic underwater
UWSN
location free
routing protocol
self-organized
self-configured
wireless networks
proactive
url https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/18/12/4178
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