2009 · 297 citations · 14 references
EngineeringMarine EngineeringOcean EngineeringAcousticsOcean AcousticsUnderwater AcousticsAcoustic SimulationSensor NetworksUnderwater Acoustic CommunicationUnderwater CommunicationUnderwater Sound PropagationWireless Sensor NetworksAcoustic Sensor NetworksNetworkingObject-oriented Design ModelsUnderwater Acoustics SimulationUnderwater Network ProtocolsUnderwater NetworkingUnderwater Sensor NetworksUnderwater Wireless Sensor Networks
Aqua‑Sim builds on NS‑2, a widely used network simulator, and adopts an object‑oriented design. The paper introduces Aqua‑Sim, a network simulator for underwater sensor networks. Aqua‑Sim is implemented as a set of NS‑2 classes that model underwater acoustic channels, collision behavior, three‑dimensional deployment, and a suite of basic and advanced protocols. Case studies show that Aqua‑Sim reproduces real‑world underwater sensor network behavior with high fidelity and flexibility.
In this paper, we present a network simulator, Aqua-Sim, for underwater sensor networks. Aqua-Sim is based on NS-2, one of the most widely used network simulators, and it follows object-oriented design style and all network entities are implemented as classes. Aqua-Sim effectively simulates the attenuation of underwater acoustic channels and the collision behaviors in long delay acoustic networks. Moreover, Aqua-Sim supports three-dimensional network deployment and provides a rich set of basic and advanced protocols. Through several case studies, we show that Aqua-Sim can "reproduce" the real world with high fidelity and flexibility.
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Research challenges and applications for underwater sensor networking
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