Wide area ocean networks: architecture and system design considerations

Wide area ocean networks for monitoring and scientific exploratory purposes are in various stages of design; smallscale networks are already in various stages of deployment and testing. Clearly, cost-effective coverage is a primary underlying principle; arguably, such networks must therefore employ low-cost, energy-efficient mobile nodes. The first objective of this work is to broadly describe the architecture and system design considerations of such widearea networks with mobile nodes; secondly, we introduce the APL/UW Seaglider capabilities and provide energy estimates for propulsion and data communications. We also discuss tradeoffs, and applications in ocean coverage, and optimization of sensor coverage within constraints of a power-efficient network. Categories and Subject Descriptors C.2.1 [Computer-Communication Networks]: Network Architecture and Design – Distributed networks, Network communications, Network topology. General Terms: Algorithms, Measurement, Performance, Desi...

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2006
• Where: MOBICOM
• Authors: Sumit Roy, Payman Arabshahi, Dan Rouseff, Warren L. J. Fox
• Keywords: Area Ocean Networks, MOBICOM 2006, Mobile Nodes, Various Stages