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Comparative Performance Evaluation of MAC Layer Protocols for Underwater Wireless Sensor Networks

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  • Manijeh Keshtgary
  • reza javidan
  • reza mohammadi

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Underwater Acoustic Wireless Sensor Networks (UAWSN) use acoustic communication for transmitting data. High bit error rate, long propagation delay and limited bandwidth in underwater harsh environment are big issues for designing wireless sensor networks for many applications including ocean monitoring. Another consideration in UWASN is energy constraint. Similar to other wireless sensor networks the design process of energy and efficient bandwidth and also propagation-delay-aware MAC protocols are great challenges in UWASN. In this paper, the performance of three underwater MAC protocols for underwater environment, R-MAC, Slotted FAMA and UWAN-MAC are evaluated. Throughput, energy consumption and packet drop rate are those parameters which are considered for evaluating their performances. These protocols are implemented in Aqua-Sim, an NS-2 based simulator for underwater sensor networks. The simulation results show the effectiveness of the proposed method.

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  • Manijeh Keshtgary & reza javidan & reza mohammadi, 2012. "Comparative Performance Evaluation of MAC Layer Protocols for Underwater Wireless Sensor Networks," Modern Applied Science, Canadian Center of Science and Education, vol. 6(3), pages 1-65, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:ibn:masjnl:v:6:y:2012:i:3:p:65
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    1. Hamed Karimi & Keyhan Khamforoosh & Vafa Maihami, 2022. "Improvement of DBR routing protocol in underwater wireless sensor networks using fuzzy logic and bloom filter," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 17(2), pages 1-20, February.

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