The design of a communications strategy for an underwater sensor network

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dc.contributor.advisorWolhuter, R.en_ZA
dc.contributor.authorDu Toit, Jan Abrahamen_ZA
dc.contributor.otherStellenbosch University. Faculty of Engineering. Dept. of Electrical and Electronic Engineering.
dc.date.accessioned2008-09-19T10:40:51Zen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2010-06-01T08:43:26Z
dc.date.available2008-09-19T10:40:51Zen_ZA
dc.date.available2010-06-01T08:43:26Z
dc.date.issued2008-12en_ZA
dc.descriptionThesis (MScEng (Electrical and Electronic Engineering))--Stellenbosch University, 2008.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThere is currently a disparity in the amount of research done in underwater communication when compared to terrestrial communication. Therefore, it was the goal of this work to try and make an initial step towards bridging that gap. To start with, an introductory analysis was made of the ocean as a communications medium, focusing on any areas where the ocean characteristics could negatively affect communication. Furthermore, an overview was conducted of current communication schemes, to determine where ocean communication would differ from terrestrial communication, with the idea of determining the limiting parameters of such communication, specifically in terms of protocol design for swarms and sensor networks. Using this research, a n-ary tree-based routing algorithm was designed and incorporated into an overall protocol in line with current ISO convention. The strategy was simulated using the Erlang platform and it was found that underwater communication can be achieved with favourable results. It was however also found that using Erlang as a communications tool is currently not the best option and has various shortcomings, although with further work it could be more usable. The implemented strategy appears eminently feasible and should provide a basis for further research and practical implementationen_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/2211
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherStellenbosch : Stellenbosch University
dc.rights.holderStellenbosch University
dc.subjectUnderwater sensor networken_ZA
dc.subjectUnderwater communicationen_ZA
dc.subjectOcean communicationen_ZA
dc.subjectDissertations -- Electronic engineeringen_ZA
dc.subjectTheses -- Electronic engineeringen_ZA
dc.subject.otherElectrical and Electronic Engineeringen_ZA
dc.titleThe design of a communications strategy for an underwater sensor networken_ZA
dc.typeThesisen_ZA
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