An Adaptive Transmission Power Controller for Flooding-based Underwater Network Protocols

• In this study, we present the first iteration of DPower, an energy conserving method for use in underwater acoustic networks. The method encompasses a straightforward transmission power calibration procedure and adaptive power level selection. The method was evaluated in combination with DFlood, a known and validated constrained flooding protocol developed for underwater applications. Simulations of a network with given prerequisites have shown that, with an acceptable increase in packet loss, the presented method can dramatically reduce the energy consumption and thus improve the life-time of networks. 

Ämnesord

TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER  -- Elektroteknik och elektronik -- Kommunikationssystem (hsv//swe)

ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY  -- Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Information Engineering -- Communication Systems (hsv//eng)

Nyckelord

Adaptive control systems

Adaptive transmission

Energy utilization

Floods

Internet protocols

Power control

Calibration procedure

Energy-conserving

Floodings

Power calibration

Power controllers

Power levels

Transmission power

Underwater acoustic networks

Underwater networks

Iterative methods

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