Hybrid time synchronization for Underwater Sensor Networks

Time synchronization is a critical part of distributed applications over a sensor network. In this work we investigate time synchronization problems over UWSN deployed in shallow water, taking into account all main communication challenges of the water channel and observing its behavior in simulatio...

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Autores: Pallarés Valls, Oriol|||0000-0002-9876-9306, Bouvet, Pierre-Jean, Río Fernández, Joaquín del|||0000-0002-6191-2201
Formato: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2015
País:España
Recursos:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repositorio:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/77231
Acesso em linha:https://hdl.handle.net/2117/77231
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:Oceanographic instruments
Network Time Protocol (Computer network protocol)
Sensor networks--Programming
UWSN
Time synchronization
OFDM
Acoustic communication
Sincronització
Xarxes de sensors
Comunicacions subacuàtiques
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria electrònica::Instrumentació i mesura::Sensors i actuadors
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria de la telecomunicació::Telemàtica i xarxes d'ordinador
Descrição
Resumo:Time synchronization is a critical part of distributed applications over a sensor network. In this work we investigate time synchronization problems over UWSN deployed in shallow water, taking into account all main communication challenges of the water channel and observing its behavior in simulation and real tests.  A hybrid frame was proposed based on time synchronization using both LFM and OFDM communication with channel impulse response equalization. Simulation results show how Hybrid synchronization outperforms existing synchronization protocols and how these results are affected in real underwater tests.