TY - GEN
T1 - A multi-layered routing protocol for UWSNs using super nodes
AU - Wahid, Abdul
AU - Kim, Dongkyun
AU - Lim, Kyungshik
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - Underwater Wireless Sensor Networks (UWSNs) have peculiar characteristics such as high propagation delay, limited bandwidth and high error rates. Therefore, communication protocols for UWSNs are highly required to cope with them. Specifically, the design of an efficient routing protocol for UWSNs is one of the most important challenges. The routing protocols can take advantage of the localization of sensor nodes. However, the localization itself is a crucial issue in UWSNs, which remains to be solved yet. Hence, the design of a non-localization based routing protocol is a preferable alternative. In this paper, we therefore propose a non-localization based routing protocol named MRP (Multi-layered Routing Protocol) for UWSNs. In MRP, the concept of super nodes is employed. The super nodes are the nodes having high capacity such as high energy and transmission power. Our proposed protocol, MRP, consists of two phases: layering and data forwarding phases. During the layering phase, multiple layers are formed by the super nodes, whereas, in the data forwarding phase, data packets are forwarded based on these layers. Based on the simulations using NS2, we observe that our proposed routing protocol, MRP, contributes to the performance improvements.
AB - Underwater Wireless Sensor Networks (UWSNs) have peculiar characteristics such as high propagation delay, limited bandwidth and high error rates. Therefore, communication protocols for UWSNs are highly required to cope with them. Specifically, the design of an efficient routing protocol for UWSNs is one of the most important challenges. The routing protocols can take advantage of the localization of sensor nodes. However, the localization itself is a crucial issue in UWSNs, which remains to be solved yet. Hence, the design of a non-localization based routing protocol is a preferable alternative. In this paper, we therefore propose a non-localization based routing protocol named MRP (Multi-layered Routing Protocol) for UWSNs. In MRP, the concept of super nodes is employed. The super nodes are the nodes having high capacity such as high energy and transmission power. Our proposed protocol, MRP, consists of two phases: layering and data forwarding phases. During the layering phase, multiple layers are formed by the super nodes, whereas, in the data forwarding phase, data packets are forwarded based on these layers. Based on the simulations using NS2, we observe that our proposed routing protocol, MRP, contributes to the performance improvements.
KW - routing
KW - super node
KW - Underwater wireless sensor networks
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=83755206178&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/978-3-642-27201-1_29
DO - 10.1007/978-3-642-27201-1_29
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:83755206178
SN - 9783642272004
T3 - Communications in Computer and Information Science
SP - 258
EP - 267
BT - Communication and Networking - International Conference, FGCN 2011, Held as Part of the Future Generation Information Technology Conference, FGIT 2011, in Conjunction with GDC 2011, Proceedings
T2 - 2011 International Conference on Future Generation Communication and Networking, FGCN 2011, Held as Part of the 3rd International Mega-Conference on Future-Generation Information Technology, FGIT 2011, in Conjunction with GDC 2011
Y2 - 8 December 2011 through 10 December 2011
ER -