Title: Comparison of routing protocols for underwater sensor networks: a survey

Authors: Chris Giantsis, Anastasios A. Economides

Addresses: Information Systems Department, University of Macedonia, 156 Egnatia Str., GR 54006, Thessaloniki, Greece. ' Information Systems Department, University of Macedonia, 156 Egnatia Str., GR 54006, Thessaloniki, Greece

Abstract: Sensor networks in underwater environments face unique adverse conditions. In order to be functional, specialised routing protocols are required to route the data from source to destination. This paper surveys routing protocols for underwater sensor networks. The routing protocols are examined and compared with respect to the network conditions and quality measures such as packet delivery ratio, average packet delay, energy consumption among others. Advantages and disadvantages of each routing protocol are pointed out.

Keywords: energy efficiency; routing protocols; underwater sensor networks; UWSNs; wireless networks; packet delivery ratio average packet delay energy consumption.

DOI: 10.1504/IJCNDS.2011.042376

International Journal of Communication Networks and Distributed Systems, 2011 Vol.7 No.3/4, pp.192 - 228

Published online: 26 Feb 2015 *

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