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| A MAC Protocol for Tactical Underwater Surveillance Networks | |||
| Karlidere,Turgay | Turkish Naval Academy | ||
| Cayirci,Erdal | University of Stavanger | ||
| We introduce power controlled and loosely synchronized (PCLS) MAC protocol for Tactical Underwater Surveillance System (TUSS). PCLS protocol employs loosely synchronized listen-sleep schedules, and transmission power control. Shorter preamble signals are used instead of RTS/CTS handshake. These reduce the energy consumption and the link layer delay, and also make PCLS resilient against topology changes due to node failures and mobility. PCLS protocol is evaluated through the simulation of TUSS scenario where the mobile objects drift over the sea surface with respect to the reference point group mobility (RPGM) model. It is also compared with IEEE 802.11, B-MAC and LMAC. | |||
| He was graduated from the Tukish Naval Academy in 1987. He received his M.S. degree in Computer Science from the Naval Postgraduate School in 1993. Currently, he is working as the IT systems manager at the Turkish Naval Academy, and pursuing his Ph.D. degree at the Computer Engineering Department of Yildiz Technical University, Istanbul. His current research interests are in sensor and actuator networks, and energy efficient medium access control. | |||