Optimum cluster size for underwater acoustic sensor networks

Authors:
Liang Zhao;Qilian Liang
Affiliations:
Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX;Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX
Venue:
MILCOM'06 Proceedings of the 2006 IEEE conference on Military communications
Year:
2006

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Abstract

In this paper, we are concerned with the optimum cluster size in Underwater Acoustic Sensor Networks. Due to the sparse deployment and channel property, the clustering characteristics of Underwater Acoustic Sensor Networks are different from those of terrestrial sensor networks. We show that the optimum cluster size is mainly determined by the working frequency of the acoustic transmission. In addition, the data aggregation also plays an important role in determining the optimum cluster size.