Design and implementation of the MAC protocol for underwater vehicle network

J. Ocean Eng. Technol. 1997;11(4):180-188.

수중 이동체 통신망을 위한 접속제어 프로토콜의 설계 및 구현

신동우,임용곤,김영길

한국기계연구원 정보전산실,한국기계연구원 정보전산실,아주대학교 전자공학과

Keywords: Underwater Vehicle Network, MAC protocol, Computer Network, Ultrasonic Communication

Abstract

This paper proposes a new efficient MAC(Media Access Control) protocol to establish the ultrasonic communication network for underwater vehicles, which ensures a certain level of maximum throughput regardless of the propagation delay of ultrasonic and allows fast data transmission through the multiple ultrasonic communication channel. A MAC protocol for underwater communication network that allows 'peer-to-peer' communication between a surface ship and multiple underwater systems is designed, and the proposed control protocol is implemented for its verification.