TDMA frame design for a prototype underwater RF communication network

Ad Hoc Networks

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 317-327

  Che, Xianhui ^a   Wells, Ian ^a   Dickers, Gordon ^a   Kear, Paul ^a  

^a Swansea Metropolitan University   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Communications; TDMA; Underwater electromagnetic; Underwater wireless sensor networks

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION; DESIGN; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; UNDERWATER ACOUSTICS; WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKS;

COASTAL MONITORING; ELECTROMAGNETIC COMMUNICATIONS; LIGHTWEIGHT PROTOCOLS; MODEL AND SIMULATION; RECENT RESEARCHES; UNDERWATER ELECTROMAGNETIC; UNDERWATER WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKS; VERY LOW FREQUENCY;

TIME DIVISION MULTIPLE ACCESS;

EID: 84856532442     PISSN: 15708705     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.adhoc.2011.07.002     Document Type: Article

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