2016/01/31 by Farhad Akhoundi, Akhoundi, Farhad, Mohammad Vahid Jamali +9
Computer Science · Engineering · #Advanced Wireless Communication Technologies #FOS: Computer and information sciences #Networking and Internet Architecture (cs.NI) #Optical Wireless Communication Technologies #Underwater Vehicles and Communication Systems #cs.NI
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1602.00377
11 pages, 10 figures
openalex publication_date 2016/01/31 · arxiv created 2016/02/25 · arxiv updated 2016/02/26 · openalex created_date 2022/10/02 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
Underwater wireless optical communications is an emerging solution to the expanding demand for broadband links in oceans and seas. In this paper, a cellular underwater wireless optical code division multiple-access (UW-OCDMA) network is proposed to provide broadband links for commercial and military applications. The optical orthogonal codes (OOC) are employed as signature codes of underwater mobile users. Fundamental key aspects of the network such as its backhaul architecture, its potential applications and its design challenges are presented. In particular, the proposed network is used as infrastructure of centralized, decentralized and relay-assisted underwater sensor networks for high-speed real-time monitoring. Furthermore, a promising underwater localization and positioning scheme based on this cellular network is presented. Finally, probable design challenges such as cell edge coverage, blockage avoidance, power control and increasing the network capacity are addressed.