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State-of-the-art in protocol research for underwater acoustic sensor networks

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In this paper, architectures for two-dimensional and three-dimensional underwater sensor networks are discussed. A detailed overview on the current solutions for medium access control, network, and transport layer protocols are given and open research issues are discussed.

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      WUWNet '06: Proceedings of the 1st International Workshop on Underwater Networks
      September 2006
      126 pages
      ISBN:1595934847
      DOI:10.1145/1161039

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