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Empirical evaluation of short-range wifi vessel-to-shore overwater communications

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Pedro M. d'Orey,

Miguel Gutiérrez Gaitán,

Pedro M. Santos,

Manuel Ribeiro,

João B. Sousa,

Luís AlmeidaAuthors Info & Claims

WiNTECH '22: Proceedings of the 16th ACM Workshop on Wireless Network Testbeds, Experimental evaluation & CHaracterization

Pages 77 - 84

https://doi.org/10.1145/3556564.3558240

Published: 26 October 2022 Publication History

Abstract

Unmanned vehicles used in ocean science, defense operations and commercial activities collect large amounts of data that is further processed onshore. For real-time information exchange, the wireless link between the unmanned vehicle and onshore devices must be reliable. In this work, we empirically evaluate a WiFi link between an autonomous underwater vehicle on the surface and an onshore device under real-world conditions. This work allowed i) collecting a large-scale realistic dataset and ii) identifying major factors impairing communication in such scenarios. The TX-RX antenna alignment, the operation mode (manual vs automatic) and varying reflecting surface induced by AUV mobility lead to sudden changes (e.g. nulls) in the received signal strength that can be larger than 20 dB. This study provides useful insights to the design of robust vessel-to-shore short-range communications.

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Celades-Martínez JRodríguez MGaitán MAlmeida L(2023)Two-Ray Model Analysis for Overwater Communication at 28 GHz with Different Heights2023 IEEE MTT-S Latin America Microwave Conference (LAMC)10.1109/LAMC59011.2023.10375603(144-147)Online publication date: 6-Dec-2023
https://doi.org/10.1109/LAMC59011.2023.10375603

Index Terms

Empirical evaluation of short-range wifi vessel-to-shore overwater communications
1. Networks
  1. Network performance evaluation
    1. Network performance analysis
  2. Network types
    1. Ad hoc networks

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Celades-Martínez JRodríguez MGaitán MAlmeida L(2023)Two-Ray Model Analysis for Overwater Communication at 28 GHz with Different Heights2023 IEEE MTT-S Latin America Microwave Conference (LAMC)10.1109/LAMC59011.2023.10375603(144-147)Online publication date: 6-Dec-2023
https://doi.org/10.1109/LAMC59011.2023.10375603

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