TY - JOUR
T1 - Cellular Underwater Wireless Optical CDMA Network: Potentials and Challenges
AU - Akhoundi, Farhad
AU - Jamali, Mohammad Vahid
AU - Hassan, Navid Bani
AU - Beyranvand, Hamzeh
AU - Minoofar, Amir
AU - Salehi, Jawad
PY - 2016/7/28
Y1 - 2016/7/28
N2 - Underwater wireless optical communications are 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 network is proposed to provide broadband links for commercial and military applications. The optical orthogonal codes 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, a promising underwater localization and positioning scheme based on this cellular network is presented. Furthermore, the proposed network is used as infrastructure of centralized, decentralized and relay-assisted underwater sensor networks for high-speed real-time monitoring. Finally, probable design challenges, such as cell edge coverage, blockage avoidance, power control, and network capacity, are addressed.
AB - Underwater wireless optical communications are 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 network is proposed to provide broadband links for commercial and military applications. The optical orthogonal codes 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, a promising underwater localization and positioning scheme based on this cellular network is presented. Furthermore, the proposed network is used as infrastructure of centralized, decentralized and relay-assisted underwater sensor networks for high-speed real-time monitoring. Finally, probable design challenges, such as cell edge coverage, blockage avoidance, power control, and network capacity, are addressed.
KW - Underwater wireless optical communications
KW - optical CDMA networks
KW - underwater sensor
KW - networks
KW - relay-assisted transmission
KW - undersea localization and positioning
KW - power control
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85000605922
U2 - 10.1109/ACCESS.2016.2593398
DO - 10.1109/ACCESS.2016.2593398
M3 - Article
SN - 2169-3536
VL - 4
SP - 4254
EP - 4268
JO - IEEE Access
JF - IEEE Access
ER -