Dr. A.G. Lazaropoulos (National Technical University of Athens, Greece) has investigated the means of improving the spectral-efficient and energy-efficient performances of single- and multi-port underwater acoustic networks in the 0-100kHz frequency range. (Trends in Renewable Energy, vol. 2, pp. 13-50. doi: 10.17737/tre.2016.2.1.0017)
This article analyzes these performances with respect to: (i) different single- and multi-port schemes and configurations; (ii) different IPSDM limits and various noise conditions; (iii) different power consumption scenarios due to UWA acoustic modem equipment; (iv) new transmission, SE and EE metrics; (v) EE communications principles; and (vi) the proposed SE/EE trade-off curves.
This work “…introduced an important first step towards the design/operation of faster and greener UWA/IoT and UWA/M2M networks that are a communications world of cooperation.”, said Dr. Lazaropoulos. Contact: Dr. Athanasios G. Lazaropoulos via Email: AGLazaropoulos@gmail.com. More information: http://futureenergysp.com/index.php/tre/article/view/17.