Abstract
Underwater wireless sensor networks (UWSNs) have become highly efficient in conducting various operations in maritime environments. Compared to terrestrial wireless sensor networks, routing protocols in UWSNs are prone to high propagation delay, high energy consumption, low bandwidth, and low throughput. UWSNs are remotely located and operate without the need for human intervention. Most sensor batteries are energy restricted and very difficult to replace. One of the major challenges of UWSNs is the uneven utilization of energy resources, which reduces the network lifetime. Therefore, an energy-efficient routing mechanism is necessary to overcome the aforementioned problems. Many significant studies have attempted to realize this goal by designing energy-efficient routing protocols to provide efficient packet routing from source to destination. In this paper, we focus on discussing various energy-efficient routing protocols that are currently available for UWSNs, categorize them with a new taxonomy, and provide a comparative discussion. Finally, we present various research problems that remain open and challenges for future research.
Highlights
Oceans account for approximately 96.5% of all terrestrial water
Because the high-frequency radio communication used by the global positioning system (GPS) is quickly absorbed in the underwater environment, the method of placing and obtaining the location information of sensor nodes becomes difficult in Underwater Wireless Sensor Networks (UWSNs) compared to terrestrial wireless sensor networks
A new taxonomy for existing energy-efficient routing protocols for UWSNs was derived based on the routing strategy
Summary
Oceans account for approximately 96.5% of all terrestrial water. The ocean is an immensely important component on Earth for the survival of humans and other living organisms. Underwater Wireless Sensor Networks (UWSNs) have aided the procedure of exploring the oceans by linking various pervasive sensor devices to allow efficient and reliable data gathering by UWSNs [1], [2]. Because the high-frequency radio communication used by the global positioning system (GPS) is quickly absorbed in the underwater environment, the method of placing and obtaining the location information of sensor nodes becomes difficult in UWSNs compared to terrestrial wireless sensor networks.
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