V-Sync: A velocity-based time synchronization for multi-hop underwater mobile sensor networks

Meng Na Zhang, Hai Yan Wang, Jing Jie Gao, Xiao Hong Shen

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Abstract

Time synchronization plays an essential role in underwater wireless sensor networks (UWSNs). Many time synchronization methods have been proposed for terrestrial wireless sensor networks. However, none of them can be directly applied to UWSNs, because there are two fundamental challenges namely large propagation delays and node mobility. In this paper, we proposed a velocity-based time synchronization algorithm, called V-Sync. It's a novel method for multi-hop mobile UWSNs, which investigates the relationship between time-varying propagation delay and node mobility to eliminate the effect of node mobility and then corrects time deviation. In addition, it generates a stratified node model to make the multi-hop network time synchronized. Simulation results show that V-Sync achieves high precision and outperforms the existing time synchronization algorithms obviously.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationFuzzy Systems and Data Mining II - Proceedings of FSDM 2016
EditorsShilei Sun, Antonio J. Tallon-Ballesteros, Dragan S. Pamucar, Feng Liu
PublisherIOS Press BV
Pages420-428
Number of pages9
ISBN (Electronic)9781614997214
DOIs
StatePublished - 2016
Event2nd International Conference on Fuzzy Systems and Data Mining, FSDM 2016 - Macau, China
Duration: 11 Dec 201614 Dec 2016

Publication series

NameFrontiers in Artificial Intelligence and Applications
Volume293
ISSN (Print)0922-6389
ISSN (Electronic)1879-8314

Conference

Conference2nd International Conference on Fuzzy Systems and Data Mining, FSDM 2016
Country/TerritoryChina
CityMacau
Period11/12/1614/12/16

Keywords

  • Multi-hop
  • Node mobility
  • Time synchronization
  • UWSNs

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