Performance Analysis of Underwater Wireless Sensor Network by Deploying FTP, CBR, and VBR as Applications

Abstract

Oceans cover more than 75% of the planet’s land surface, making it the most water-rich place on the Earth. We know very little about oceans because of the extraordinary activities that take place in the depths. Underwater wireless sensors are devices that are able to monitor and record the physical and environmental parameters of their surroundings, as well as transmit these data in a continuous manner to one of the source sensors. The network that is formed by the collection of these underwater wireless sensors is referred to as an underwater wireless sensor network (UWSN). The analysis of performance parameters is thought to be most effectively done with this particular technology. In this paper, we will investigate various performance parameters in a random waypoint mobility model by shifting the maximum speed of a node and altering the number of nodes in the model. These parameters include average transmission delay, average jitter, average pathloss, percentage of utilization, and energy consumed in transmit, receive, and idle modes. The QualNet 7.1 simulator is utilized in order to conduct analyses and performance studies.