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Klappentext Investigating the fundamental aspects of underwater acoustic communications! this title discusses architectures for two and three-dimensional sensor networks. It presents the challenges with the development of underwater networking solutions! and provides an effective cross-layer approach to the integration of communication functionalities. Zusammenfassung Investigating the fundamental aspects of underwater acoustic communications, this title discusses architectures for two and three-dimensional sensor networks. It presents the challenges with the development of underwater networking solutions, and provides an effective cross-layer approach to the integration of communication functionalities. Inhaltsverzeichnis RESEARCH CHALLENGES AND CLUSTERING. Research Challenges in Communication Protocol Design for Underwater Sensor Networks. Optimal Clustering for Underwater Acoustic Sensor Networks. TOPOLOGY CONTROL AND ROUTING. Topology Control of Three-Dimensional Underwater Wireless Sensor Networks. Multipath Virtual Sink Architecture for Underwater Sensor Networks. FAULT TOLERANCE AND TIME SYNCHRONIZATION. A Survey of Fault Tolerance in Ad-hoc Networks and Sensor Networks. Time Synchronization in Sensor Networks and Underwater Sensor Networks. MEDIUM ACCESS CONTROL. MAC Protocol Design for Underwater Networks. Dynamic TDMA and MACA BASED Protocols for Distributed Topology Underwater Acoustic networks. Medium Access Control Layer for Underwater Sensor Networks. SOFTWARE! HARDWARE! AND CHANNEL MODELING. Software Driven Underwater Acoustic Sensor Networks. HW/SW Co-design of a Low-cost Underwater Sensor Node with Intelligent! Secure Acoustic Communication Capabilities. Channel Modeling for Underwater Acoustic.