Underwater wireless sensor network Routing Protocols: The Survey

Abstract

Underwater wireless sensor network (UWSN) is majorly designed for gathering information about ocean conditions and perform routing to deliver the information to sink nodes Multi-hop communication is preferred in various approaches for routing the data between UWSN nodes and the sink for better data reliability. Researchers developed various routing protocols for the communication between the sink and the seabed sensors. This paper surveyed the various routing protocols along with the pros and cons. It helps to identify the effectiveness of algorithms for various features like lifetime, delay, energy efficiency, and other for underwater wireless sensor networks (UWSN). Further, the improvement in routing protocols for UWSN is still an open research area for better surveillance and monitoring.