Dependency of routing protocol on pH and SNR in Underwater Communications

Abstract

Underwater communication is very critical in today's world with the advent of IoT devices which require proper communication standards and protocols to be in place for improving performance. Routing protocols is one such important feature of underwater communications which helps devices pick the best route based on different parameters. In this paper we designed and implemented an On-Demand Routing protocol which uses pH of the water and the SNR to choose the best hop while forming a route in underwater communications. The effects of pH on SNR were studied and the various factors affecting pH were observed. A pH model was developed using the data collected from the Hawaiian Ocean Waters.The routing protocol was designed and implemented in UnetStack3 as well. © 2021 IEEE.