AMMCA: Acoustic massive MIMO with Carrier Aggregation to boost the underwater communication data rate

Xueyuan Zhao, Dario Pompili

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Abstract

A new communication approach based on massive Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) with Carrier Aggregation (CA), named AMMCA, is proposed to boost the achievable data rate for multimedia traffic in underwater acoustic channels. The system under study is composed of a surface buoy station with many hydrophones and of an underwater static or mobile node such as an Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) with a few transducers. The proposed idea presents two components: (i) the first consists in deploying a large number of hydrophones at the buoy for uplink massive MIMO reception; (ii) the second requires employing carrier aggregation of Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) symbols to exploit a wider underwater bandwidth than in traditional acoustic systems that use only a few tens of KHz. Via both theoretical analysis and computer-based simulations, AMMCA is shown to boost the achievable data rate in underwater acoustic channels for both medium/short and long distances.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publication10th ACM International Conference on Underwater Networks and Systems, WUWNet 2015
PublisherAssociation for Computing Machinery, Inc
ISBN (Electronic)9781450340366
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 22 2015
Event10th ACM International Conference on Underwater Networks and Systems, WUWNet 2015 - Washington, United States
Duration: Oct 22 2015Oct 24 2015

Publication series

Name10th ACM International Conference on Underwater Networks and Systems, WUWNet 2015

Other

Other10th ACM International Conference on Underwater Networks and Systems, WUWNet 2015
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityWashington
Period10/22/1510/24/15

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Computer Networks and Communications
  • Information Systems

Keywords

  • Achievable data rate
  • Carrier Aggregation
  • Massive MIMO
  • OFDM
  • Underwater acoustic communications

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