MRI: Development of the Northeastern University Marine Observatory NETwork (NU MONET)

该项目开发了一种水下网络仪器，可以研究和收集海洋生物和环境的数据。该项目使用当前的商业产品构建了这个新颖的水下网络，并开发了目前不存在的新组件。该仪器以模块化方式构建，因此可以不断开发和集成改进的硬件和软件。此外，该团队还开发了一种模块化协议栈，以解决声学无线网络存在的限制。该项目解决了来自水下传感器、机器人和实时视频的数据交换，这些数据交换需要完全不同的网络协议和行为模式。将开发商业通信单元（Teledyne Benthos声学调制解调器）的集成计算能力，以实现灵活和模块化的协议栈，具有网络重构和远程仪器编程的能力。该仪器将与海洋科学中心集成，后者将提供维护和管理。在海洋科学的广泛领域将感受到更广泛的意义，该仪器将提供在大片水域中持续收集和观察数据的选择。许多其他科学学科将能够利用这一工具的数据交换类型，包括处理自然和人为灾害的环境科学。在能够在具有挑战性的水下通信条件下运行的创新通信网络领域，可以预期会有重要发现。一些输出可以作为标准提出，因为目前还没有一个非常理想的网络标准。

This project, developing an underwater network instrument, enables studying and collecting data from oceanic life and environment. The project builds this novel underwater network using current commercial products and develops new components that do not exist today. The instrument is built in a modular fashion so that improved hardware and software can constantly be developed and integrated. In addition, the team develops a modular protocol stack that addresses the constraints that exist with acoustic wireless networks. This project addresses the data exchange from the underwater sensors, robotics, and real-time video that requires fundamentally different modes of networking protocols and behaviors. Integration of computational capabilities to commercial communication units (Teledyne Benthos acoustic modems) will be developed to grant flexible and modular protocol stack implementation, with capabilities of network reconfiguration and instrument programming from remote locations. The instrument will be integrated with the Marine Science Center that will provide maintenance and management.The broader significance will be felt in a broad area of marine sciences where the instrument will provide the option to consistently collect and observe data in a large body of water. Many other science disciplines will be able to take advantage of the type of data exchange with this instrument, including environmental sciences dealing with natural and human caused catastrophes. Important discoveries can be expected in the area of innovative communications networks able to operate under the challenging conditions of underwater communications. Some of the output could be proposed as standards as a much desired network standard does not exist today.