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Publications by Rui Lopes Campos

2015

IEEE 802.11 Rate Adaptation Algorithms in Underwater Environment

Authors
Teixeira, F; Campos, R; Ricardo, M;

Publication
Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Underwater Networks & Systems, WUWNET 2015, Arlington, VA, USA, October 22-24, 2015

Abstract
The demand for broadband underwater communications is being pushed by the increasing use of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUV) in underwater missions. IEEE 802.11, already used in AUV for above water communications, can also be employed underwater to enable cost-effective, high bandwidth, short range communications. However, the high RF attenuation underwater induces high variations of received power, which may affect the performance of existing rate adaptation algorithms designed for over-the-air networks. This paper evaluates the most relevant state-of-the-art IEEE 802.11 rate adaptation algorithms in underwater environment. Simulation results show the AARF algorithm outperforms the widely used Minstrel algorithm, as well as the CARA, RRAA and ONOE algorithms. Copyright 2015 ACM.

2015

Novel ns-3 model enabling simulation of electromagnetic wireless underground networks

Authors
Conceição, S; Ribeiro, F; Campos, R; Ricardo, M;

Publication
Proceedings of the 2015 Workshop on ns-3, WNS3 '15, Barcelona, Spain, May 13-14, 2015

Abstract
Wireless Underground Networks (WUNs) have applications such as agriculture, border surveillance, maintenance of playing fields, and infrastructure monitoring. When designing a sensor network for one of these applications some of the sensors (communication nodes) will be buried underground, which means the propagation medium will be the soil or hybrid (air plus soil) in case of one of the nodes is aboveground. Thus, new models have to be implemented in existing simulators, in order to enable the proper simulation of these communications scenarios. This paper presents a new model, named underground model, and discusses its integration into the NS-3 simulator. The underground model enables the simulation of WUNs, including network topologies with underground and aboveground nodes. The accuracy of the underground model is shown for two frequency bands by comparing simulations results with experimental results. © 2015 ACM.

2014

TEC4SEA-A Modular Platform for Research, Test and Validation of Technologies Supporting a Sustainable Blue Economy

Authors
Monica, P; Martins, A; Olivier, A; Matos, A; Almeida, JM; Cruz, N; Alves, JC; Salgado, H; Pessoa, L; Jorge, P; Campos, R; Ricardo, M; Pinho, C; Silva, A; Jesus, S; Silva, E;

Publication
2014 OCEANS - ST. JOHN'S

Abstract
This paper presents the TEC4SEA research infrastructure created in Portugal to support research, development, and validation of marine technologies. It is a multidisciplinary open platform, capable of supporting research, development, and test of marine robotics, telecommunications, and sensing technologies for monitoring and operating in the ocean environment. Due to the installed research facilities and its privileged geographic location, it allows fast access to deep sea, and can support multidisciplinary research, enabling full validation and evaluation of technological solutions designed for the ocean environment. It is a vertically integrated infrastructure, in the sense that it possesses a set of skills and resources which range from pure conceptual research to field deployment missions, with strong industrial and logistic capacities in the middle tier of prototype production. TEC4SEA is open to the entire scientific and enterprise community, with a free access policy for researchers affiliated with the research units that ensure its maintenance and sustainability. The paper describes the infrastructure in detail, and discusses associated research programs, providing a strategic vision for deep sea research initiatives, within the context of both the Portuguese National Ocean Strategy and European Strategy frameworks.

2014

Energy-efficient wireless multimedia sensor networks using FM as a control channel

Authors
Sousa, F; Campos, R; Ricardo, M;

Publication
IEEE Symposium on Computers and Communications, ISCC 2014, Funchal, Madeira, Portugal, June 23-26, 2014

Abstract
IEEE 802.11-based wireless multimedia sensor networks (WMSN) are a cost-effective and flexible solution for video monitoring scenarios. Yet, they suffer from three major problems: bad performance, throughput unfairness, and energy inefficiency. Several approaches have been considered to tackle these problems but they are too restrictive or complex. In this paper we propose a scheduling approach using FM as a control channel to address the energy inefficiency problem. By taking advantage of the FM radio characteristics - higher coverage and lower energy consumption than Wi-Fi, our proposed approach uses FM as an always-on point-to-multipoint control channel used to turn off the nodes' Wi-Fi radio interfaces when they are not needed to transmit, receive, or relay data. Numerical and simulation analysis shows that our proposed scheduling mechanism significantly reduces energy consumption, while preserving performance and fairness characteristics.

2014

Evaluation of IEEE 802.11 Underwater Networks Operating at 700 MHz, 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz

Authors
Teixeira, F; Freitas, P; Pessoa, L; Campos, R; Ricardo, M;

Publication
Proceedings of the International Conference on Underwater Networks & Systems, Rome, Italy, November 12 - 14, 2014

Abstract
The usage of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs), Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROVs), and sensors in surveillance, maintenance and inspection of underwater facilities is increasing the need for broadband, cost-e ective communications solutions. Current solutions, mainly based on acoustic communications, enable long ranges but provide low bitrates and have high communication delays. Despite its strong attenuation underwater, RF is envisioned as a technology to enable broadband, short-range communications. We present an ns-3 and an experimental evaluation of IEEE 802.11 networks in freshwater at 700 MHz, 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz frequency bands. Evaluation results con rm the accuracy of the new developed ns-3 underwater RF propagation model and show that IEEE 802.11 networks are feasible for broadband, short range underwater communications, with range and throughput exceeding 2 m and 100 Mbit/s, respectively.

2013

PACE: Simple Multi-hop Scheduling for Single-radio 802.11-based Stub Wireless Mesh Networks

Authors
Ribeiro, F; Campos, R; Rua, D; Pinho, C; Ruela, J;

Publication
2013 IEEE 9TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON WIRELESS AND MOBILE COMPUTING, NETWORKING AND COMMUNICATIONS (WIMOB)

Abstract
IEEE 802.11-based Stub Wireless Mesh Networks (WMNs) are a cost-effective and flexible solution to extend wired network infrastructures. Yet, they suffer from two major problems: inefficiency and unfairness. A number of approaches have been proposed to tackle these problems, but they are too restrictive, highly complex, or require time synchronization and modifications to the IEEE 802.11 MAC. PACE is a simple multi-hop scheduling mechanism for Stub WMNs overlaid on the IEEE 802.11 MAC that jointly addresses the inefficiency and unfairness problems. It limits transmissions to a single mesh node at each time and ensures that each node has the opportunity to transmit a packet in each network-wide transmission round. Simulation results demonstrate that PACE can achieve optimal network capacity utilization and greatly outperforms state of the art CSMA/CA-based solutions as far as goodput, delay, and fairness are concerned.

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