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State of the Art in Protocol Research for Underwater Acoustic Sensor Networks ∗ Ian F. Akyildiz Dario Pompili Tommaso Melodia ian@ece.gatech.edu dario@ece.gatech.edu tommaso@ece.gatech.edu Broadband Wireless Networking Laboratory School of Electrical and Computer Engineering Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta, GA 30332, USA Underwater networks of sensors have the potential to enable unexplored applications and to enhance our ability to observe and predict the ocean. In this paper, architectures for two- dimensional and three-dimensional underwater sensor networks are proposed. A detailed overview on the current solutions for medium access control, network, and transport layer protocols are given and open research issues are discussed. I. Introduction • Undersea Explorations. Underwater sensor networks can help detect underwater oilfields or Underwater networks of sensors have the potential to reservoirs, determine routes for laying undersea enable unexplored applications and to enhance our cables, and assist in exploration for valuable min- ability to observe and predict the ocean. Unmanned erals. or Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (UUVs, AUVs), equipped with underwater sensors, are also envisioned • Disaster Prevention. Sensor networks that to find application in exploration of natural under- measure seismic activity from remote