An SDN-Enabled Framework for a Load-Balanced and QoS-Aware Internet of Underwater Things

• Published in: IEEE internet of things journal Vol. 10; no. 9; p. 1
• Main Authors: Shi, Yaliang, Yang, Qiuling, Huang, Xiwen, Li, Deshun, Huang, Xiangdang
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Piscataway IEEE 01.05.2023; The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
• Subjects: Control systems; Energy consumption; Energy efficiency; Hydrophones; Internet; Internet of Things; Internet of Underwater Things; Load balancing; Load management; Network latency; Provisioning; QoS-aware; Quality of service; Quality of service architectures; Reinforcement learning; Routing; Routing (telecommunications); Routing protocols; Sensors; software-defined networking; Switches; Underwater

The massive demand for marine exploitation has promoted the thriving Internet of Underwater Things (IoUT). The volume, velocity, and variety (3V) of data produced by sensors, hydrophones, and cameras in IoUT are enormous, which challenges the network in achieving load balancing and Quality-of-Servic...