Improved algorithm for the implementation of unified FDTD in underwater sound scattering
In this paper, a set of unified finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) formulae are presented. These formulae are applicable to underwater sound scattering from various objects with a finite acoustic impedance, either with or without shear strains. A major improvement has been made to the FDTD algorithm to remove most of the loop operations. This makes the finite-difference field computation very efficient and, more importantly, suitable for the implementation of distributed parallel computing. Other advantages of the new algorithm include the ease in modeling objects having complicated shapes. Numerical experiment results are presented to show the effectiveness of the proposed method.
In this paper, we consider a network of N identical IEEE 802.11 DCF (Distributed Coordination Function) terminals with RTS/CTS mechanism, each of which is assumed to be saturated. For performance analysis, we propose a simple and efficient mathematical model to derive the statistical characteristics of the network such as the inter-transmission time of packets in the network and the service time (the inter-transmission time of successful packet transmissions) of the network. Numerical results and simulations are provided to validate the accuracy of our model and to study the performance of the IEEE 802.11 DCF network.