LEADER 02712oam 2200409zu 450 001 9910873270803321 005 20241212220208.0 035 $a(CKB)2670000000319058 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000818299 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12304745 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000818299 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10840156 035 $a(PQKB)11311478 035 $a(NjHacI)992670000000319058 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000319058 100 $a20160829d2012 uy 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$a2012 IEEE/ACM 16th International Symposium on Distributed Simulation and Real Time Applications 210 31$a[Place of publication not identified]$cIEEE$d2012 215 $a1 online resource 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 08$a9781467329545 311 08$a1467329541 330 $aUnderstanding the baseline underwater acoustic signature of an offshore location is a necessary, early step in formulating an environmental impact assessment of wave energy conversion devices. But in order to even begin this understanding, infrastructure must be deployed to capture raw acoustic signals for an extended period of time. This infrastructure is comprised of at least four distinct components. Firstly, a hydrophone, deployed underwater, which is capable of operating at a high sampling rate: 500,000 16-bit samples per second. Secondly, an analog/digital converter (ADC), to which the hydrophone transmits raw voltages. Thirdly, a communications infrastructure for bridging the gap from the ADC to shore. And finally, an onshore base-station for receiving the signals and presenting them to a remote analytic or simulation infrastructure for further processing. Attempting this signal capture in real-time poses many problems. On a practical level, deploying cabled infrastructure to deliver power and communications to the offshore components may be prohibitively expensive. However, reliance on solar power may result in interruptions to real-time wireless transmission. Additionally, a high sampling rate will require significant base-station memory/storage/processing capabilities as well as potentially high costs of delivery to a remote infrastructure, part of which could be alleviated by real-time signal compression. This paper discusses our attempts at implementing such a system which would reliably acquire real-time data and scale with growing demands. 606 $aTechnology 615 0$aTechnology. 676 $a600 702 $aieee 801 0$bPQKB 906 $aPROCEEDING 912 $a9910873270803321 996 $a2012 IEEE$92494644 997 $aUNINA