This paper proposes a distributed, JANUS-based protocol that enables an underwater acoustic network to reach consensus on arbitrary local opinions as numeric state variables. An envisioned scenario where nodes shall agree on parameters describing the acoustic environment is used to evaluate the protocol. The scenario exemplifies the protocol’s potential in future applications where nodes use the environment description to decide on appropriate modulation and coding schemes.

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基于 JANUS 的共识协议的实验评估

本文提出了一种基于 JANUS 的分布式协议，使水声网络能够就任意局部意见作为数字状态变量达成共识。节点应就描述声学环境的参数达成一致的设想场景用于评估协议。该场景例证了该协议在未来应用中的潜力，其中节点使用环境描述来决定适当的调制和编码方案。