On the possibility of organizing communication for e-Navigation in the coastal zone using radio-technical posts of the vessel traffic control system

Abstract

The concept of e-Navigation is to unify activities for the collection, integration, exchange, presentation and analysis of information on vessels and in coastal services through electronic technologies to improve the navigation safety, and the quality and efficiency of the relevant services.The generalized analysis of the obtained data is used to determine the appropriate actions in the prevailing conditions, to improve the process of the vessel’s transition from berth to berth (in ports of departure and destination) and the corresponding services that ensure the safety of navigation, environmental protection, information exchange between intelligent transport systems.The basis for fulfilling the assigned tasks are three basic components of e-Navigation: vessel systems; coastal and satellite systems; communication infrastructure. The purpose of the paper is the possibility of applying broadband radio communications for unmanned navigation in the coastal zone. The research object is the analysis of broadband communication systems; the subject is the assumed range of the WiMAX radio communication zone. EMC Planner 1.1_170328 is used to simulate the anticipated WiMAX radio zone.