Title :
Availability improvement of ship´s optical communication network
Author :
Jurdana, Irena ; Mikac, Branko ; Tomas, Vinko
Author_Institution :
Fac. of Maritime Studies, Univ. of Rijeka, Rijeka, Croatia
Abstract :
The paper presents the heuristic approach to availability analysis of optical communication networks connecting ship´s systems. The availabilities of individual components have been calculated, as the basis for the entire system availability evaluation. Several network availability structures and protection scenarios are presented and the availability evaluated. Based on the analysis, the possibility for improving ship´s communication system availability has been proposed, contributing to the overall availability improvement of ship´s systems.
Keywords :
on-board communications; optical fibre networks; ships; availability analysis; availability improvement; heuristic approach; network availability structures; protection scenarios; ship communication system availability; ship optical communication network; ship systems; system availability evaluation; Availability; Communication networks; Marine vehicles; Optical fiber cables; Optical fibers; Power cables; availability model; optical communication network; ship´s systems;
Conference_Titel :
Transparent Optical Networks (ICTON), 2012 14th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Coventry
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-2228-7
Electronic_ISBN :
2161-2056
DOI :
10.1109/ICTON.2012.6253849
