Hybrid networks for heterogeneous Distributed Maritime Observation Systems

Lately the following world economic growing up stream the Distributed Maritime Observation Systems (DMOS) started to play an important role owing to different reasons. They support favorable conditions for different ships in harbors, roads and open sea. Data sources for DMOS can be divided into the following groups: - underwater; - surface; - airborne; - coast and space surveillance. Data sources and DMOS architecture define the requirements to networks. As a rule DMOS includes all types of networks. Some of the advantages and disadvantages of different types of networks are presented in the paper as based on practical experience. Architecture of the networks depends on data sources as well as on topology of DMOS.