A novel algorithm for the availability calculation of a ship optical communication network

Author

Jurdana, Irena ; Sucic, Victor

Author_Institution

Fac. of Maritime Studies, Univ. of Rijeka, Rijeka, Croatia

fYear

2013

fDate

10-12 July 2013

Firstpage

191

Lastpage

198

Abstract

The paper presents a novel algorithm for the availability calculation of a ship optical communication network. The impact of the configuration of optical cable paths on the overall network availability is presented. By using availability data from existing networks, a modified expression for availability calculation is developed. It includes impact factors based on the cable network configuration. The applicability of the here proposed method in real-life situations is illustrated on a reference optical network of a ferryboat.

Keywords

marine communication; optical cables; optical fibre networks; telecommunication network reliability; availability calculation; cable network configuration; ferryboat optical network; impact factor; optical cable path; ship optical communication network; Attenuation; Availability; Marine vehicles; Optical fiber cables; Optical fibers; Power cables; algorithm; availability; optical communication network; ship systems;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Network and Optical Communications (NOC), 2013 18th European Conference on and Optical Cabling and Infrastructure (OC&i), 2013 8th Conference on

Conference_Location

Graz

Print_ISBN

978-1-4673-5821-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/NOC-OCI.2013.6582889

Filename

6582889