An AI Powered Software Tool for Planning, Implementing and Monitoring Collaborative and Interoperable maritime Telecommunication Networks

**项目动机/需求**海洋/海洋环境的技术格局正在迅速变化，主要驱动因素包括海洋自治和在智能港口、环境监测、天气监测、离岸资产监测和水下环境中更广泛地部署海上物联网。支撑海事部门现代化的智能/超互联基础设施非常需要数据。可信数据是良好决策/安全/可靠性的基础。这些数据由私有网络和公共网络相结合来管理和传输，而这些网络本身也在快速发展。技术变化包括新的传输方式(自由空间光学，MIMO)、通信平台(无人机、高空平台、浮标、Helikite、卫星)以及新的集成标准和虚拟化方法。但海上物联网、自治、离岸资产和智能港口的连接网络正在以零碎和孤立的方式建设。为每个项目和应用建立不可集成和不可扩展的专用网络确实存在危险。已经感受到的影响是连接基础设施和技术的高度低效、成本和次优部署，以及技术集成和互操作性方面的后续问题。在这种情况下，电信网络运营商、供应商、物联网项目开发商、智能港口开发商和运营商、海上自治规划者正在努力解决与以下关键问题相关的问题：混合哪些技术，如何以可互操作的方式部署这些技术，以及如何推动促进协作而不是零碎解决方案的业务主张**响应需求/机会**我们建议开发第一个此类软件工具，以帮助规划、实施和监控协作，可互操作和可扩展的海上电信网络，以帮助实现海上物联网/自治应用的经济高效和高性能部署。该工具将使用户能够了解：*通信技术混合/平台将最好地满足他们的通信需求(基于其用例/位置的Data throughput/latency/resiliency/coverage/consistency/security))。*与现有通信网络的合理集成/接口选项(即，基于安全/成本/性能要求)*业务案例、开发协作的额外收入流/成本节约、可互操作和可扩展的网络及其对技术组合/网络特性的影响。*如何最好地管理频谱以避免干扰并满足连接要求。**帮助发展西南地区/英国**我们为立足西南地区、帮助在西南地区发展和合作而感到自豪。

**Project Motivation/Need**The technological landscape in the marine/maritime environment is rapidly changing with key drivers such as marine autonomy and more general deployment of maritime IOT across smart ports, environmental monitoring, weather monitoring, offshore asset monitoring and under water environments.The smart/ultra-connected infrastructure underpinning the modernisation of the maritime sector is extremely data hungry. Trusted data is the basis for good decisions/safety/reliability. This data is managed and transferred by a combination of private and public networks, which are themselves rapidly advancing. Technological changes include new transmission methods(Free-Space-Optics, MIMO), communication platforms(Drones, High Altitude Platforms, Buoys, helikites, Satellites) as well as new integration standards and virtualization methods.However, connectivity networks for Maritime IoT, autonomy, off-shore assets and smart ports are being built out in a piecemeal and isolated manner. There is a real danger of non-integrable and non-extensible private networks being built out for each project and application. The impact, already being felt, is the highly inefficient, costly and suboptimal deployment of connectivity infrastructure and technologies, with follow on problems in technology integration and interoperability.In this context telecommunication network operators, vendors, IoT project developers, smart port developers & operators, maritime autonomy planners are grappling with key questions related to which technologies to mix, how to deploy them in an interoperable way, and how to drive business propositions which promote collaboration rather than piecemeal solutions**Responding to the Need/Opportunity**We propose developing a first of its kind software tool to aid planning, implementing and monitoring collaborative, interoperable and extensible maritime telecommunication networks to help enable the cost effective and high-performance deployment of maritime IoT/autonomy applications. The tool will enable users to understand:* The communications technologies mix/platforms that will best satisfy their communication requirements (data throughput/latency/resiliency/coverage/consistency/security) based on their use-cases/location.* Sensible integration/interface options (or not) with existing communication networks(i.e. based on security/cost/performance requirements)* The business cases, additional revenue streams/cost savings for developing collaborative, interoperable and extensible networks and the impact on technology mix/network characteristics.* How spectrum should best be managed to avoid interference and meets connection requirements.**Helping growing the South West/U.K**We are proud to be based, helping to grow and collaborating in the South West.