Research status and prospects of satellite-shore-based integrated network technology for remotely-controlled ships

HU Xinjue; LI Qi; LIU Jialun; ZHOU Yunlong; LIN Nan; LI Shijie

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HU X J, LI Q, LIU J L, et al. Research status and prospects of satellite-shore-based integrated network technology for remotely-controlled ships[J]. Chinese Journal of Ship Research, 2025, 20(1): 15–24 (in Chinese). DOI: 10.19693/j.issn.1673-3185.04264

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Research status and prospects of satellite-shore-based integrated network technology for remotely-controlled ships

HU Xinjue^{1, 2, 3, 4,},
LI Qi^{1, 5},
LIU Jialun^{1, 2, 3, 4, ,},
ZHOU Yunlong^{1, 5},
LIN Nan^{1, 5},
LI Shijie^{1, 5}

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State Key Laboratory of Maritime Technology and Safety (Wuhan University of Technology), Wuhan, 430063, China
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East Lake Laboratory, Wuhan 420202, China
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Intelligent Transportation Systems Research Center, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430063, China
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National Engineering Research Center for Water Transportation Safety, Wuhan 430063, China
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School of Transportation and Logistics Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430063, China

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Received Date: November 07, 2024
Revised Date: January 07, 2025
Available Online: January 19, 2025
Published Date: February 11, 2025

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The purpose of this work is to optimize the communication architecture for existing remotely-controlled ships to meet the challenges of network connectivity in diverse environments (e.g., ports, deep-sea, and polar regions), aiming to address the issues of insufficient coverage, limited bandwidth, and high communication latency. First, the applicability and technical characteristics of shore-based and satellite communication networks are systematically summarized, while the diverse wireless communication requirements of remotely-controlled ships operating in different water areas are comprehensively analyzed. Based on this, a satellite-shore-based integrated network architecture that fuses multiple wireless communication systems is proposed. It aims to deeply integrate satellite and shore-based networks, thereby constructing an intelligent and stable shipboard communication system. By revealing the huge application potential of the satellite-shore-based integrated network architecture, which offers economic and service quality advantages for remotely-controlled ships in complex navigation environments, and by sorting out relevant key technologies and existing bottleneck issues, the proposed integrated communication network architecture is expected to provide a theoretical reference for optimizing the communication of remotely-controlled ships under diverse network conditions.

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