The National Marine Electronics Association (NMEA) is a US-based marine electronics
trade organization setting standards of communication between
marine electronics Marine electronics refers to electronics devices designed and classed for use in the marine environment on board ships and yachts where even a small amount of salt water can destroy some electronics devices. Therefore, the majority of these types o ...
.
Standards
NMEA 0183
NMEA 2000
NMEA OneNet
NMEA OneNet is a latest standard
for
maritime
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data networking based on
802.3 Ethernet, and will complement existing onboard
NMEA 2000 networks by allowing for high-capacity data transfers.
Current maritime data networks have bandwidth capacities of less than 1Mbit/s. Building on Ethernet, OneNet allows for capacity in the hundreds or thousands of megabits per second. This extra bandwidth is needed for transferring unprocessed sensor data from
sonar
Sonar (sound navigation and ranging or sonic navigation and ranging) is a technique that uses sound propagation (usually underwater, as in submarine navigation) to navigation, navigate, measure distances (ranging), communicate with or detect o ...
/
radars
Radar is a detection system that uses radio waves to determine the distance (''ranging''), angle, and radial velocity of objects relative to the site. It can be used to detect aircraft, ships, spacecraft, guided missiles, motor vehicles, ...
, as well as video feeds from for example an engine room.
The primary features and goals of OneNet are as follows:
* NMEA 2000 data transfer over
IPv6
Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) is the most recent version of the Internet Protocol (IP), the communication protocol, communications protocol that provides an identification and location system for computers on networks and routes traffic ...
in a standard format
* High-bandwidth applications such as radar, video and more that are not possible via NMEA 2000
* Support Ethernet and TCP/IP at 1 gigabit and faster speeds
* Utilize standardized connectors (
RJ-45
A registered jack (RJ) is a standardized telecommunication network interface for connecting voice and data equipment to a service provided by a local exchange carrier or long distance carrier. Registration interfaces were first defined in t ...
and
X-Coded M12) depending on installation
* Robust, industry-standard cybersecurity requirements
*
NMEA 2000 gateway compatibility
* Mandatory device & application certification by the manufacturer, then verified by NMEA
The use of the X-Coded M12 connector allows for up to
10 Gigabit Ethernet
10 Gigabit Ethernet (10GE, 10GbE, or 10 GigE) is a group of computer networking technologies for transmitting Ethernet frames at a rate of 10 gigabits per second. It was first defined by the IEEE 802.3ae-2002 standard. Unlike previous Eth ...
,
but the full capabilities do not have to be utilized, and would also depend on
the cabling that is installed.
See also
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Radio Technical Commission for Maritime Services
The Radio Technical Commission for Maritime Services (RTCM) is a non-profit international standards organization. Although started in 1947 as a U.S. government advisory committee, RTCM is now an independent organization supported by its member org ...
References
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Business organizations based in the United States
Maritime organizations
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