This book introduces the concept of machine-type communication (MTC) for maritime Internet of Things. The first part of the book portrays a maritime MTC system from an architectural perspective and describes an MTC framework and the fundamental components, laying out a foundation that leads to an ultimate solution to the maritime IoT requirements and challenges. The second part ties together all discussed in the first part and demonstrates how to apply it to a practical system through a realistic design example based on an international maritime mobile spectrum. The book serves as a comprehensive tutorial of the maritime MTC from the top (the network architecture) to the bottom (the air/radio interface and regulatory radio spectrum constraints), guiding readers to an easier understanding of the maritime MTC-related issues and the rationale behind the design. The primary readers of this book include maritime communication engineers, maritime IoT professionals, maritime academia, andthe general MTC and IoT communities.
- Presents the concept of machine-type communication (MTC) for maritime Internet of Things (IoT) and its services, requirements, and challenges;
- Explains space-earth-integrated maritime machine-type communication system architecture with a comparison with its land counterpart;
- Sets out a comprehensive framework and details the ways to implement it on a practical radio spectrum;
- Includes maritime MTC radio spectrum and regulations, network design, protocol design, and air interface design.
Michael M. Wang received the bachelor’s degree and master’s degree in electrical engineering from Southeast University, and the master’s degree in biomedical engineering and the Ph.D. degree in electrical and computer engineering from the University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA. He was a Distinguished Member of Technical Staff with Motorola Advanced Radio Technology Group, Arlington Heights, IL, USA, from 1995 to 2003, where he received the Distinguished Innovator Award. He joined Qualcomm Research, San Diego, CA, USA, in 2003, and became a professor with the School of Information Science and Technology at Southeast University, in 2015. In addition to his faculty appointment at Southeast University, he is an adjunct professor with the School of Electronic and Optical Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, China. He holds more than 90 U.S. patents, and has over 40 prestigious journal publications. He is a technical member of The International Association of MarineAids to Navigation and Lighthouse Authorities.
