Intelligent Maritime Networking With Edge Services and Computing Capability

Maritime networks (MNs) typically cover tens to hundreds of kilometers, which can perform global oceanic observations via the support of maritime low-latency applications. However, current research on MNs with 5G related robust network optimization technologies, has not been progressed in line with the rapid development of terrestrial communication networks. To explore the oceanic informatics resources in the 5G or upcoming 6G eras, this work provides a method for intelligent maritime networking by conducting analysis, and investigation on maritime communication scenarios, probabilistic ship density, and MN connectivity. The edge-based MN services, and the edge computation capability based on a cognitive big data platform are thoroughly analyzed. The developed theory is extensively simulated, the real-world-trace based results further confirm the validity of the proposed method.