IEC 61162-400:2001
Maritime navigation and radiocommunication equipment and systems - Digital interfaces - Part 400: Multiple talkers and multiple listeners; Ship systems interconnection; Introduction and general principles

Standard No.

IEC 61162-400:2001

Release Date

2001

Published By

International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC)

Latest

IEC 61162-400:2001

Replace

IEC 80/309/FDIS:2001

Scope

1 General This standard series, IEC 61162-400 and upwards, specifies a communication protocol for use in interconnected maritime systems. It also specifies an interface description language for use together with the protocol, a set of rules for the use of this language and a set of standard interfaces described in the language. Finally, it also provides a test plan and list of required documents for equipment using this standard. This part of IEC 61162 gives a general overview of the functionality of the protocol and provides definitions common to the other fragments of the standard. 2 Application area This protocol is intended for use on the system level of an interconnected maritime navigation and radiocommunication system. It is designed to integrate various relatively large functional components, for example RADAR, ECDIS or conning display. As such, it complements other protocols on the instrument level (IEC 61162-1, IEC 61162-2 and IEC 61162-3 as referred to in annex B) and on the administrative level (mainly proprietary or de facto standard protocols). Although this standard covers navigation and radiocommunication equipment on the system level, it is not limited to that. It could also find application on lower levels (process level) and in other application areas (general automation). 3 Safety implications of using this protocol This standard does not define any safety related attributes that can be applied in the verification of the safety properties of a system using this protocol. The system safety properties will dependent on many factors, such as a) the protocol specification (this standard); b) the T-profile in use (may be specified by this standard); c) the protocol implementation (dependent on manufacturer); d) how the protocol is used by individual components (dependent on manufacturer); e) how the system uses, the protocol (dependent on manufacturers and system integrators); f) maintenance and supervision of the system. These items are only examples and do not constitute a complete list. The relevant authorities and the class societies will prescribe more detailed rules for the use of this protocol in integrated control systems.

IEC 61162-400:2001 history

• 2001 IEC 61162-400:2001 Maritime navigation and radiocommunication equipment and systems - Digital interfaces - Part 400: Multiple talkers and multiple listeners; Ship systems interconnection; Introduction and general principles