IEC 61162-400:2001

INTERNATIONAL IEC
STANDARD
61162-400
First edition
2001-11
Maritime navigation and radiocommunication
equipment and systems –
Digital interfaces –
Part 400:
Multiple talkers and multiple listeners –
Ship systems interconnection –
Introduction and general principles
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INTERNATIONAL IEC
STANDARD
61162-400
First edition
2001-11
Maritime navigation and radiocommunication
equipment and systems –
Digital interfaces –
Part 400:
Multiple talkers and multiple listeners –
Ship systems interconnection –
Introduction and general principles
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CONTENTS
FOREWORD .4
INTRODUCTION.5
1 Scope.6
1.1 General .6
1.2 Application area .6
1.3 Safety implications of using this protocol .6
1.4 Components of this standard .7
2 Normative references .8
3 Definitions .8
4 Overview and general principles.12
4.1 Introduction .12
4.2 Basic protocol functionality.12
4.3 Program modules .13
4.3.1 Physical modules.13
4.3.2 Protocol types .14
4.3.3 Protocol conformance classes .14
4.4 API versus protocol .15
4.5 Protocol level entities .15
4.6 Dependencies of actual API implementations .16
4.7 Companion standard entities .16
4.8 Relationship between specification components and products .18
5 A-profile functionality.18
5.1 Introduction .18
5.2 General principles .18
5.2.1 Separation between applications .18
5.2.2 Automatic configuration .19
5.2.3 Client-server architecture by the use of data objects.19
5.2.4 Connection oriented .19
5.2.5 Transaction oriented.19
5.2.6 Reliable transfers .19
5.2.7 Real-time properties .20
5.3 Application management .20
5.3.1 MAU states.20
5.3.2 System management .20
5.3.3 Time distribution.20
5.3.4 Load limitation .20
5.4 Data object connection management .21
5.4.1 Data object states.21
5.4.2 Server object definition.21
5.4.3 Client object connection request.21
5.4.4 Client MAU authentication .21
5.5 Message transfer.22
5.5.1 Transaction states .22
5.5.2 Basic transaction principles .22
5.5.3 Transfer mechanisms .22
5.5.4 Data marshalling .23
5.5.5 Authentication .23

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5.6 Bulk transfer.23
5.6.1 Mechanism .23
5.6.2 Application level activation .24
6 T-profile functionality.24
6.1 Introduction .24
6.2 General overview of quality of service .24
6.3 The T-profile services.25
6.3.1 Network address look-up and mapping services .25
6.3.2 Reliable message service .25
6.3.3 Reliable stream service .25
6.3.4 Unreliable datagram service .25
6.3.5 System management .25
6.3.6 Time distribution.25
6.3.7 Exception handling and reporting.25
7 Companion standards.26
7.1 Introduction .26
7.2 The companion standard functionality.26
7.3 The companion standard language.26
7.4 Companion standard PFS components.27
7.5 Companion standard PFS structure .27
7.6 Companion standard application description.27
8 System configuration services .27
8.1 General .27
8.2 System configuration principles .27
8.3 Physical network configuration .28
8.4 Application configuration .28
8.5 Error monitoring and reporting.28
8.6 Load/performance monitoring and reporting .28
8.7 System inspection and configuration management .29
Annex A (normative) Typographical conventions and nomenclature .30
A.1 Use of typeface .30
A.2 Regular pattern .30
A.3 Constant representation .31
A.4 State machine descriptions.32
A.5 Context diagrams .32
A.6 Entity-relationship (ER) diagrams .33
A.7 Structure of service descriptions.33
Annex B (informative) Definition and description of the IEC 61162 series of standards .36
B.1 General .36
B.2 Rationale for specific marine standards .36
B.3 IEC 61162-1 summary.37
B.4 IEC 61162-2 summary.38
B.5 IEC 61162-3 summary.38
B.6 IEC 61162-4 series summary.38
B.7 Applicability of the different standards .39

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MARITIME NAVIGATION AND RADIOCOMMUNICATION
EQUIPMENT AND SYSTEMS –
DIGITAL INTERFACES –
Part 400: Multiple talkers and multiple listeners –
Ship systems interconnection – Introduction and general principles
FOREWORD
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