Ocean observatories require both an efficient means of data transmission and the reliable delivery of electrical power. Over the past decade, a significant number of cabled ocean observatory projects have been installed and are now operational. Fiber-optic connections to shore, or to other offshore facilities, provide low-latency, high-bandwidth, bidirectional communication and control of the observatory. As observatory networks extend farther from shore and grow in complexity and size, undersea amplification of transmitted data is often required. The undersea telecom industry has provided customized transmission and powering solutions for such cabled observatories. Products and technology have been developed to support these projects, and they can be customized for systems with a variety of data transmission and powering architectures.
展开▼
