The marine information and communication technologies is a complex of interconnected disciplines of science, technology, engineering, developing methods of work organization of sea and river fleets personnel, who are engaged in collecting, storage, transformation, transfer and use of information, as well as the related social economic and cultural problems. The marine information and communication technologies have emerged as a result of the convergence of mathematics, computer science, and marine technology, information and communication technologies. Computer networks MANET are formed spontaneously without any major administrative system. Node functions in this type of network can be performed by routers and the host. They can transmit data packets to other nodes, and support the execution of user applications.
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The Problems of Telecommunication Networks for the Safety of Maritime Transport