This Springer Brief covers emerging maritime wideband communication
networks and how they facilitate applications such as maritime distress,
urgency, safety and general communications. It provides valuable insight
on the data transmission scheduling and protocol design for the maritime
wideband network. This brief begins with an introduction to maritime
wideband communication networks including the architecture, framework,
operations and a comprehensive survey on current developments. The
second part of the brief presents the resource allocation and scheduling
for video packet transmission with a goal of maximizing the weights of
uploaded video packets. Finally, an energy and content aware scheduling
scheme is proposed for the most efficient vessel packet throughput.
Based on the real ship route traces obtained from the navigation
software BLM-Ship, simulation results demonstrate the viability of the
proposed schemes. Conclusions and further research directions are
discussed. Maritime Wideband Communication Networks: Video Transmission
Scheduling is a valuable tool for researchers and professionals working
in wireless communications and networks. Advanced-level students
studying computer science and electrical engineering will also find the
content valuable.