This paper presents a maritime machine-type communication (MTC) concept dedicated to the maritime Internet of Things (IoT). It first outlines the unique maritime MTC requirements on the ubiquity, continuity, heterogeneity, simplicity, interoperability, and scalability for maritime IoT applications and services. It then addresses these requirements through a concrete maritime MTC system design, based on the international VHF maritime mobile spectrum recently allocated for maritime MTC by ITU to enable maritime IoT under the name ${e}$ -Navigation. Finally, it highlights the potential pitfalls to avoid in future development and standardization of the maritime MTC technology.

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海上物联网的机器式通信：一种设计

本文提出了一个 海上专用于海上物联网 (IoT) 的机器类型通信 (MTC) 概念。它首先概述了对海事物联网应用和服务的普遍性、连续性、异构性、简单性、互操作性和可扩展性的独特海事 MTC 要求。然后，它通过具体的海事 MTC 系统设计来满足这些要求，该系统设计基于国际电联最近分配给海事 MTC 的国际 VHF 海事移动频谱，以实现海事物联网名称 ${e}$ -导航。最后，它强调了在海上 MTC 技术的未来发展和标准化中需要避免的潜在陷阱。