General setup of an AIS network

Infrastructure: AIS Base Stations

Standard AIS Base station (indoor)
	A standard AIS Base Station comprises the following components: • AIS Base Station Transponder • AIS Base Station Controller • Base Station antenna(s) • Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) • All necessary cables and mounting accessories • Mounting rack for AIS Base Station components • Network connection (to the shore network)

Standard AIS Base station with DGPS Reference (indoor)
	An AIS Base Station with DGPS reference comprises the following components: • AIS Base Station Transponder • AIS Base Station Controller • Base Station antenna(s) • Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) • All necessary cables and mounting accessories • Mounting rack for AIS Base Station components • Network connection (to the shore network) • DGPS Reference Station • DGPS Monitoring Station

Outdoor AIS Base station including doubled Base station
	An outdoor AIS Base Station with DGPS reference comprises the following components: • 2 x AIS Base Station Transponder • 2 x AIS Base Station Controller • Base Station antenna(s) • Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) • All necessary cables and mounting accessories • Mounting rack for AIS Base Station components • Network connection (to the shore network)

Software components

AIS Network - List of the different software components
	• AIS Base Station CONTROLLER • AIS ROUTER • AIS XML WEB SERVICE • AIS DATABASE • AIS CONFIGURATION TOOL • AIS WEB SERVER • ECDIS VIEWER/ Land User Workstation • Optional Radar target Tracker/Extractor and Fusion

Examples: installation and mounting of AIS Base stations