The Directorate-General for Waterways and Shipping is responsible for the statutory task of ensuring the ease and safety of shipping in the German coastal regions. For this purpose, information about shipping traffic, sea weather and other parameters is retrieved or sent from various locations on the coast.

A high-availability data network (traffic technology operating network, or VT-BN for short) has been set up for the transmission of data streams in recent years. Technically speaking, it is a redundant, routed MPLS Layer 3 network that spans VPNs to transport the clients.

The VT-BN has about 160 locations in the coastal region. In addition to a large number of sensors, eight traffic centers and three maritime data centers are also connected. The data lines required for this are implemented using directional radio, fiber optic cables and leased lines.

The expansion of fiber optic cables is currently being pushed ahead, so that meshed structures are created. For this reason, the fiber optic cables should be controllable by setting up a managed fiber optic transmission system and should be functionally optimized by an automatic alternative route switching. DWDM technology is ideal for this.

The subject of the present tender is:

- the creation of a concept for the construction of a DWDM system,

- the delivery of the DWDM components,

- bringing about operational readiness,

- the training of WSV employees with the aim of enabling them to operate the system,

- the provision of system services,

- Optional additional services.

The WSV awards a contract based on the model EVB-IT system delivery contract in conjunction with the EVB-IT system delivery contract terms and conditions and an EVB-IT maintenance contract.