Gigabit Ethernet Data Multiplex System (GEDMS) installed on Navy destroyer for shipboard networking
Oct. 27, 2011
GEDMS increases a surface ship's capacity to support data transfer for the upgraded hull, mechanical, and electrical systems introduced into the fleet with DDG 111. Additional benefits include manpower reduction and increased crew safety by using video and sensors for monitoring of remote or confined spaces, Boeing officials say.
In September 1989, Boeing delivered the first DMS system to the Navy for installation aboard the USS Arleigh Burke, the namesake for the DDG 51 class destroyer. As the DDG new ship construction continued, the DMS was upgraded to a Fiber Optic Data Multiplex System to support evolving needs.
In August 2010, the Navy replaced the copper-based DMS systems installed on the Arleigh Burke and the USS John Paul Jones (DDG 53) with the high performing GEDMS, the latest variant in the DMS family of networks.
The Navy completed sea trials and testing of GEDMS on the Spruance in March. The ship’s home port will be San Diego. For more information contact Argon ST online at www.argonst.com.