Creating programmable 5G systems for the Industrial IoT (original) (raw)
The impact of 5G on the evolution of intelligent automation and industry digitization
Journal of Ambient Intelligence and Humanized Computing
The mobile industry is developing and preparing to deploy the fifth-generation (5G) networks. The evolving 5G networks are becoming more readily available as a significant driver of the growth of IoT and other intelligent automation applications. 5G's lightning-fast connection and low-latency are needed for advances in intelligent automation-the Internet of Things (IoT), Artificial Intelligence (AI), driverless cars, digital reality, blockchain, and future breakthroughs we haven't even thought of yet. The advent of 5G is more than just a generational step; it opens a new world of possibilities for every tech industry. The purpose of this paper is to do a literature review and explore how 5G can enable or streamline intelligent automation in different industries. This paper reviews the evolution and development of various generations of mobile wireless technology underscores the importance of 5G revolutionary networks, reviews its key enabling technologies, examines its trends and challenges, explores its applications in different manufacturing industries, and highlights its role in shaping the age of unlimited connectivity, intelligent automation, and industry digitization. Keywords 5G • 5G networks • Cellular wireless networks • Mobile communications • Internet of Things (IoT) • Internet of medical things (IoMT) • Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) • Wi-Fi 6 • Enhanced mobile broadband (eMBB) Purpose Claims about a supposed link between 5G and COVID-19 have been circulating the Internet, arguing that global elites were using 5G to spread the virus. It is needless to say that there's no evidence to support the theory that 5G networks cause COVID-19 or contribute to its spread. The purpose of this research is to do a literature review and explore the practical implications of 5G revolutionary networks technology for growing industry digitization and intelligent automation. Practical Implications 5G networks are at the very early stages of adoption. Based on the business applications presented in this paper, practitioners will learn 5G business potentials, challenges addressed by 5G, drivers for change, barriers to entry, and critical areas of concern regarding the adaptation of 5G technologies into their organizations. Originality/Value This paper examines the essential roles 5G plays in the success of different industries, including IoT,
Towards Flexible Integration of 5G and IIoT Technologies in Industry 4.0: A Practical Use Case
Applied Sciences
The Industry 4.0 revolution envisions fully interconnected scenarios in the manufacturing industry to improve the efficiency, quality, and performance of the manufacturing processes. In parallel, the consolidation of 5G technology is providing substantial advances in the world of communication and information technologies. Furthermore, 5G also presents itself as a key enabler to fulfill Industry 4.0 requirements. In this article, the authors first propose a 5G-enabled architecture for Industry 4.0. Smart Networks for Industry (SN4I) is introduced, an experimental facility based on two 5G key-enabling technologies—Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) and Software-Defined Networking (SDN)—which connects the University of the Basque Country’s Aeronautics Advanced Manufacturing Center and Faculty of Engineering in Bilbao. Then, the authors present the deployment of a Wireless Sensor Network (WSN) with strong access control mechanisms into such architecture, enabling secure and flexibl...
Introduction of a 5G-Enabled Architecture for the Realization of Industry 4.0 Use Cases
IEEE Access, 2021
The increasing demand for highly customized products, as well as flexible production lines, can be seen as trigger for the ''fourth industrial revolution'', referred to as ''Industry 4.0''. Current systems usually rely on wire-line technologies to connect sensors and actuators, but new use cases such as moving robots or drones demand a higher flexibility on communication services. Wireless technologies, especially 5th generation wireless communication systems (5G) are best suited to address these new requirements. Furthermore, this facilitates the renewal of brownfield deployments to enable a smooth migration to Industry 4.0. This paper presents results from the Tactile Internet 4.0 (TACNET 4.0) project and introduces a tailored architecture that is focused on the communication needs given by representative Industry 4.0 use cases while ensuring parallel compliance to latest developments in relevant standardization. INDEX TERMS 5G, industrial communication, wireless communications, industry 4.0, TACNET 4.0 architecture.
5G-Enabled IIoT Framework Architecture Towards Sustainable Smart Manufacturing
International Journal of Online and Biomedical Engineering (iJOE), 2022
With the rapid growth of advanced technologies in the manufacturing sector, a revolution in manufacturing systems is underway and smart manufacturing and its sustainability are becoming the key components towards the fourth industrial revolution. In this context, the IIoT (industrial internet of things), represents a bridge between the digital and physical environment by providing an interactive relation between smart devices and machines also through data sharing. Therefore, it creates a working environment where decisions are made in real-time.The huge data amount generated through the manufacturing system, the high reliability, low latency, and high connectivity demands of IIoT-enabled intelligent manufacturing system requires an advanced wireless transmission technology that goes far beyond the 3rd and 4th generation mobile network. 5G is the most appropriate communication technology for this new IIoT enabled smart manufacturing system’s requirements.Based on the requirements of...
5G Swarm Production: Advanced Industrial Manufacturing Concepts Enabled by Wireless Automation
IEEE Communications Magazine, 2021
This article presents an overview of current Industry 4.0 applied research topics, addressed from both the industrial production and wireless communication points of view. A roadmap toward achieving the more advanced industrial manufacturing visions and concepts, such as "swarm production" (nonlinear and fully decentralized production) is defined, highlighting relevant industrial use cases, their associated communication requirements, as well as the integrated technological wireless solutions applicable to each of them. Further, the article introduces the Aalborg University 5G Smart Production Lab, an industrial lab test environment specifically designed to prototype and demonstrate different Industrial IoT use cases enabled by the integration of robotics, edge-cloud platforms, and autonomous systems operated over wireless technologies such as 4G, 5G, and Wi-Fi. Wireless performance results from various operational trials are also presented for two use cases: wireless control of industrial production and wireless control of autonomous mobile robots.
Impact of LoRA and 5G on Smart Manufacturing from Automation Perspective
J. Mobile Multimedia, 2022
The Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), also known as Industry 4.0, is a forward-thinking industrial era in which numerous developing technologies are combined to produce digital solutions. In industrial enterprises, Industry 4.0 technologies are separated into base and front-end technologies. Cloud computing, IoT, analytics, and big data are all essential technologies. In this article, we evaluate the current landscape of factory automation and the influence of 5G and LoRA communication on smart manufacturing automation, while front-end technologies are split into four categories: smart goods, smart working, smart manufacturing, and smart supply chain. First, we looked at the idea of Industry 4.0, as well as the four front-end dimensions and four basic technological components. Second, we spoke about smart industrial automation and the influence of 5G and LoRA communication. The broad use of front-end technology, of which Smart Manufacturing is a crucial component, is required fo...
Convergence of 5G, AI and IoT Holds the Promise of Industry 4.0
Telecom Business Review, 2020
The Information and Communications Technology (ICT) industry across the globe is at the forefront of major transformations that are poised to impact the way industries work. In today's ultra-competitive markets, organizations across industries rely upon next generation ICT technologies to create and deliver game changing value propositions which are market disruptive in nature. Today, the ICT industry evolution has reached a stage where majority of ICT players (i.e. communications service providers, IT service providers, software makers and OEMs) are in a race to ride the much awaited 5G, AI and IoT waves to gain from the first mover advantage and find avenues for generating new revenue streams while obtaining thought leadership in this new marketplace. Among these players, especially, the communications service providers are betting big on these 3 emerging technologies as their traditional revenue streams from voice and data have shrunk in the recent past due to intense competition, commoditization of services, increasing spectrum costs and price pressures (decreasing ARPU). A wide range of IoT applications will be empowered by 5G backbone augmented using AI driven algorithms which can deliver the promise of a smart, ultra-fast, automated and data intelligence driven use cases across industries and ultimately realize the vision of Industry 4.0.
URLLC and eMBB in 5G Industrial IoT: A Survey
2022
Fifth generation (5G)-industrial Internet of things (IIoT) is the integration of IIoT and a private 5G network. The IIoT is a concept that involves incorporating smart objects, gadgets, and solutions into cutting-edge industrial operations to increase reliability, efficiency, and over-production costs. Furthermore, the integration of IIoT and 5G/beyond 5G (B5G) provides the potential for ubiquitous and instantaneous connectivity. The 5G architecture can handle the IIoT's stringent ultra-low latency, real-time processing, high data-rate, nearby storage, and reliability requirements. A new era of economic growth is predicted for IIoT assisted 5G/B5G wireless networks. It should be noted that the majority of the work in IIoT is focused on the architecture, with reliability and throughput being largely ignored. This paper provides a comprehensive review of B5G assisted IIoT wireless networks, with a focus on enhanced mobile broadband (eMBB) and ultra-reliable low latency communication (URLLC) services. Furthermore, it provides insights into various applications and key enabling technologies from the perspective of URLLC, eMBB and their tradeoff. Index Terms-fifth generation (5G), beyond 5G (B5G), sixth generation (6G), industrial Internet of things (IIoT), ultrareliable low latency communication (URLLC), enhanced mobile broadband (eMBB). T HE emergence of industrial Internet of things (IIoT) has revolutionized industrial operations such as manufacturing and production by automating a huge number of connected components and devices. IIoT is a sub-category of Internet of things (IoT) that focuses on the use of IoT techniques and technologies [1]-[4] in industries such as smart cities, smart transportation, smart grid, smart health services, forestry, food, weather, agriculture, monitoring, and surveillance [5]-[18]. The machines/devices in IIoT are connected to capture smartness and autonomy in legacy systems [19]-[21]. It is estimated that by the end of 2030, roughly 80 billion devices will be connected to the Internet [22]-[24]. In IIoT, an increased degree of connectivity is involved, which has special requirements for high reliability, low latency, high speed, flexible, and secure communication [25]-[27].
International Journal of Advanced Research in Science, Communication and Technology, 2024
The abstract delves into how the advent of 5G is revolutionizing the Internet across various industries, with a particular focus on its ability to provide ultra and support for a massive number of connected devices, enabling real the mutually beneficial relationship between 5G and IoT, which is driving innovation in sectors such as smart cities, healthcare, agriculture, and transportation. The abstract also addresses important challenges like security and interoperability, emphasizing the need for str solutions. Furthermore, it explores the potential of edge computing and AI possibilities in IoT implementations. In summary, the abstract underscores the transformative power of 5G in shaping IoT ecosystems, offering unparalleled opportunities for innovation, efficiency, and value creation.
Key Advances in Pervasive Edge Computing for Industrial Internet of Things in 5G and Beyond
IEEE Access, 2020
This article surveys emerging technologies related to pervasive edge computing (PEC) for industrial internet-of-things (IIoT) enabled by fifth-generation (5G) and beyond communication networks. PEC encompasses all devices that are capable of performing computational tasks locally, including those at the edge of the core network (edge servers co-located with 5G base stations) and in the radio access network (sensors, actuators, etc.). The main advantages of this paradigm are core network offloading (and benefits therefrom) and low latency for delay-sensitive applications (e.g., automatic control). We have reviewed the state-of-the-art in the PEC paradigm and its applications to the IIoT domain, which have been enabled by the recent developments in 5G technology. We have classified and described three important research areas related to PEC-distributed artificial intelligence methods, energy efficiency, and cyber security. We have also identified the main open challenges that must be solved to have a scalable PEC-based IIoT network that operates efficiently under different conditions. By explaining the applications, challenges, and opportunities, our paper reinforces the perspective that the PEC paradigm is an extremely suitable and important deployment model for industrial communication networks, considering the modern trend toward private industrial 5G networks with local operations and flexible management. INDEX TERMS Edge computing, industrial Internet of Things, 5G network, energy efficiency, artificial intelligence, cyber security.