Industrial IoT in 5G-and-Beyond Networks: Vision, Architecture, and Design TrendsShow others and affiliations
2022 (English)In: IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics, ISSN 1551-3203, E-ISSN 1941-0050, Vol. 18, no 6, p. 4122-4137Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
Cellular networks are envisioned to be a cornerstone in future industrial IoT (IIoT) wireless connectivity in terms of fulfilling the industrial-grade coverage, capacity, robustness, and ultra-responsiveness requirements. This vision has led to verticals-centric service-based architecture in 5G radio access and core networks, with the capabilities to include 5G-AI-Edge ecosystem for computing, intelligence, and flexible deployment and integration options (e.g., centralized and distributed, physical and virtual) while eliminating the privacy/security concerns of mission-critical systems. In this paper, driven by the industrial interest in enabling large-scale wireless IIoT deployments for operational agility, flexible, and cost-efficient production, we present the state-of-the-art 5G architecture, transformative technologies, and recent design trends, which we also selectively supplemented with new results. We also identify several research challenges in these promising design trends that beyond-5G systems must overcome to support the rapidly unfolding transition in creating value-centric industrial wireless networks.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2022. Vol. 18, no 6, p. 4122-4137
Keywords [en]
5G-and-beyond, Industry 40, IIoT, open RAN, private 5G, mmWave-MIMO capacity, NR-U, TSN, Security
National Category
Communication Systems Telecommunications
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:miun:diva-43647DOI: 10.1109/tii.2021.3115697ISI: 000761218600056Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85123003929OAI: oai:DiVA.org:miun-43647DiVA, id: diva2:1610020
Funder
Knowledge Foundation2021-11-092021-11-092022-03-25Bibliographically approved