Publication detail

Cellular Connectivity and Wearable Technology Enablers for Industrial Mid-End Applications

SAAFI, S. FODOR, G. HOŠEK, J. ANDREEV, S.

Original Title

Cellular Connectivity and Wearable Technology Enablers for Industrial Mid-End Applications

Type

journal article in Web of Science

Language

English

Original Abstract

Industrial digital transformation through efficient automation hinges largely on the deployment of communication infrastructures that meet the requirements of smart factory use cases. These infrastructures involve multiple devices that utilize different communication technologies to increase the overall operational efficiency. Rooting from the key implementation requirements of a smart factory environment, this article focuses on the role of cellular connectivity and wearable technology in enabling new industrial applications. Specifically, we shed light on a novel category of services — industrial mid-end wearable applications — by positioning their requirements among the 5G service classes. We then identify features that can complement cellular connectivity to further support the given requirements. More precisely, we review cellular network-aided device-to-device communications and reduced-capability devices. Our performance evaluation results justify the choice of these features and show that they can work in concert with cellular connectivity to enhance spectral efficiency and reliability in industrial mid-end wearable applications.

Keywords

Smart Factory, Cellular Connectivity, Wearable Technology, Mid-End Applications, 5G NR Features

Authors

SAAFI, S.; FODOR, G.; HOŠEK, J.; ANDREEV, S.

Released

30. 7. 2021

Publisher

IEEE

ISBN

0163-6804

Periodical

IEEE COMMUNICATIONS MAGAZINE

Year of study

59

Number

7

State

United States of America

Pages from

1

Pages to

7

Pages count

7

URL

https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9502661

BibTex

@article{BUT171861,
  author="Salwa {Saafi} and Gabor {Fodor} and Jiří {Hošek} and Sergey {Andreev}",
  title="Cellular Connectivity and Wearable Technology Enablers for Industrial Mid-End Applications",
  journal="IEEE COMMUNICATIONS MAGAZINE",
  year="2021",
  volume="59",
  number="7",
  pages="1--7",
  doi="10.1109/MCOM.001.2000988",
  issn="0163-6804",
  url="https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9502661"
}