TY - JOUR
T1 - A Functional Architecture for 6G Special Purpose Industrial IoT Networks
AU - Mahmood, Nurul Huda
AU - Berardinelli, Gilberto
AU - Khatib, Emil Jatib
AU - Hashemi , Ramin
AU - Morais de Lima , Carlos
AU - Latva-aho, Matti
PY - 2023/3/1
Y1 - 2023/3/1
N2 - Future industrial applications will encompass compelling new use cases requiring stringent performance guarantees over multiple key performance indicators, such as reliability, dependability, latency, time synchronization, security, etc. Achieving such stringent and diverse service requirements necessitates the design of a special-purpose Industrial-Internet-of-Things (IIoT) network comprising a multitude of specialized functionalities and technological enablers. This article proposes an innovative architecture for such a special-purpose sixth generation (6G) IIoT network incorporating seven functional building blocks categorized into special-purpose functionalities and enabling technologies. The former consists of Wireless Environment Control, Traffic/Channel Prediction, Proactive Resource Management, and End-to-End Optimization functions, whereas the latter includes Synchronization and Coordination, Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence Algorithms, and Auxiliary Functions. The proposed architecture aims at providing a resource-efficient and holistic solution for the complex and dynamically challenging requirements imposed by future 6G industrial use cases. Selected test scenarios are provided and assessed to illustrate cross-functional collaboration and demonstrate the applicability of the proposed architecture in a wireless IIoT network.
AB - Future industrial applications will encompass compelling new use cases requiring stringent performance guarantees over multiple key performance indicators, such as reliability, dependability, latency, time synchronization, security, etc. Achieving such stringent and diverse service requirements necessitates the design of a special-purpose Industrial-Internet-of-Things (IIoT) network comprising a multitude of specialized functionalities and technological enablers. This article proposes an innovative architecture for such a special-purpose sixth generation (6G) IIoT network incorporating seven functional building blocks categorized into special-purpose functionalities and enabling technologies. The former consists of Wireless Environment Control, Traffic/Channel Prediction, Proactive Resource Management, and End-to-End Optimization functions, whereas the latter includes Synchronization and Coordination, Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence Algorithms, and Auxiliary Functions. The proposed architecture aims at providing a resource-efficient and holistic solution for the complex and dynamically challenging requirements imposed by future 6G industrial use cases. Selected test scenarios are provided and assessed to illustrate cross-functional collaboration and demonstrate the applicability of the proposed architecture in a wireless IIoT network.
KW - 5G mobile communication
KW - 6G
KW - 6G mobile communication
KW - Industrial Internet of Things
KW - Reliability
KW - Sensors
KW - Wireless communication
KW - Wireless sensor networks
KW - artificial intelligence
KW - beyond 5G
KW - industrial Internet of Things
KW - machine learning
KW - reconfigurable intelligent surfaces
KW - special-purpose networks
KW - ultra-reliable low-latency communications
KW - machine learning (ML)
KW - sixth generation (6G)
KW - beyond fifth generation (5G)
KW - Artificial intelligence (AI)
KW - reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RISs)
KW - Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT)
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85132700921&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1109/TII.2022.3182988
DO - 10.1109/TII.2022.3182988
M3 - Journal article
SN - 1551-3203
VL - 19
SP - 2530
EP - 2540
JO - I E E E Transactions on Industrial Informatics
JF - I E E E Transactions on Industrial Informatics
IS - 3
ER -