TY - JOUR
T1 - Massive machine-type communications in 5g
T2 - Physical and MAC-layer solutions
AU - Bockelmann, Carsten
AU - Pratas, Nuno
AU - Nikopour, Hosein
AU - Au, Kelvin
AU - Svensson, Tommy
AU - Stefanovic, Cedomir
AU - Popovski, Petar
AU - Dekorsy, Armin
PY - 2016/9/1
Y1 - 2016/9/1
N2 - MTC are expected to play an essential role within future 5G systems. In the FP7 project METIS, MTC has been further classified into mMTC and uMTC. While mMTC is about wireless connectivity to tens of billions of machinetype terminals, uMTC is about availability, low latency, and high reliability. The main challenge in mMTC is scalable and efficient connectivity for a massive number of devices sending very short packets, which is not done adequately in cellular systems designed for human-type communications. Furthermore, mMTC solutions need to enable wide area coverage and deep indoor penetration while having low cost and being energy-efficient. In this article, we introduce the PHY and MAC layer solutions developed within METIS to address this challenge.
AB - MTC are expected to play an essential role within future 5G systems. In the FP7 project METIS, MTC has been further classified into mMTC and uMTC. While mMTC is about wireless connectivity to tens of billions of machinetype terminals, uMTC is about availability, low latency, and high reliability. The main challenge in mMTC is scalable and efficient connectivity for a massive number of devices sending very short packets, which is not done adequately in cellular systems designed for human-type communications. Furthermore, mMTC solutions need to enable wide area coverage and deep indoor penetration while having low cost and being energy-efficient. In this article, we introduce the PHY and MAC layer solutions developed within METIS to address this challenge.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84991263385&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1109/MCOM.2016.7565189
DO - 10.1109/MCOM.2016.7565189
M3 - Journal article
AN - SCOPUS:84991263385
SN - 0163-6804
VL - 54
SP - 59
EP - 65
JO - IEEE Communications Magazine
JF - IEEE Communications Magazine
IS - 9
M1 - 7565189
ER -