5G on the Cheap: Configurable Low-Cost Cellular Industrial Communication

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Abstract

5G legacy communication systems from commercial vendors are 'all-rounders' in terms of performance in that they can support large numbers of nodes with high Quality of Service (QoS), but they are costly. On the contrary, WiFi networks are cheap, but can only support small numbers of nodes with low QoS. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) typically have only a small set of homogeneous communications use cases, but operate under tight cost constraints. We propose 5G on the Cheap (5G Cheap) as a highly customizable open-source 5G communication system. We describe a range of configuration options for the open-source Core Network (CN) and the Radio Access Network (RAN) for 5G Cheap. A low-end 5G Cheap configuration can serve the specific needs typical SMEs and costs only roughly one tenth of the cost of a commercial 5G legacy system.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2022 International Conference on Electrical, Computer, Communications and Mechatronics Engineering (ICECCME)
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Pages1-6
ISBN (electronic)978-1-6654-7095-7
Publication statusPublished - 2022
Peer-reviewedYes

Publication series

SeriesInternational Conference on Electrical, Computer, Communications and Mechatronics Engineering (ICECCME)

Conference

Title2022 International Conference on Electrical, Computer, Communications and Mechatronics Engineering
Abbreviated titleICECCME 2022
Conference number4
Duration16 - 18 November 2022
Website
Degree of recognitionInternational event
LocationMaldives National University & online
CityMale
CountryMaldives

External IDs

ORCID /0000-0001-8469-9573/work/161891061