Bridging the Gap: 5G-TSN Integration for Industrial Robotic Communication

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Abstract

Integrating 5G and Time-Sensitive Networking (TSN) has gained significant attention from academia and industry as a promising solution for various industrial applications. This article investigates the 5G-TSN integration on the basis of a commercially available industrial product, the Robo Operator ®. This research delves into the essential system requirements for the operation of the Robo Operator and discusses the system's overall architecture, highlighting the key components and their interactions. Furthermore, the article examines the integration specifics of 5G and TSN, considering the guidelines provided by the 3GPP specification and the TSN standards set by the IEEE. Finally, the study analyzes the technical details of integrating these two technologies. We present simulation results demonstrating that integrating 5G-TSN yields improved latency and Packet Delay Variation (PDV) for a general industrial manufacturing use case, compared to transmitting data without integration.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication28th European Wireless Conference, EW 2023
PublisherVDE Verlag, Berlin [u. a.]
Pages95-102
Number of pages8
ISBN (electronic)9783800762262
Publication statusPublished - 2023
Peer-reviewedYes

Conference

Title28th European Wireless Conference, EW 2023
Duration2 - 4 October 2023
CityRome
CountryItaly

External IDs

ORCID /0000-0001-7008-1537/work/159171837
ORCID /0000-0003-0745-2264/work/159172269
ORCID /0000-0001-8469-9573/work/161891355

Keywords

Keywords

  • 5G, 5G-TSN integration, Industry 4.0, Quality-of-Service, Time-Sensitive Networking