Future industrial networking: from use cases to wireless technologies to a flexible system architecture

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Contributors

  • Michael Karrenbauer - , University of Kaiserslautern-Landau (Author)
  • Stephan Ludwig - , Robert Bosch GmbH (Author)
  • Henning Buhr - , Ericsson AB (Author)
  • Henrik Klessig - , Robert Bosch GmbH (Author)
  • Anne Bernardy - , RWTH Aachen University (Author)
  • Huanzhuo Wu - , Deutsche Telekom Chair of Communication Networks (Author)
  • Christoph Pallasch - , RWTH Aachen University (Author)
  • Amina Fellan - , University of Kaiserslautern-Landau (Author)
  • Nicolai Hoffmann - , RWTH Aachen University (Author)
  • Vasco Seelmann - , RWTH Aachen University (Author)
  • Maroua Taghouti - , Deutsche Telekom Chair of Communication Networks (Author)
  • Simon Wunderlich - , Deutsche Telekom Chair of Communication Networks (Author)
  • Pedro Tercero Lozano - , Ericsson AB (Author)
  • Andreas Hoell - , Sick AG (Author)
  • Christian Stimming - , Sick AG (Author)
  • Dhruvin Patel - , Ericsson AB (Author)
  • Savita Seetaraman - , Ericsson AB (Author)
  • Serjoscha Bender - , Ericsson AB (Author)
  • Elena Eberhardt - , Schildknecht AG (Author)
  • Thomas Schildknecht - , Schildknecht AG (Author)
  • Werner Herfs - , RWTH Aachen University (Author)
  • Simon Storms - , RWTH Aachen University (Author)
  • Volker Stich - , RWTH Aachen University (Author)
  • Norbert Niebert - , Ericsson AB (Author)
  • Hans D. Schotten - , University of Kaiserslautern-Landau (Author)
  • Frank H.P. Fitzek - , Deutsche Telekom Chair of Communication Networks (Author)

Abstract

In this paper, we propose a communication network architecture for industrial applications that combines new 5G technologies with other existing communication technologies on the shop floor. This architecture connects private and public mobile networks with local networking technologies to achieve a flexible setup addressing many different industrial use cases. We show how the advancements introduced around the new 5G mobile technology can address a wide range of industrial requirements. We further describe relevant use cases and develop an overall communication system architecture proposal, which is able to fulfill not only technical requirements but also system requirements, which result from specific applications existing in today's and future manufacturing scenarios.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)526-544
Number of pages19
JournalAt-Automatisierungstechnik
Volume67
Issue number7
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jul 2019
Peer-reviewedYes

External IDs

ORCID /0000-0001-8469-9573/work/161891227

Keywords

Keywords

  • 5G mobile communication, heterogeneous networks, industrial communication, Industrial Internet of Things, machine-to-machine communications, Multi-RAT, network architecture, network function virtualization, network slicing, software defined networking