Industry 4.0: Communication Technologies, Challenges and Research Perspective Towards 5G Systems

摘要

The Fifth Generation (5G) is the most promising technology in designing and developing industrial IoT (IIoT). The industrial IoT developed using 5G technology is called as industry 4.0. The Internet plays a major role in industry 4.0 by connecting and communicating between various machines, sensors, devices and controllers. With the context of 5G enabling industry 4.0, new solutions for automation can be achieved by lean production, whenever important industrial resources like finance, labour and material are concerned. So, it is obvious to use lean production to save production and running cost. In this context, the article emphasizes on the key challenges, vision of industry 4.0 using 5G wireless communication technology and 5G framework for industry 4.0. Some of the key technologies like time-sensitive network (TSN), ultra-reliable low-latency communication (URLLC), industrial Ethernet, spectrum usage and low-power wide-area networks (LPWAN) for 5G communication used in industry 4.0 are presented in this article. Moreover, we also provide a research direction in 5G industry 4.0 and its impact on socio-economic and environmental impacts.