18Industrial Internet of Things

Harri Holma and Antti Toskala

Nokia, Finland

18.1 Introduction

One of the key targets in 5G network design is to support wireless connectivity for industrial use cases. 5G can help make the industry 4.0 vision a reality, where digitalization and automation are utilized for resource sourcing, manufacturing, and transportation. 3GPP Release 15 provides a baseline for high-performance radio in terms of high data rates, extreme capacity, and low latency. Further, 3GPP evolution in Releases 16–18 provides the complete set of features required to support different industrial Internet of Things (IoT) applications. Figure 18.1 shows a summary of the key industrial IoT features in 3GPP Releases 16–18. Those features are discussed in more detail in this chapter.

A block diagram of industrial I o T features in 3 G P P releases 16–18. It contains dual, release 16, release  17, and release 18.

Figure 18.1 Summary of industrial IoT features in 3GPP releases 16–18.

  1. – Reduced Capability (RedCap) devices for lower cost and lower power consumption IoT applications.
  2. – New spectrum options beyond the licensed band, ...

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