5G Wireless: A Comprehensive Introduction

Chapter 6

Ultra-Reliable and Low-Latency Communications

Learning Objectives

After studying this chapter, you should be able to:

• Summarize the performance requirements for URLLC

• Present an overview of URLLC use cases in emerging mission-critical applications

• Present an overview of URLLC applications based on performance requirements

• Understand the need for eMBB, mMTC, and URLLC for Industry 4.0

• Present an overview of the unmanned aircraft system traffic management use case

ITU-R M.2083 (IMT Vision: Framework and overall objectives of the future development of IMT for 2020 and beyond. September 2015) characterizes ultra-reliable and low-latency communications (URLCC) as follows:

Ultra-reliable and low-latency communications: This use case has ...