Micro-Operator driven local 5G network architecture for industrial internet applications

Abstract. High degree of flexibility, customization and the rapid deployment methods are needed in future communication systems required by different vertical sectors. These requirements will be beyond the traditional mobile network operators’ offerings. The novel concept called micro-operator enables a versatile set of stakeholders to operate local 5G networks within spatially confined environment with a guaranteed quality and reliability to complement mobile network operators’ offerings. To enable the case specific requirements of different stakeholders, micro-operator architecture should be tailored to cater such requirements, so that the service is optimized. The novel micro-operator architecture proposed in this thesis using 5G access and core network functions, serves the communication needs of an Industry 4.0 environment having three use cases namely augmented reality, massive wireless sensor networks and mobile robots. Conceptual design of the proposed architecture is realized using simulation results for latency measurements, relating it with the results of a mobile network operator-based deployment. Latency analysis is carried out with respect to the core network distance and the processing delay of core network functions. Results demonstrate the advantages of the micro-operator deployment compared with mobile network operator deployment to cater specialized user requirements, thereby concluding that the micro-operator deployment is more beneficial

An Adaptive Algorithm to Optimize the Dynamics of IEEE 802.15.4 Networks

Presentado en ICST 2013IEEE 802.15.4 standard is becoming one of the most popular technologies for the deployment of low rate Wireless Personal Area Networks with strong power constraints. In order to reduce the energy consumption, beacon-enabled networks with long network inactive periods can be employed. However, the duration of these inactivity periods, as some other configuration parameters, are conventionally set to default values and remain fixed during the whole network operation. This implies that if they are misconfigured the network will not adapt to changes in the conditions of the environment, particularly to the most determining one, i.e. the traffic load. This paper proposes a simple procedure for the dynamic adaptation of several key parameters of IEEE 802.15.4 networks. Under this procedure, the 802.15.4 parameters are modified as a function of the existing traffic conditions.Spanish National Project No.TEC2009-13763-C02-01

Augmented Collective Digital Twins for Self-Organising Cyber-Physical Systems

Context. Self-organising and collective computing approaches are increasingly applied to large-scale cyber-physical systems (CPS), enabling them to adapt and cooperate in dynamic environments. Also, in CPS engineering, digital twins are often leveraged to provide synchronised logical counterparts of physical entities, whereas in sensor networks the different-but-related concept of virtual device is used e.g. to abstract groups of sensors. Vision. We envision the design concept of 'augmented collective digital twin' that captures digital twins at a collective level extended with purely virtual devices. We argue that this concept can foster the engineering of self-organising CPS by providing a holistic, declarative, and integrated system view. Method. From a review and proposed taxonomy of logical devices comprehending both digital twins and virtual devices, we reinterpret a meta-model for self-organising CPSs and discuss how it can support augmented collective digital twins. We illustrate the approach in a crowd-aware navigation scenario, where virtual devices are opportunistically integrated into the system to enhance spatial coverage, improving navigation capabilities. Conclusion. By integrating physical and virtual devices, the novel notion of augmented collective digital twin paves the way to self-improving system functionality and intelligent use of resources in self-organising CPSs. Conclusion. By integrating physical and virtual devices, the novel notion of augmented collective digital twin paves the way to self-improving system functionality and intelligent use of resources in self-organising CPSs

Supporting Cyber-Physical Systems with Wireless Sensor Networks: An Outlook of Software and Services

Sensing, communication, computation and control technologies are the essential building blocks of a cyber-physical system (CPS). Wireless sensor networks (WSNs) are a way to support CPS as they provide fine-grained spatial-temporal sensing, communication and computation at a low premium of cost and power. In this article, we explore the fundamental concepts guiding the design and implementation of WSNs. We report the latest developments in WSN software and services for meeting existing requirements and newer demands; particularly in the areas of: operating system, simulator and emulator, programming abstraction, virtualization, IP-based communication and security, time and location, and network monitoring and management. We also reflect on the ongoing efforts in providing dependable assurances for WSN-driven CPS. Finally, we report on its applicability with a case-study on smart buildings

On Reliability of Dynamic Addressing Routing Protocols in Mobile Ad Hoc Networks

In this paper, a reliability analysis is carried out to state a performance comparison between two recently proposed proactive routing algorithms. These protocols are able to scale in ad hoc and sensor networks by resorting to dynamic addressing, to face with the topology variability, which is typical of ad hoc, and sensor networks. Numerical simulations are also carried out to corroborate the results of the analysis.Comment: Proc. of WRECOM '07: Wireless Rural and Emergency Communications Conference, Roma (Italy), October 200