678 research outputs found
Enabling Ultra Reliable Wireless Communications for Factory Automation with Distributed MIMO
Factory automation is one of the most challenging use cases for 5G-and-beyond
mobile networks due to strict latency, availability and reliability
constraints. In this work, an indoor factory scenario is considered, and
distributed multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) schemes are investigated in
order to enable reliable communication to the actuators (ACs) active in the
factory. Different levels of coordination among the access points serving the
ACs and several beamforming schemes are considered and analyzed. To enforce
system reliability, a max-min power allocation (MPA) algorithm is proposed,
aimed at improving the signal to interference plus noise ratio (SINR) of the
ACs with the worst channel conditions. Extensive system simulations are
performed in a realistic scenario, which includes a new path-loss model based
on recent measurements in factory scenarios, and, also, the presence of
non-Gaussian impulsive noise. Numerical results show that distributed MIMO
schemes with zero-forcing (ZF) beamforming and MPA have the potential of
providing SINR gains in the order of tens of dB with respect to a centralized
MIMO deployment, as well as that the impulsive noise can strongly degrade the
system performance and thus requires specific detection and mitigation
techniques.Comment: Accepted at the IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC-Fall),
Honolulu (HI), Sep. 201
On Channel Reciprocity to Activate Uplink Channel Training for Downlink Wireless Transmission in Tactile Internet Applications
We determine, for the first time, the requirement on channel reciprocity to
activate uplink channel training, instead of downlink channel training, to
achieve a higher data rate for the downlink transmission from a multi-antenna
base station to a single-antenna user. We first derive novel closed-form
expressions for the lower bounds on the data rates achieved by the two channel
training strategies by considering the impact of finite blocklength. The
performance comparison result of these two strategies is determined by the
amount of channel reciprocity that is utilized in the uplink channel training.
We then derive an approximated expression for the minimum channel reciprocity
that enables the uplink channel training to outperform the downlink channel
training. Through numerical results, we demonstrate that this minimum channel
reciprocity decreases as the blocklength decreases or the number of transmit
antennas increases, which shows the necessity and benefits of activating the
uplink channel training for short-packet communications with multiple transmit
antennas. This work provides pivotal and unprecedented guidelines on choosing
channel training strategies and channel reciprocity calibrations, offering
valuable insights into latency reduction in the Tactile Internet applications.Comment: 6 pages, 3 figures, Submitted to IEEE ICC 2018 Worksho
Towards Tactile Internet in Beyond 5G Era: Recent Advances, Current Issues and Future Directions
Tactile Internet (TI) is envisioned to create a paradigm shift from the content-oriented
communications to steer/control-based communications by enabling real-time transmission of haptic information (i.e., touch, actuation, motion, vibration, surface texture) over Internet in addition to the conventional audiovisual and data traffics. This emerging TI technology, also considered as the next evolution phase of Internet of Things (IoT), is expected to create numerous opportunities for technology markets in a wide variety of applications ranging from teleoperation systems and Augmented/Virtual Reality (AR/VR) to automotive safety and eHealthcare towards addressing the complex problems of human society. However, the realization of TI over wireless media in the upcoming Fifth Generation (5G) and beyond networks creates various non-conventional communication challenges and stringent requirements
in terms of ultra-low latency, ultra-high reliability, high data-rate connectivity, resource allocation, multiple access and quality-latency-rate tradeoff. To this end, this paper aims to provide a holistic view on wireless TI along with a thorough review of the existing state-of-the-art, to identify and analyze the involved technical issues, to highlight potential solutions and to propose future research directions. First, starting with the vision of TI and recent advances and a review of related survey/overview articles, we present a generalized framework for wireless TI in the Beyond 5G Era including a TI architecture, the main technical requirements, the key application areas and potential enabling technologies. Subsequently, we provide a comprehensive review of the existing TI works by broadly categorizing them into three main paradigms; namely, haptic communications, wireless AR/VR, and autonomous, intelligent and cooperative mobility systems. Next, potential enabling technologies across physical/Medium Access Control (MAC) and network layers are identified and discussed in detail. Also, security and privacy issues of TI applications are discussed
along with some promising enablers. Finally, we present some open research challenges and recommend promising future research directions
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