The document outlines the Clear5G consortium's initiative to develop a converged wireless network for machine type communication in future factories, focusing on critical applications requiring low latency and high reliability. Key performance indicators include achieving 1 ms latency, 99.999% reliability, and over 15-year device battery life. The project encompasses various testbeds and simulations to validate the proposed technologies and metrics in real factory environments.

1. Converged wireless access for reliable
5G MTC for factories of the future
Overview and expected technical results
Prof Klaus Moessner, University of Surrey, United Kingdom
EuCNC
Oulu, 12-15 June 2017

2. The Clear5G Consortium
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3. Aim
• To design, develop, validate, and demonstrate an integrated convergent
wireless network for Machine Type and Mission Critical Communication
(MTC/MCC) services for Factories of the Future (FoF)
• FoF environments:
• time-critical processes
• dependence on timely delivered data from massive numbers of sensors
• decisions having to be made and executed in less than milliseconds
• Indicative Applications
• Remote maintenance of sensors monitoring machines’ status, machine
reconfiguration for product customization, goods inventory, and zero defect
assembly line with continuous check quality during production
• Closed loop control systems
• Large factory plants covered by cellular systems
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4. The Clear5G Concept
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5. Tangible Results
KPI Targeted value Means to evaluate
Latency Down to 1 ms System level simulations, field trials
Reliability Up to 99.999% System level simulations, field trials
Connection density Up to 100 nodes per 1 m3 System level simulations
Security PHY framework PoC validation
Heterogeneity (convergent air
interfaces)
Coexistence of various radio interfaces,
and various FoF use cases
PoC validation
Energy efficiency (Device battery life) >15 year battery life System level simulations, field trials
Spectrum efficiency Reflected in Connection density System level simulations
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6. The Clear5G Testbeds
Taiwan
LTE random access testbed (III)
SDR-based testbed for B4G R&D (III)
LTE FDD small cell testbed (III-NTU)
Real factory environment (Foxconn)
Real factory environment (FFG)
5G Testlab (Foxconn)
EXPOLSA platform (NTU)
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EU
5GIC Test Network (UNIS)
Hi-5 platform (TNO)
Miniaturized copy of commercial live network (TT)
SDN/NFV testbed (ARG)
Analysis, optimisation and control platform
(WINGS)