6G Opportunities Arising from Internet of Things Use Cases: A Review Paper

Barakat, B., Taha, A., Samson, R., Steponenaite, A., Ansari, S., Langdon, P. M., Wassell, I. J., Abbasi, Q. H., Imran, M. A. and Keates, S. (2021) 6G Opportunities Arising from Internet of Things Use Cases: A Review Paper. Future Internet, 13 (6). e159. ISSN 1999-5903

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Abstract

The race for the 6th generation of wireless networks (6G) has begun. Researchers around the world have started to explore the best solutions for the challenges that the previous generations have experienced. To provide the readers with a clear map of the current developments, several review papers shared their vision and critically evaluated the state of the art. However, most of the work is based on general observations and the big picture vision, and lack the practical implementation challenges of the Internet of Things (IoT) use cases. This paper takes a novel approach in the review, as we present a sample of IoT use cases that are representative of a wide variety of its implementations. The chosen use cases are from the most research-active sectors that can benefit from 6G and its enabling technologies. These sectors are healthcare, smart grid, transport, and Industry 4.0. Additionally, we identified some of the practical challenges and the lessons learned in the implementation of these use cases. The review highlights the cases’ main requirements and how they overlap with the key drivers for the future generation of wireless networks.

Publication Type: Articles
Additional Information: ** From MDPI via Jisc Publications Router ** History: accepted 12-06-2021; pub-electronic 18-06-2021. ** Licence for this article: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (This article belongs to the Special Issue 6G Wireless Communication Systems: Applications, Opportunities and Challenges) Department of Engineering and Design
Uncontrolled Keywords: wireless networks, 6G, Internet of Things (IoT), healthcare, transport, smart grid, Industry 4.0
Subjects: Q Science > QA Mathematics > QA75 Electronic computers. Computer science
T Technology > TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
Divisions: Academic Areas > Department of Engineering, Computing and Design
SWORD Depositor: Publications Router Jisc
Depositing User: Publications Router Jisc
Date Deposited: 30 Jul 2021 12:50
Last Modified: 22 Feb 2022 09:04
URI: https://eprints.chi.ac.uk/id/eprint/5824

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