Industry 4.0 and Beyond: The Role of 5G, WiFi 7, and Time-Sensitive Networking (TSN) in Enabling Smart Manufacturing

Jobish John; Md Noor-A-Rahim; Aswathi Vijayan; H. Vincent Poor; Dirk Pesch

doi:10.3390/fi16090345

Industry 4.0 and Beyond: The Role of 5G, WiFi 7, and Time-Sensitive Networking (TSN) in Enabling Smart Manufacturing

Jobish John
, Md Noor-A-Rahim
, Aswathi Vijayan
, H. Vincent Poor
, Dirk Pesch

School of Computer Science and Information Technology

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This paper explores the role that 5G, WiFi 7, and Time-Sensitive Networking (TSN) play in driving smart manufacturing as a fundamental part of the Industry 4.0 vision. It provides an in-depth analysis of each technology’s application in industrial communications, with a focus on TSN and its key elements that enable reliable and secure communication in industrial networks. In addition, this paper includes a comparative study of these technologies, analyzing them based on several industrial use cases, supported secondary applications, industry adoption, and current market trends. This paper concludes by highlighting the challenges and future directions for adopting these technologies in industrial networks and emphasizes their importance in realizing the Industry 4.0 vision within the context of smart manufacturing.

Original language	English
Article number	345
Journal	Future Internet
Volume	16
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3390/fi16090345
Publication status	Published - Sep 2024

Keywords

5G/6G
cyber-physical manufacturing systems
IEEE 802.11be
Industrial IoT
Industry 4.0/5.0
millimeter-wave
smart manufacturing
TSN
WiFi 7/8

UN SDGs

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Industry 4.0 and Beyond: The Role of 5G, WiFi 7, and Time-Sensitive Networking (TSN) in Enabling Smart Manufacturing

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