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 and Dirk Pesch
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Jobish John: Department of Electrical Engineering, Eindhoven University of Technology, 5612 AZ Eindhoven, The Netherlands
Md. Noor-A-Rahim: School of Computer Science & IT, University College Cork, T12 YN60 Cork, Ireland
Aswathi Vijayan: School of Electronics Engineering, Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), Vellore 632014, India
H. Vincent Poor: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544, USA
Dirk Pesch: School of Computer Science & IT, University College Cork, T12 YN60 Cork, Ireland

Future Internet, 2024, vol. 16, issue 9, 1-19

Abstract: 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.

Keywords: Industry 4.0/5.0; cyber-physical manufacturing systems; Industrial IoT; millimeter-wave; smart manufacturing; 5G/6G; TSN; WiFi 7/8; IEEE 802.11be (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O3 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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