Dependable Connectivity for Industrial Wireless Communication Networks
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This work addresses the urgent demand for high dependability—encompassing reliability, availability, and security—in 6G industrial wireless communication networks, which existing 5G ultra-reliable low-latency communication (URLLC) solutions struggle to fulfill. The paper presents the first end-to-end deterministic communication framework that holistically integrates multidimensional dependability attributes. Through co-design of theoretical modeling and practical mechanisms, the framework incorporates adaptive multiple access, time-sensitive networking (TSN), real-time monitoring, and an intelligent wake-up protocol. Notably, the proposed intelligent wake-up protocol dramatically enhances event detection capability, improving detection probability by several orders of magnitude compared to conventional duty-cycling approaches. This study thus provides both theoretical foundations and key technical pathways toward dependable connectivity in 6G industrial networks.
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Dependability - a system's ability to consistently provide reliable services by ensuring safety and maintainability in the face of internal or external disruptions - is a fundamental requirement for industrial wireless communication networks (IWCNs). While 5G ultra-reliable low-latency communication (URLLC) addresses some aspects of this challenge, its evolution toward holistic dependability in 6G must encompass reliability, availability, safety, and security. This paper provides a comprehensive framework for dependable IWCNs, bridging theory and practice. We first establish the theoretical foundations of dependability, including outlining its key attributes and presenting analytical tools to study it. Next, we explore practical enablers, such as adaptive multiple access schemes leveraging real-time monitoring and time-sensitive networking to ensure end-to-end determinism. A case study demonstrates how intelligent wake-up protocols improve event detection probability by orders of magnitude compared to conventional duty cycling. Finally, we outline open challenges and future directions for a 6G-driven dependable IWCN.
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dependability
industrial wireless communication networks
reliability
availability
security
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dependability
adaptive multiple access
time-sensitive networking
intelligent wake-up protocol
industrial wireless communication networks
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