Impact of Ultra-Reliable Low Latency 5G on Internet of Everything

Abstract

Wireless technology has continuously evolved to cater to new applications and services. Till now, this evolution was mainly driven by the demand for high data rates. However, requirement for next generation wireless technology is much more than just high data rates. It is estimated that by 2025 there will be 25 billion wireless connections connecting people and things. This Internet of Everything (IoE) will continuously capture and exchange data. It will also be highly intelligent to aid quick decision making and to deliver high quality services. To achieve this, the underlying communication technology will have to be extremely reliable and should provide very low latency. 3GPP is working towards 5G technology, which is expected to be launched in 2020. Apart from supporting high data rates, it will also enable large scale IoE connectivity and extremely low latency applications. With 5G as the communication technology, AI enabled platforms can collect, exchange and store relevant data and can deliver more efficient products and services. This interworking of 5G and AI has the potential to bring a new era of intelligent connectivity that can drastically change our lives. In this study, we have done systematic literature review of ultra-reliability and low latency (uRLLC) feature of 5G. We present an overview of uRLLC and also discuss some use cases of how 5G, AI and IoE can interwork to improve the lives of rural and urban population especially in important areas like Agriculture, Healthcare, Education and Transport.

Keywords: 5G, AI, IoE, uRLLC

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