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October 30, 2024
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Open Source 5G-NSA Network for Industry 4.0 Applications

Publicated to:2021 Ieee 32nd Annual International Symposium On Personal, Indoor And Mobile Radio Communications (Pimrc). 2021-September - 2021-01-01 2021-September(), DOI: 10.1109/PIMRC50174.2021.9569481

Authors: Palacios-Morocho, Elizabeth; Picazo-Martinez, Pablo; Inca, Saul; Monserrat, Jose F

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Univ Politecn Valencia, iTEAM Res Inst - Author

Abstract

Industry 4.0 seeks the digitization and interconnection of all production processes. Due to the huge number of sensors, robots, machines and other devices that need to be interconnected, the Fifth Generation (5G) becomes an enabling technology. In order to address this challenge, this paper presents the implementation procedure of a 5th Generation 5G Non-NSA private network based on Open Air Interface (OAI) and presents the advantages and limitations of OAI that will be useful for academia and the industrial sector. A real use case has been evaluated to demonstrate the capabilities of the network, where an Automated Guided Vehicle (AGV) is remotely controlled and monitored using an open source 5G-NSA private network. This paper presents the key steps of the network implementation and analyzes the results measurement campaign. Indeed, a network created with OAI allows evaluating the benefits of many smart manufacturing solutions but with certain limitations in terms of bit rate, latency and number of active users in the private network.

Keywords

5g mobile communication systemsAir interfaceAutomated guided vehicleAutomated guided vehiclesAutomatic guided vehiclesDigitisationIndustry 4.0IntegrationLatencyNon-standalone 5gOpen air interfaceOpen-sourcePrivate networksProduction processRemote driving

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Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

Independientemente del impacto esperado determinado por el canal de difusión, es importante destacar el impacto real observado de la propia aportación.

Según las diferentes agencias de indexación, el número de citas acumuladas por esta publicación hasta la fecha 2025-07-26:

  • WoS: 1
  • Scopus: 3

Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2025-07-26:

  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 16 (PlumX).

Leadership analysis of institutional authors

There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: First Author (Palacios-Morocho, E) and Last Author (Monserrat Del Río, José Francisco).

the author responsible for correspondence tasks has been Palacios-Morocho, E.