From 5G to 6G: Empowering vertical industries with next-gen technologies and trial facilities

IF 4.3 3区计算机科学 Q1 COMPUTER SCIENCE, INFORMATION SYSTEMS

Computer Communications Pub Date : 2025-05-30 DOI:10.1016/j.comcom.2025.108218

Vincent Charpentier , Miguel Camelo , Johann M. Marquez-Barja , Nina Slamnik-Kriještorac

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Abstract

In the fifth-generation (5G) era, there are opportunities for innovation in various vertical industries, including Transport and Logistics (T&L) and automotive, among others. For instance, the automotive sector can advance with edge computing nodes connected through network slices, providing more reliable teleoperation of vehicles, and enhancing vehicle-to-everything (V2X) use cases. However, widespread adoption of these technologies (e.g., edge computing, teleoperation of vehicles, V2X) has been limited, partly due to a lack of resources to test and explore among verticals to experience the potential improvements that 5G and Beyond (B5G) networks can offer to them. Thus, establishing B5G trial facilities is crucial. These facilities enable real-life B5G deployments across various verticals and serve as collaborative ecosystems where industries, telecom providers, and academia can co-create tailored services to meet specific operational needs.

As the sixth-generation (6G) era approaches, it is important to equip trial facilities with cutting-edge B5G technologies to support advanced vertical services. This article examines key 5G and B5G technologies for vertical industries, analyzing 40 major trial facilities to assess their capabilities. In addition, offering insights and recommendations to enhance trial facilities for testing and validating innovative vertical use cases in the 6G era.

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从5G到6G：为垂直行业提供下一代技术和试验设施

在第五代（5G）时代，运输和物流（T&；L）和汽车等各个垂直行业都有创新的机会。例如，汽车行业可以通过网络切片连接边缘计算节点，提供更可靠的车辆远程操作，并增强车联网（V2X）用例。然而，这些技术（例如边缘计算、车辆远程操作、V2X）的广泛采用受到限制，部分原因是缺乏资源来测试和探索垂直行业，以体验5G及以上（B5G）网络可以为他们提供的潜在改进。因此，建立B5G试验设施至关重要。这些设施可以实现跨各个垂直领域的实际B5G部署，并作为协作生态系统，行业、电信提供商和学术界可以共同创建定制服务，以满足特定的运营需求。随着第六代（6G）时代的临近，为支持先进的垂直服务，在试验设施中配备尖端的B5G技术至关重要。本文研究了垂直行业的关键5G和B5G技术，分析了40个主要试验设施，以评估其能力。此外，提供见解和建议，以加强试验设施，以测试和验证6G时代的创新垂直用例。

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Computer Communications 工程技术-电信学

CiteScore

14.10

自引率

5.00%

发文量

397

审稿时长

66 days

期刊介绍： Computer and Communications networks are key infrastructures of the information society with high socio-economic value as they contribute to the correct operations of many critical services (from healthcare to finance and transportation). Internet is the core of today''s computer-communication infrastructures. This has transformed the Internet, from a robust network for data transfer between computers, to a global, content-rich, communication and information system where contents are increasingly generated by the users, and distributed according to human social relations. Next-generation network technologies, architectures and protocols are therefore required to overcome the limitations of the legacy Internet and add new capabilities and services. The future Internet should be ubiquitous, secure, resilient, and closer to human communication paradigms. Computer Communications is a peer-reviewed international journal that publishes high-quality scientific articles (both theory and practice) and survey papers covering all aspects of future computer communication networks (on all layers, except the physical layer), with a special attention to the evolution of the Internet architecture, protocols, services, and applications.