Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime

Transport

College of Engineering and Technology

Electronics and Communications

Report

The Fifth Generation of Wireless

Communications (5G)

Prepared by:
Youssef Khaled Tolba
Mohamed Khaled Gamal
Habiba Hazim Talaat

Supervised by:
Dr. Sherif El-Dyasti
 Abstract

This report will discuss the fifth generation of wireless commutations (5G), starting with a brief
history of mobile generations and its development through time, then move to the importance of
5G and its modulation scheme, while also providing real life applications. The upcoming of the
5G will be a start for a different era for humans, an ear of speed and technologies we only saw in
Si-Fi movies, that’s why is important to understand the technologies pros and cons.
 Table of Contents
1 Introduction ............................................................................................................................ 6
2 5th generation cellular technology.......................................................................................... 9
2.1 5g requirements ............................................................................................................ 10
2.1.1 Data Rate ............................................................................................................................................... 10
2.1.2 Latency .................................................................................................................................................. 10
2.1.3 Energy and Cost:.................................................................................................................................... 11
2.1.4 Device Types and Quantities ................................................................................................................. 11

2.2 key technologies ............................................................................................................ 11

2.2.1 Ultra-Densification and Offloading ....................................................................................................... 11
2.2.2 Massive MIMO ...................................................................................................................................... 11
2.2.3 mm Wave ............................................................................................................................................... 12

2.3 5g cellular network ....................................................................................................... 12

3 Applications........................................................................................................................... 14
3.1 Automotive .................................................................................................................... 16
3.2 Big Data Analytics ........................................................................................................ 17
3.3 Health Care ................................................................................................................... 18
3.4 Smart Cities .................................................................................................................. 19
4 conclotions ............................................................................................................................ 21
5 References ............................................................................................................................. 22
 List of Figures
Figure 1-1 mobile network evolution [13] ...................................................................................... 6
Figure 1-2. A picture of Alexander Graham Bell [9]...................................................................... 6
Figure 1-3 Motorola DynaTAC 800x [10]...................................................................................... 7
Figure 1-4 First generation of smartphones. [11] ........................................................................... 7
Figure 1-5 OFDMA sub-carrier [12] .............................................................................................. 8
Figure 2-1 5G vision [3] ................................................................................................................. 9
Figure 2-2: Distributed ultra-dense cellular networks with a single gateway: a) the deployment
scenario; b) the logical architecture [2] ........................................................................................ 13
Figure 2-3: Distributed ultra-dense cellular networks with multiple gateway: a) the deployment
scenario; b) the logical architecture [2] ........................................................................................ 13
Figure 3-1 5G Application Use-Cases / Drivers [14] ................................................................... 14
Figure 3-2 5G Enhancements and features [14] ........................................................................... 14
Figure 3-3 Autonomous vehicles concept [4] ............................................................................... 16
Figure 3-4 Data Analytics Maturity Model for 5G Applications and Services [14] .................... 17
 List of Abbreviations

cMTC……………………………………critical Machine Type Communication

mMTC……………………………………massive Machine Type Communication
URLLC…………………………………….Ultra Reliable and Low Latency Communication
IoT………………………………………….Internet of Things
IoMT………………………………………Internet of Medical Things
eMBB……………………………………..Enhanced Mobile Broadband
QoS………………………………………..Quality of service
3GPP…………………………….………..The 3rd Generation Partnership Project
IEEE…………………………..………….Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
RAN……………………………………….Radio Access Network
MIMO…………………………………...Multiple Input multiple output
mmMgaic,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Millimetre-Wave Based Mobile Radio Access Network
 Chapter One

1 INTRODUCTION

Since the start of time humans always looked for a way of communication between each other,
Native Americans used to use smoke signals to communicate with each other from a distance,
children used to use cups and strings to also communicate with each other from their houses and
now we use mobile phones which has become a standard, each household member now a days
has one and it doesn’t only serve as a way to communicate using voice only, it also them to
browse the internet, meaning they can send each other messages and seek information online on
the spot

Figure 1-1 mobile network evolution [13]

Antonio Meucci created the very first phone by 1849, but the fames
Alexander Graham Bell won the first U.S. patent for the device in 1876.
Bell began his research in 1874.[1]
When Alexander Graham Bell created his phone he didn’t only see it as an
one of a kind invention we also saw a business plan, with the help of some
bankers In 1877-78, the first telephone line was constructed , the first
switchboard was created and the first telephone exchange was in operation.
Three years later, almost 49,000 telephones were in use. In 1880, Bell
merged this company with others to form the American Bell Telephone
Company and in 1885 American Telegraph and Telephone Company Figure 1-2. A picture of
Alexander Graham Bell
(AT&T) was formed. [1] [9]
Several years later, the world’s first cell phone was launched in 1983. It was
the Motorola DynaTAC 800x. It was priced at around $4,000 and lasted for
30 minutes of talk time before dying. It was very large compared to
nowadays mobile phones.[2]

Despite the phone’s large size, it was still considered to be the most portable
telephone ever made. For the first time in history, a human being could call
someone without the constraints of wires or portable phone holders.[2]
Figure 1-3 Motorola
DynaTAC 800x [10]

With the first phone the launch of the first generation of cellular networks also came, the 1G
Cellular Networks, “1G” refers to the first automated analog cellular networks around the world.
1G was first deployed in Tokyo in 1979 and would spread throughout the rest of Japan in 1981.
Sweden, Norway, Finland, and Denmark also received 1G that same year.[2]

It took two more years before 1G technology was first introduced in the Americas. In North
America, the first 1G network was called the Advanced Mobile Phone System, or AMPS.[2]

This network suffered from some major security issues. The network was unencrypted, for
example, and easily vulnerable to eavesdropping using a basic scanner, the 1G Cellular Network
was analog based and it only preformed voice call using modulation scheme at was based on
FDMA(frequency division multiple access). [2]

Next came the 2G Cellular Networks, this technology was digital based, using TDMA(time
division multiple access), so several improvements came with it like, phone conversations were
digitally encrypted, significantly more efficient use of the radio frequency spectrum enabling
more users per frequency band and most importantly Data services for mobile, starting with SMS
text messages, with the 2G Cellular Networks the first generation of smart phone come to the
market.[3]

Later on come some improvements for the 2G

cellular network, first came 2.5G that had
implemented a packet-switched domain in
addition to the circuit-switched domain meaning
more voice call and internet service with
maximum transfer speed of 384 Kbit/s, and then
2.75G(EDGD), which only improved voice call Figure 1-4 First generation of smartphones. [11]
quality.[3]
Our desire for more call with an effect was of using the frequency bands increased with each
generation, so the 3G cellular network was made and Revolutionized the mobile network
technology by big digital based but using CDMA(code division multiple access), meaning each
user had a code to access the network making the number of users Theoretically Infinity only
limited by the number of codes, The 3G cellular network also introduced video calls providing
the three together voice calls, packet service with maximum speed of 21.6 Mbit/s and video
calls.[4]

This system was improved to the 3.5 G which gave enhanced data rate then the system was
improved through the 3.9G which was the beginning of the LTE service.[4]

The successor for the 3G was the 4G cellular network, the 4G improved the spectrum efficiency
and the data speed, around 100Mbps, by using OFDMA(Orthogonal frequency-division multiple
access) now more users can use the network and data speed is enhanced compared to the 3G
cellular network, the only drawback of OFDMA that due to near bands power consumption is
increased.[5]

Figure 1-5 OFDMA sub-carrier [12]

As we can see from the brief given in this chapter, the improvement of the cellular network
doesn’t stop for with each improvement our uses of the network increases, in the next chapter we
will discuss the 5th generation cellular technology to detail.
 Chapter Two

2 5TH GENERATION CELLULAR TECHNOLOGY

The wireless cellular communication systems have experienced a rapid growth as mentioned in
the previous chapter. However, in the last two decades the industry began looking into 5th & 6th
generation technologies with the promise of speed improvements up to 100-fold over their
predecessor 4G technology. They are to be considered the extension of the 4G technology,
offering more bandwidth and services.
The “big three” 5G technologies: ultra-densification, mm Wave, and massive multiple-input
multiple-output (MIMO) all promise to deliver much more than just higher data rates and more
capacity. 5G targets new kinds of ultra-reliable, mission critical services such as applications that
will allow doctors to remotely control medical procedures or give consumers new levels of
control over their homes or cars. Presently, Internet of Things (IoT) is becoming a more ongoing
trend. Almost every country aspires to build its Smart cities and 4G will not be able to manage
the huge number of connections that will be on the network. It is expected that there will be more
than 20 billion connected devices by the end of 2020, all of which will require a connection with
great capacity. This is where 5G comes into force, effectively connecting everything virtually
from simple sensors to complex robots, all while further enhancing traditional mobile broadband
services.

Figure 2-1 5G vision [3]

2.1 5G REQUIREMENTS

Important issues concerning the basic transmission waveform, the increasing virtualization of the
network infrastructure, and the need for greatly increased energy efficiency were the grand
challenges facing a 5G system. In order to more concretely understand the engineering
challenges facing 5G, and to plan to meet them, it is necessary to first identify the requirements
for a 5G system. The following are requirements in each key dimension, but it should be stressed
that not all these need to be satisfied simultaneously. Different applications will place different
requirements on the performance, for example, very-high-rate applications such as streaming
high-definition video may have relaxed latency and reliability requirements compared to
driverless cars or public safety applications, where latency and reliability are paramount but
lower data rates can be tolerated.[6]

2.1.1 Data Rate

The need to support the mobile data traffic explosion is unquestionably the main driver behind
5G. Data rate can be measured in several different ways, and there will be a 5G goal target for
each such metric:
• Aggregate data rate or area capacity refers to the total amount of data the network can
serve, characterized in bits/s per unit area. The consensus is that this quantity will need to
increase by roughly 1000× from 4G to 5G.
• Edge rate or 5% rate is the worst data rate that a user can reasonably expect to receive
when in range of the network, and so is an important metric and has a concrete engineering
meaning. Goals for the 5G edge rate range from 100 Mbps (easily enough to support high-
definition streaming) to as much as 1 Gbps. Meeting 100 Mbps for 95% of users will be
extraordinarily challenging, even with major technological advances. This requires about
a 100× advance since current 4G systems have a typical 5% rate of about 1 Mbps, although
the precise number varies quite widely depending on the load, the cell size, and other
factors.
• Peak rate is the best-case data rate that a user can hope to achieve under any conceivable
network configuration. The peak rate is a marketing number likely to be in the range of
tens of Gbps.

2.1.2 Latency
It is the time required for data to travel from source to destination in milliseconds (ms). Current
4G roundtrip latencies are on the order of about 15 ms, which is enough for most current
services. However, applications include two-way gaming and virtual and enhanced reality (e.g.,
Google glass or other wearable computing devices) will need a much lower latency. As a result,
5G will need to be able to support a roundtrip latency of about 1 ms.
2.1.3 Energy and Cost:
Costs and energy consumption ideally decrease as move up to 5G, as they should not increase on
a per-link basis. Since the per-link data rates being offered will be increasing by about 100x, the
Joules per bit and cost per bit will need to fall by 100x.

2.1.4 Device Types and Quantities

5G will need to be able to efficiently support a much larger and more diverse set of devices. A
single macro-cell would need to support 10 000 or more low-rate devices along with its
traditional high-rate mobile users. This will require changes to the 4G network, whose overhead
channels and state machines are not designed for such a diverse and large subscriber base.

2.2 KEY TECHNOLOGIES

2.2.1 Ultra-Densification and Offloading

A straightforward but extremely effective way to increase the network capacity is to make the
cells smaller, as used over several cellular generations [7]. Cell shrinking has numerous benefits,
most importantly is the frequency reuse across a geographic area and the ensuing reduction in the
number of users competing for resources at each BS. This allows each BS to devote its resources,
as well as it’s backhauled connection, to an ever-smaller number of users. As the densification
becomes extreme, some challenges arise:
• Determining appropriate associations between users and BSs across multiple radio access
technologies (RATs), which is crucial for optimizing the edge rate.
• Supporting mobility through such a highly heterogeneous network.
• Affording the rising costs of installation, maintenance and backhaul.

2.2.2 Massive MIMO

The digital technology Massive MIMO, which stands for multiple input multiple output, that
uses multiple targeted beams to spotlight and follow users around a cell site, improving
coverage, speed and capacity. Current network technologies operate like floodlights, illuminating
an area but with lots of wastage of the light/signal. Part of the roll-out of 5G involves installing
Massive MIMO and 5G New Radio (NR) to all mobile network base stations on top of the
existing 4G infrastructure [8]. The proposal was to equip BSs with a number of antennas much
larger than the number of active users per time–frequency signaling resource, and given that
under reasonable time–frequency selectivity’s accurate channel estimation can be conducted for
at most some tens of users per resource, this condition puts the number of antennas per BS into
the hundreds. This bold idea, initially termed “large-scale antenna systems” but now more
popularly known as “massive MIMO,” offers enticing benefits:
 • Enormous enhancements in spectral efficiency without the need for increased BS
densification, with the possibility of trading some of those enhancements off for power
efficiency improvements [9], [10].
• Simple transmit/receive structures because of the quasi-orthogonal nature of the channels
between each BS and the set of active users sharing the same signaling resource. For a
given number of active users, such orthogonality sharpens as the number of BS antennas
grows and simple linear transceivers, even plain single-user beamforming, perform
close-to-optimally.

2.2.3 mm Wave
Millimeter Wave is the spectrum of frequency bands in the 24 GHz to 100 GHz range. The
spectrum for 5G services not only covers bands below 6 GHz, including bands currently used for
4G LTE networks, but also extends into those higher frequency bands not previously considered
for mobile communications.
Terrestrial wireless systems have largely restricted their operation to the relatively slim range of
microwave frequencies that extends from several hundred MHz to a few GHz and corresponds to
wavelengths in the range of a few centimetres up to about a meter. By now though, this spectral
band “beachfront spectrum” has become nearly fully occupied, particularly at peak times and in
peak markets. Regardless of the efficacy of densification and offloading, much more bandwidth
is needed [11], [12]. Therefore, mm Wave spectrum have increased bandwidth.

2.3 5G CELLULAR NETWORK

5G networks are known to be Ultra Dense, meaning that there is dense deployment of small cells.
Said networks face several problems, such as difficultly to forward the backhaul traffic of every
small cell BS by broadband Internet or fibre links considering the cost and geographic deployment
challenges in urban environments. Moreover, the small cell BS usually cannot directly transmit
wireless backhaul traffic to a given gateway since small cell BSs adopting millimetre-wave
technology restrict the wireless transmission distance. In this case, the wireless backhaul traffic
must be relayed to the given gateway by multi-hop links.
Considering those difficulties, there were two types of proposed distributed network architectures
found reasonable. One being Ultra-Dense network with a single gateway, there only one gateway
is deployed in the microcell as illustrated in Figure 2-2. The gateway is configured at the macro-
cell BS, which usually has enough space to install massive MIMO millimetre-wave antennas for
receiving the wireless backhaul traffic from small cells in the macro-cell. The backhaul traffic of
a small cell BS is relayed to the adjacent small cell BS by millimetre-wave links. All backhaul
traffic of small cells is finally forwarded to the macro-cell BS by multi-hop millimetre-wave links.
In the end, the backhaul traffic aggregated at the macro-cell BS is forwarded to the core network
by fibre to the cell (FTTC) links.
The other proposed distributed network architecture is Ultra-Dense network with multiple
gateways, where multiple gateways deployment is flexible for forwarding the back- haul traffic
into the core network. As illustrated in Figure 2-3, gateways are deployed at multiple small cell
BSs according to the requirement of backhaul traffic and geography scenarios. The backhaul traffic
of a small cell BS is relayed to the adjacent small cell BS by millimetre-wave links. Different from
the single gateway configuration, the backhaul traffic of small cells will be distributed into multiple
gateways in the macro-cell. The backhaul traffic aggregated at the specified small cell BS, that is,
the gateway, is finally forwarded into the core network by FTTC links.[13]

Figure 2-2: Distributed ultra-dense cellular networks with a single gateway: a) the deployment scenario; b) the logical architecture
[2]

Figure 2-3: Distributed ultra-dense cellular networks with multiple gateway: a) the deployment scenario; b) the logical
architecture [2]
 Chapter Three

3 APPLICATIONS

5G is not just an evolutionary upgrade of the previous generation of cellular networks, but it is a
revolutionary technology envisioned that will eliminate the bounds of access, bandwidth,
performance, and latency limitations on connectivity worldwide. 5G has the potential to enable
fundamentally new applications, industries, and business models and dramatically improve
quality of life around the world via unprecedented use cases that require high data-rate
instantaneous communications, low latency, and massive connectivity for new applications for
mobile, eHealth, autonomous vehicles, smart cities, smart homes, and the IoT.

Figure 3-1 5G Application Use-Cases / Drivers [14]

Technologies for 5G and future generations of connectivity, when deployed in the 2020s, will
provide higher bandwidth and lower latency than current generation 4G technology. 5G will
enable bandwidth in excess of 100s of Megabits per second (Mb/s) with latency of less than 1
millisecond (ms), as well as provide connectivity to billions of devices. Most importantly, these
technologies are expected to enable fundamentally new applications that will transform the way
humanity lives, works, and engages with its environment.

Figure 3-2 5G Enhancements and features [14]

 It is also interesting to note that most of the needs of the applications can be served with the
current networks; however, the element of human interaction (or lack of it) demands guaranteed
latency and makes most of the 5G requirements critical. The following table presents some
emerging applications and services for which 5G will be a pivotal enabler.
Table 3-1 Emerging applications and services enabled by 5G [3]

Fields Drivers Enablers 5G requirements

• Video streaming • Large bandwidth
• Remote delivery
Education • Augmented reality/ Virtual
• Immersive experiences
reality • Low latency
• High connection density
Manufacturing • Industrial automation • Massive IoT networks • Ultra-reliability
• Low power consumption
• Video streaming
• Augmented reality/ Virtual • Low power
• Remote diagnosis and Intervention
Healthcare reality • High throughput
• Long term monitoring
• Embedded devices, • Low latency
advanced robotics
• High reliability
• Intelligent demand/ supply Control • Broad coverage of
Smart Grid
• Powerline communication
• IoT sensors and networks Network
• Low latency
• Immersive gaming and media
• Video streaming • Large bandwidth
industry
Entertainment • Augmented reality/Virtual
• Multimedia experience at 4k, 8K
reality • Low latency
resolution
• Vehicle‐to‐vehicle (V2V) • Large bandwidth and
Automotive / • Collision avoidance
• Vehicle‐to‐infrastructure low latencies (< 5 ms)
Autonomous • Intelligent navigation and
(V2I) and other intelligent and high connection
Cars transportation systems
transport systems (ITS) reliability (99.999%)
• Massive IoT networks • Large bandwidth
• Connected utilities, Transportation,
• Automation • High throughput
Smart Cities Healthcare, Education and all
• Cloud infrastructure • High connection density
amenities
• Artificial intelligence • Low latencies
3.1 AUTOMOTIVE

Autonomous vehicles are one of the most anticipated 5G applications. Vehicle technology is
advancing rapidly to support the autonomous vehicle future. Onboard computer systems are
evolving with levels of compute power previously only seen in data centers.
We hear about autonomous vehicles today, and many people wonder what the barriers are to
make this future technology a reality. Many different developments in vehicle technology,
network speed, data throughput and machine learning must come together for the fully
autonomous vehicle future to materialize.

Figure 3-3 Autonomous vehicles concept [4]

5G networks will be an enormous enabler for autonomous vehicles, due to the dramatically
reduced latency, as vehicles will be able to respond 10-100 times faster than over current cellular
networks.
The goal is a vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communication network. This will enable vehicles to
automatically respond to objects and changes around them almost instantaneously. A vehicle
must be able to send and receive messages in milliseconds in order to brake or shift directions in
response to road signs, hazards and people crossing the street.
When it comes to comparing latencies in terms of vehicular response there is no doubt that the
fifth generation has the upper hand. For instance, presume a car traveling down the road at 30
miles per hour and requires a signal to avoid hitting an object. With current 4G latency at around
100 milliseconds, a car would travel about 4 feet or 1.2 meters. On the other hand, with 5G
latency around 10 milliseconds, the vehicle would only have traveled 5 inches or 12
centimeters. The difference is significant and could mean life or death. [4]
3.2 BIG DATA ANALYTICS

The convergence of 5G cellular, IoT and Advanced Data Analytics is going to disrupt the
Information and Communications Technology (ICT) ecosystem. The combined effect of these
technologies will pave the path for new business models, technology innovation and countless
opportunities for applications across all industry verticals that rely on Telecom and IT services.
5G promises to enable intelligent network and application services with connectivity to remote
sensors, massive amounts of IoT data and low-latency data transmissions. Big Data analytics will
no longer be an afterthought, and it will play a significant role in the evolution of 5G standards
enabling the intelligence across network, applications and business.
Data Analytics is at the sweet-spot taking full advantage of 5G network characteristics such as
high-bandwidth, low-latency and mobile edge computing (MEC). 5G’s ability to support massive
connectivity across diverse devices (sensors/gateways/controllers), backed by the distributed
compute architectures, creates the ability to translate the big data-at-rest and the data-in-motion
into real-time insights with actionable intelligence.

Figure 3-4 Data Analytics Maturity Model for 5G Applications and Services [14]

Furthermore, when it comes to Mobile Cloud/Edge Computing, Mobile Cloud Sensing, Big
Data, and 5G Network make an Intelligent and Smart World. Mission critical applications such
as public safety and healthcare domain would need analytics in real-time. Thanks to slicing-
based traffic prioritization, MEC-based local analytics or the latency improvements promised by
new 5G air interface, 5G lays a foundation for supporting mission-critical edge analytics and
tactile internet applications. 5G makes it possible to not just sense and analyze the edge, but also
trigger actuators to trigger response actions within fraction of seconds and all data seamlessly
travels from cloud to an enormous number of end points and vice-versa. [4]
3.3 HEALTH CARE

The healthcare vertical globally is all set for a paradigm change with an increasing adoption of
devices with sensing equipment, technology and telemedicine evolution. The healthcare segment
is a fast-expanding market with an increase in the number of applications that will use the
network – distinct types of data in varying size and formats which in turn will place complex
demands on the network in terms of bandwidth, data rate and latency among other factors. This
will begin with sensor devices in health care centers running on existing technologies such as
Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and low power related technologies.
Today the healthcare ecosystem is faced with numerous challenges ranging from infrastructure,
connectivity, optimal resource, need for experts, precision, data management and real-time
monitoring. A close examination of the worldwide statistics with available data for 2005–2015
also indicate that around 40% of countries have less than one physician per 1000 population and
less than 18 hospital beds per 10,000 population. [3] This clearly sets the stage for various
technology models in health care to meet this huge gap and requirement. various scenarios for
health care are indicated in the table below.
Table 3-2 Technology Drivers and path to 5G for Health Care [5]
Scenario Driver Technology Latency Data Rate
Inter campus Non-guaranteed 10s to 100s
Digital Hospital Wi-Fi Order of few Mbps
communication milli seconds
Emergency LTE 100 to 20 milli seconds Up to 100 Mbps
Emergency Medical
communication and LTE-A Up to 1 Gbps
Services
speedy response LTE-A Pro Up to 3 Gbps
URLLC between various 20-30 ms
Remote surgery 5G Order of few Gbps
locations with guaranteed QoS
Haptic feedback -
URLLC, eMBB 5G < 5 ms with guaranteed QoS Order of few Gbps
Tactile communication
Seamless co-
A combination of Communication, latency, existence of 5G, ms level latency with From few Mbps to
above scenarios bandwidth, applications 4G, Wi-Fi, guaranteed QoS order of Gbps
Bluetooth

As this market matures, the connectivity needs for the explosive growth of devices and machines
with sensor-based applications in larger hospitals will fuel the growth of Massive-Machine Type
Communication (mMTC). Further use cases such as Tactile Internet and robotic remote surgeries
will spur the need for Critical Machine Type Communication (cMTC) or Ultra Reliability and
Low Latency Communications (URLLC).
There is not a single technology or solution that will be utilized completely by the health care
segment. This will be a methodical, stepwise and need based evolution from existing
technologies to the future. Healthcare models are rapidly changing due to demographic and
socio-economic changes from a hospital based, specialist focused approach to a distributed
patient centric care model.
3.4 SMART CITIES

The significant growth in the global urban population is expected to drive sustainability, resource
conservation, economic and technology development initiatives. Cities will evolve to attract and
retain investments, businesses, residents, and visitors. Ecosystems will adapt and drive cross-
industry applications such as Connected Vehicles, Smart Grids, Connected Healthcare, and
Connected Workforce, etc. The underlying communications infrastructure is critical for smart
cities development, economic growth, and quality of life.
Smart Cities may be viewed as a connected ecosystem of ecosystems, the underlying
communications infrastructure is critical for economic growth and quality of life. The Internet of
Things and the combined satellite, 5G, and wireless local area network (WLAN)
communications will help create new applications and provide greater operational efficiencies
for existing applications. Cities may choose to integrate connected services for desired sectors or
to create a market-based platform to facilitate multiple services across sectors.
During these changes, a robust communications infrastructure is vital in addressing the needs
within Smart Cities as well as the addressing the necessary supply chains that may be based in
rural areas. The 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) 5G technology is expected to enable

Table 3-3 IoT Applications for smart cities [6]

Massive Machine Type Communications (MTC) [5] – IoT applications using a massive number
of devices such as agricultural, wearables, etc.
• Critical Communications [6] - applications depending on stringent latency, reliability, and
availability requirements for drones, mission critical data, etc. [6]
• Enhanced Mobile Broadband [7] - applications such as Augmented Reality (AR)/ Virtual
Reality (VR) and high mobility (trains, planes, etc.) that benefit from very high data rates,
deployment and coverage density, high user mobility, etc.
• Network Operations [8] - functional system requirements such as network slicing,
connectivity and routing, etc.
• Enhancement of Vehicle-to-Everything – autonomous driving, safety and non-safety related
vehicle aspects

The 3GPP, 3GPP2, and Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) family of
communication technologies provide a diverse set of technologies that span 2G, 3G, 4G, 5G, and
WLAN wireless communications that may be used to provide the underlying communications
infrastructure to directly or indirectly support Smart Cities. These applications include:
• Healthcare – Continuum of Care with health-based technologies such as Electronic
Health Record (EHR), mHealth, and telehealth
• Utilities – mesh or narrowband radio communications
• Waste Management / Sanitation - trash can monitoring, coordinated pickups
• Electricity – Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI), transmission and distribution
networks (e.g. smart grids), renewable energies (e.g. wind, solar), storage (e.g. batteries,
fuel cells)
• Transportation Modes (public / private) – Dedicated Short Range Communications
(DSRC), Long-Term Evolution (LTE) Vehicle to Vehicle (V2V), etc.
• Roads – autonomous vehicles, connected vehicles
• Quality of Life and Economic Growth – Connected Workplace, Smart Buildings,
AR/VR, parking applications, etc.
• Public Safety – Police, Fire, Emergency Medical System (EMS) emergency response
• smart streetlights, parking availability applications, etc.
• Safety – sensors and detectors to detect gunshots, chemicals, etc.
• Supporting Services – IoT to support information visibility and inspection stations
• Agricultural Supply Chain Management – food safety inspections

The global market for smart cities technology is estimated to grow from $6.1 billion annually in
2012 to more than $20 billion in 2020 (a compound annual growth rate of 16.2%) which
represents a cumulative investment of over $117 billion in smart city technologies between 2012
and 2020 [6]
 Chapter Four

4 CONCLOTIONS

As discuss in the previous chapter Communications is key of the evolution of the human race,
through time our ways of Communications has changed from the one bulky phones to the new
smart phone and while each enhancement in the phone technology the network also improve,
first we only used to make call only through 1G, later came the internet through 2G, 3G and 4G
and now we look to enhance the way our world works through 5G.
the 5G technology is not easily to implement it has its unique modulation technique and new way
of transmission through massive MIMO that transmitted Millimeter Wave which causes a huge
heath risk if not calculated properly, but that doesn’t mean that it’s all bad the new possibilities
are endless form the automotive and the smart city/houses to the heath care, these application
will change the way we live our day to day lives and the way we preform our daily tasks
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