2020 2nd International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Advanced Manufacture (AIAM)

5G Boosting Smart Cities Development

2020 2nd International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Advanced Manufacture (AIAM) | 978-1-7281-9986-3/20/$31.00 ©2020 IEEE | DOI: 10.1109/AIAM50918.2020.00038

Huajun Chen Lina Yuan Gong Jing

School of Data Science School of Data Science School of Data Science
Tongren University Tongren University Tongren University
Tongren, China Tongren, China Tongren, China
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Abstract—The construction of smart city promotes the support service layer, intelligent application layer, perfect
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I. INTRODUCTION
Smarty city is deeply integrated with the transformation
and development of urban and the innovation applications of
new generation information technology, including the fifth-
generation mobile communication technology (5G), artificial
intelligence (AI), Internet of Things (IoT), cloud computing,
big data, spatial geographic information, etc. In the new era,
cities present smart novel ideas and models, including urban
planning, construction, management and comprehensive
services, which are the essential requirements for urban
development to be low-carbon, green and sustainable. As a
bran-new mobile communication network, 5G has the basic
characteristics of lower energy consumption, lower cost,
higher security and higher reliability, whose transmission
efficiency can be improved by 10-100 times, compared with
traditional mobile communication. In the construction of
smart city, 5G and urban planning should be fully combined
to solve problems such as the connection between traditional
communication networks and urban environment, and more
reasonable construction layout schemes should be designed.
Efforts should be made to make good connections between
5G network planning and road planning, urban and rural land
planning and other aspects, and to refine the requirements for
space resource construction, so as to improve the
comprehensive benefits of society. This paper will first
describe the goal and application scenarios of 5G, then
introduce several 5G related technologies that are expected
to play a role in urban management in the future, and finally
summarize the full text.
From the perspective of architecture, smart city can be
divided into several levels, namely, urban perception layer,
transmission and communication layer, basic data layer,
Smart
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Smart call
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Smart hotel
Fig. 1. The system framework of a smart city.
The demand for smart city construction comes from the
modern urban development, the resources consumed in
production and life are increasing, the connections between
social groups are more flat and close, and the urban
management is still relatively backward. The contradiction
between the two is spreading, which brings high challenges
to the management of modern cities. In terms of the
management concept and way of thinking, it is necessary to
ceaselessly update, with the help of advanced technologies,
constantly innovate management means and methods,
gradually realize intelligent management, and finally realize
the economic development, as well as the harmonious
development between production life and urban management.
This paper will first describe the goal and application
scenario of 5G, then introduce several 5G related
technologies that are expected to play a role in urban
management in the future, and finally summarize the full text.
II. THE TARGETS AND APPLICATION SCENARIOS OF 5G
A. The Targets of 5G
With the large-scale deployment of the fourth-generation
mobile communication (4G) network, its service coverage
and data transmission capacity are greatly enhanced. Even
now, 4G network is still in the process of rapid growth, and

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 the convenience of high-speed broadband mobile network
have been experienced. However, with the expansion of
mobile services, the operation and maintenance model based
on connection scale starts to encounter growth bottlenecks,
and the development of the industry needs to expand more
business scenarios and create more connection scale and
applications. Virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR)
and high definition (HD) video require network to support 1-
10 giga bits per second (Gbps) for air transmission rate; The
development of autonomous driving and telemedicine
requires the network delay to be reduced from 100
millisecond (ms) to 1ms.The new service has put forward
higher request to the network ability, and the continuous
innovation of network technology has promoted the network
ability to get a substantial improvement. Driven by both
demand and technology, 5G technology emerges at the right
moment. It can cope with the explosive growth of mobile
data traffic in the future, massive device connections, and the
emergence of all kinds of new business and application
scenarios, "information is at your fingertips" will become a
reality [4-6].
In general, 5G will have the following several major
advantages: fast data transfer rate, high frequency utilization,
strong wireless coverage ability, good compatibility, low cost,
without being limited by the space and other relative to the
4G; its transmission rate will increase 10-100 times; its peak
transmission rate can reach 10 Gbps; its end-to-end delay can
reach ms level; its connected device density will increase 10-
100 times; its traffic density will increase 1000 times; its
spectrum efficiency will increase 5-10 times; its user
experience can be guaranteed at 500 kilometers per hour
(km/h).
B. The Application Scenarios of 5G
Compared with previous generations of mobile
communication systems, 5G can not only satisfy the
communication among persons, but also penetrate into all
fields of the future society and build a comprehensive
information ecosystem centering on users. As 5G needs to
meet the information interaction between persons, between
persons and things, and between things, application scenarios
will be more complex and refined. As defined by ITU, Fig.
2 shows that 5G is divided into three application scenarios:
enhanced Mobile Broadband (eMBB), massive Machine
Type Communications (mMTC) and Ultra Reliable Low
Latency Communications (uRLLC) [4]. eMBB scenario
refers to the further improvement of user experience and
other performance based on the existing mobile broadband
service scenario, which mainly pursues the ultimate
communication experience among persons. Both mMTC and
uRLLC are IoT scenarios, but they have different priorities.
mMTC is mainly the information interaction between
persons and objects, while uRLLC mainly reflects the
communication demand between objects.
eMBB scenario focuses on manifesting as ultra-high data
transmission rate and mobility assurance under wide
coverage. In the next few years, user data traffic will
continue to explode (average annual growth rate as high as
47%) and the business form will be dominated by video
(78%). With support of 5G, users can easily enjoy online
2K/4K and VR/AR videos, and the user experience rate can
be increased to 1 Gbps (the maximum 4G rate is 100-150
megabits per second (Mbps), and the peak rate can even
reach 10 Gbps. With the support of 5G, VR technology, as
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the main representative of eMBB application scenario, can
fully demonstrate the high energy demand of communication
broadband. For 5G, its basic application scenario is eMBB.
At present, as the core functions of 5G, speed, accuracy and
stability can fully highlight its advantages of fast and
efficient information transmission in basic application
scenarios, such as information synchronization display and
VR technology, as well as super network download. From
the perspective of 5G theory, compared with 4G
communication technology, its information transmission rate
is dozens of times faster. The most intuitive application
scenario describes that a HD movie with 2 hour duration and
2 G capacity can be downloaded smoothly within 1 second.
Gbps data communication 3D video, ultra HD screen
VR/AR Cloud office and entertainment
eMBB
Intelligent manufacturing,
HD voice communication industrial automation
Three application
Smart home scenarios for 5G Mission-critical applications
Smart city uRLLC Automatic drive
mMTC
Fig. 2. The ITU defines three application scenarios for 5G.
In the uRLLC scenario, connection time delsy are up to 1
ms level and support high reliability (99.999%) connections
at high speed mobility (500km/h). This scenario is more
oriented to special applications such as vehicle networking,
industrial control and telemedicine. The most typical uRLLC
application scenario is automatic driving, which can fully
reflect the real-time and reliable communication
requirements. URLLC application scenario has the most
prominent advantage in 5G application scenario. At the
present stage in China, the most outstanding advantage of 5G
is its high transmission and reliability. According to 5G
network theory, the downlink rate of 10 Gbps, which also
means that the download speed can reach 1.25 Gbps. Thus,
its better continuity in the process of transmission, and it can
ensure that the data can be achieved in the process of
transmission of real-time, reliability and efficiency, which
can promote the 5G application scenario. For example,
autopilot and unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) are the
application results of 5G communication technology.
mMTC scenario mainly considers to rapidly promote the
deep integration of various vertical industries (smart city,
smart home, environmental monitoring, etc.) with strong
connectivity ability, so as to realize the interconnection of
everything. In this scenario, data transmission rates are lower
and time delay insensitive, and connectivity will cover every
aspect of life, with lower terminal costs, longer battery life
and greater reliability. As a representative of mMTC
application scenario, smart city can fully reflect the massive
demand of machine communication. For uRLLC and eMBB,
both are analyzed at the micro level of 5G, and mMTC
application scenarios are able to fully embody the strongly
connected to 5G. This function can not only achieve full
coverage from consumption to production, but also further
highly integrate the Internet, IoT and the market, so as to
realize the Internet of everything [7-10]. For example, in the
process of building a smart city, the application of 5G can
 intelligently manage a series of public infrastructure, such as
street lights, manhole cover, intersection monitoring, etc., to
ensure the stability of its infrastructure operation and
feedback, so as to further enhance various functions of a
smart city.
III. THE CATALYST FOR SMART CITY MANAGEMENT-5G
The tentacles of smart city management are sensors,
detectors, cameras and a series of terminals. With the
development of smart city, the number of terminals is
increasing and the types of services are becoming more and
more abundant, which puts forward new demands for
communication network [11-13].
From the characteristics of 5G, such as high bandwidth,
low delay, large connection, etc., 5G can find appropriate
network technologies for matching from the perspective of
urban management services. For example, video surveillance
can take advantage of 5G high-bandwidth technology,
remotely controlled drones can be operated through low-
latency services, and sensors such as water quality
monitoring can be operated through large-connection
services. In short, many successful cases have emerged in the
innovative application of "5G + smart city". For example, 5G
signaling big data supports the prevention and control of the
epidemic. It is a health code developed based on cellphone
signaling data, which can accurately give the travel of mobile
phone users within 14 days, so as to find close contacts who
have been detected and help achieve accurate prevention and
control. Internet enterprises are expected to provide more
accurate reference for epidemiological monitoring and
prediction of infectious diseases by comparing big data such
as community, map and consumption with big data such as
scientific research, medical treatment and government affairs
without violating users' wishes and science and technology
ethics [14]. The following technologies related to 5G are
expected to contribute to urban management in the future
[11-16].
A. Artificial Intelligent
The deep integration of 5G and artificial intelligence (AI)
can help improve the efficiency of smart city operation.
Through deep learning, the system can achieve higher with
high precision, with accuracy and timeliness, which is far
more than manual management. The era of "intelligent
connection of everything" brought by 5G will be deeply
integrated with the brain of urban management in the future.
The combination of 5G and AI will promote the leapfrog
development of the information industry, thus producing an
immeasurable effect. Industrial Internet, unmanned driving
and smart city management will usher in a big stage of
development in the next few years under the joint promotion
of 5G and AI.
Take unmanned driving as an example. There are two
concepts of unmanned driving. One is remote driving, in
which a person controls a car on the road in the operation
center. Second, the real sense of automatic driving, no one to
control, the car on the road on its own. Remote driving can
be achieved through 5G network features with low latency.
However, in autonomous driving, the car must identify
people, cars and even facilities on the road by itself, which
requires the combination of AI and 5G to provide a
systematic, safe, and reliable scheme. It can be seen that
"5G+AI" is a major basis for future technological
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development.
B. Wireless Network Technology
In terms of the number prediction of 5G communication
users, the population size and age composition can be
divided to analyze the communication demands of different
age groups. These demands become the basis for the
prediction of 5G users. Analyze the close relationship
between population size and number of users, and
comprehensively analyze the data generated during the
planning process. On the basis of data analysis, we will
comprehensively consider the progress space for urban
development and mobile communication, and utilize wireless
network technology to provide 5G network in areas with
dense population distribution and large number of users, so
as to make city smarter.
C. Cloud Computing and Big Data
The operation of smart city will generate massive video,
audio, image and other data, whose storage, calculation and
forwarding all require cloud. How to reasonably deploy
cloud resources, which data should be processed at the core
node and which data should be processed near the edge
node...If these problems are solved well, combined with the
characteristics of 5G and the processing capacity of big data,
the operation of smart city will be highly effective.
D. Cloud Computing and Big Data
Therefore, large cities such as Beijing, Shanghai,
Guangzhou and Shenzhen should deploy the necessary cloud
resources in a forward-looking and reasonable way.
Shanghai can reserve more technological infrastructure and
innovation platform capabilities to form a science and
innovation center with global leading effect.
E. Precise Positioning Technique
At present, precise positioning technology based on 5G
network is being studied. In the future, positioning will be
more and more accurate, covering not only outdoor areas, but
also indoor positioning accuracy below 1 meter. For example,
large ports and large warehouses can achieve unmanned
driving and intelligent dispatching if precise positioning is
fully realized, which will further improve operational
efficiency and trade volume.
F. Terminal and Chip Technology
5G terminal is not only mobile phone, each tentacle of
the city management system can be equipped with 5G chip,
as 5G terminal. With the maturity of the current 7-nanometer
chip technology, the energy consumption of the terminal will
be further reduced, the realized function will be more
powerful, and the standby time will be further improved.
IV. CONCLUSION
In a word, the construction of smart city is the premise of
high-quality development and benefit people's livelihood.
The sudden outbreak of COVID-19 is a great test for the
construction of smart city in China. It has also fostered
people's habit of "living smart in the cloud" and boosted the
digital transformation of the industry. The construction and
operation of smart cities need the guarantee of technology
and legal system, and innovation is always on the way.
 Therefore, 5G technology can make city better and city
makes life better, which will add a pair of wings to the
development of smart city and help them soar.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
This work was financially supported by Doctoral talent
project of Tongren Science and Technology Bureau
(No.[2020]124) and Doctoral research project of Tongren
University.
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