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A Digital Twin (DT) approach to Narrow-Band Internet of Things (NB-IoT) wireless communication optimization in an industrial scenario

  • Muhammad Dangana
  • , Sajjad Hussain
  • , Shuja Ansari
  • , Muhammad Imran
  • , Ahmed Zoha
  • University of Glasgow

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Abstract

The pervasive realization of virtual replication of physical entities termed Digital Twin (DT) has been utilized in this paper to optimize the wireless communication of the Narrowband Internet of Things (NB-IoT) in an industrial scenario. This optimization is exclusively achieved through DT approach. NB-IoT is a Low-Powered Wide Area Network (LPWAN) standardized by 3GPP and leverages Long Term Evolution (LTE) technology. The Amplify-and-Forward (AF) optimization technique is used to improve the performance of some notably poor-performing terminals in the scenario. Bit-Error-Rate (BER) tests show the terminals’ overall performance before and after optimization. An improvement of 17% is achieved in BER. The signal quality of the channels is analyzed as well as the Cumulative Distribution Function (CDF) is used to showcase the effective throughput performance of the NB-IoT terminals.

Original languageEnglish
Article number101113
JournalInternet of Things (The Netherlands)
Volume25
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 2024
Externally publishedYes

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
    SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure

Keywords

  • 5G
  • 6G
  • Amplify and Forward (AF)
  • Artificial Intelligence (AI)
  • BER
  • CDF
  • Digital Twin (DT)
  • Industry 4.0
  • LTE
  • Machine Learning (ML)
  • Narrow-Band Internet of Things (NB-ioT)
  • SINR
  • URLLC

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