TY - JOUR
T1 - Emerging Technologies for Machine-Type Communication Networks
AU - Xia, Nian
AU - Chen, Hsiao Hwa
AU - Yang, Chu Sing
N1 - Funding Information:
AcknowlEdgmEnt This work was supported in part by the Taiwan Ministry of Science & Technology (Nos. 107-2221-E-006-073, 106-2221-E-006-028-MY3, and 106-2221-E-006-021-MY3).
Funding Information:
This work was supported in part by the Taiwan Ministry of Science & Technology (Nos. 107- 2221-E-006-073, 106-2221-E-006-028-MY3, and 106-2221-E-006-021-MY3).
Publisher Copyright:
© 2019 IEEE.
PY - 2020/1/1
Y1 - 2020/1/1
N2 - Machine-type data traffic volume in 5G networks will grow rapidly with widespread applications of MTC. The MTC devices, including home appliances, sensors, wearable devices, vehicles, and even low-altitude UAVs, will be made smarter with embedded advanced communication modules. However, a massive number of MTCDs with diverse QoS requirements cannot be served well by traditional wireless systems, which were primarily designed for human-type devices. New wireless technologies are needed to support distinct MTC network applications. In this article, five emerging MTC technologies, including Bluetooth 5, WiFi HaLow, LTE-M, NB-IoT, and WURs, are discussed, followed by a survey of 3GPP activities on vehicle-based and UAV-based MTC technologies, such as LTE-V2X and C-UAV for aerial vehicles. In the end, we also address the issues on the new trends for MTC networks with identified research challenges.
AB - Machine-type data traffic volume in 5G networks will grow rapidly with widespread applications of MTC. The MTC devices, including home appliances, sensors, wearable devices, vehicles, and even low-altitude UAVs, will be made smarter with embedded advanced communication modules. However, a massive number of MTCDs with diverse QoS requirements cannot be served well by traditional wireless systems, which were primarily designed for human-type devices. New wireless technologies are needed to support distinct MTC network applications. In this article, five emerging MTC technologies, including Bluetooth 5, WiFi HaLow, LTE-M, NB-IoT, and WURs, are discussed, followed by a survey of 3GPP activities on vehicle-based and UAV-based MTC technologies, such as LTE-V2X and C-UAV for aerial vehicles. In the end, we also address the issues on the new trends for MTC networks with identified research challenges.
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U2 - 10.1109/MNET.001.1900132
DO - 10.1109/MNET.001.1900132
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85074510896
SN - 0890-8044
VL - 34
SP - 214
EP - 222
JO - IEEE Network
JF - IEEE Network
IS - 1
M1 - 8884232
ER -