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4.1 Introduction
In the 5G era, various IoT technologies [2][3][4][5] such as eMTC, NB-IoT, and RedCap have been developed to fulfil the increasing demand from verticals. These IoT technologies have achieved low cost, low power and massive connections and can meet requirements of many applications. However, there are still some use cas...
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4.2 Characteristics of Ambient IoT
Not all Ambient IoT devices are the same. Nevertheless, Ambient IoT devices have the following characteristics. - Energy harvesting. An Ambient IoT device is an IoT device powered by energy harvesting, being either battery-less or with limited energy storage capability (e.g. using a capacitor). Energy is provided throu...
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4.3 Typical Ambient IoT use cases
Ambient IoT can support many different use cases. Nevertheless, in general the Ambient IoT use cases can be characterised in four different use case categories: - Inventory taking. With inventory taking, the main purpose is to discover what goods (e.g. boxes, containers, packages, tools) are present in a specific area....
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4.4 Communication modes
Ambient IoT devices are expected to be able to communicate with the 5G network and/or Ambient IoT capable UE using the one or more of the following communication modes: Ambient IoT Direct Network Communication: represents communication between the Ambient IoT device and 5G network with no UE conveying information betwe...
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5 Functional service requirements of Ambient IoT
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5.1 General
The functional requirement for Ambient IoT service includes 6 aspects, i.e. - Communication; - Positioning/location; - Management; - Collected information and network capability exposure; - Charging; - Security and privacy The Ambient IoT devices have some special characteristics such as Energy harvesting, Low complexi...
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5.2 Functional service requirements of Ambient IoT
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5.2.1 Communication aspects
The 5G system shall be able to support 5G network or an Ambient IoT capable UE to communicate with a group of Ambient IoT devices simultaneously. The 5G network shall support a mechanism to authorize an Ambient IoT capable UE to communicate with an Ambient IoT device. The 5G system shall be able to support mechanisms t...
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5.2.2 Positioning
The 5G system shall support location services for Ambient IoT devices (e.g., to locate Ambient IoT devices using absolute or relative positioning methods) NOTE 1: The intention is not to use Ambient IoT devices to locate other Ambient IoT devices.
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5.2.3 Management
The 5G network shall support suitable management mechanisms for an Ambient IoT device or a group of Ambient IoT devices. The 5G system shall support a mechanism to: - disable the capability to transmit RF signals for one or more Ambient IoT device that is / are currently able to transmit RF signals - enable the capabil...
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5.2.4 Exposure
Subject to user consent, operator policy and 3rd party request, the 5G system shall be able to obtain data from Ambient IoT devices (e.g. sensor data) and provide it to a trusted 3rd party via the 5G network. Subject to user consent, operator’s policy and 3rd party request, the 5G system shall provide information about...
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5.2.5 Charging
The 5G system shall be able to collect charging information in a suitable way for using Ambient IoT services on per Ambient IoT device basis or a group of Ambient IoT devices (e.g., total number of communications per charging period).
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5.2.6 Security and privacy
The 5G system shall enable security protection suitable for Ambient IoT, without compromising overall 5G security protection. The 5G system shall be able to provide a mechanism to protect the privacy of information (e.g., location and identity) exchanged during communication between an Ambient IoT device and the 5G net...
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6 Performance service requirements of Ambient IoT
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6.1 General
Ambient IoT service can be categorized into 4 categories, namely inventory, sensor data collection, tracking and actuator control. The corresponding performance services requirements are listed in the following subclauses.
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6.2 Performance service requirements for Inventory
Table 6.2-1 KPIs for inventory Scenarios Max. allowed end-to-end latency Communication service availability Reliability User-experienced data rate Message size Device density Communication range (Note 1) Service area dimension Device speed Transfer interval Positioning service latency Positioning service availability P...
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6.3 Performance service requirements for sensor data collection
Table 6.3-1 KPIs for sensor data collection Deployment Scenarios Max. allowed end-to-end latency Communication service availability Reliability User-experienced data rate Message size Device density Communication range (Note 1) Service area dimension Device speed Transfer interval Positioning service latency Positionin...
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6.4 Performance service requirements for tracking
Table 6.4-1 KPIs for tracking Deployment Scenarios Max. allowed end-to-end latency Communication service availability Reliability User-experienced data rate Message size Device density Communication range (Note 1) Service area dimension Device speed Transfer interval Positioning service latency Positioning service avai...
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6.5 Performance service requirements for actuator control
Table 6.5-1 KPIs for actuator control Deployment Scenarios Max. allowed end-to-end latency Communication service availability Reliability User-experienced data rate Message size Device density Communication range (Note 1) Service area dimension Device speed Transfer interval Positioning service latency Positioning serv...
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1 Scope
The present document describes use cases and potential requirements for enhancement of the 5G system to provide sensing services addressing different target verticals/applications, e.g. autonomous/assisted driving, V2X, UAVs, 3D map reconstruction, smart city, smart home, factories, healthcare, maritime sector. Use cas...
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2 References
The following documents contain provisions which, through reference in this text, constitute provisions of the present document. - References are either specific (identified by date of publication, edition number, version number, etc.) or non‑specific. - For a specific reference, subsequent revisions do not apply. - Fo...
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3 Definitions of terms, symbols and abbreviations
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3.1 Terms
For the purposes of the present document, the terms given in 3GPP TR 21.905 [1] and the following apply. A term defined in the present document takes precedence over the definition of the same term, if any, in 3GPP TR 21.905 [1]. 3GPP sensing data: data derived from 3GPP radio signals impacted (e.g. reflected, refracte...
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3.2 Symbols
For the purposes of the present document, the following symbols apply: <symbol> <Explanation>
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3.3 Abbreviations
For the purposes of the present document, the abbreviations given in 3GPP TR 21.905 [1] and the following apply. An abbreviation defined in the present document takes precedence over the definition of the same abbreviation, if any, in 3GPP TR 21.905 [1]. <ABBREVIATION> <Expansion>
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4 Overview
5G Wireless sensing is a technology enabler to acquire information about characteristics of the environment and/or objects within the environment, that uses radio waves to determine the distance (range), angle, or instantaneous linear velocity of objects, etc. The 5G wireless sensing service relies on analyzing the tra...
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5 Use cases
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5.1 Use case of intruder detection in smart home
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5.1.1 Description
Sensing in smart home is a kind of the typical scenarios of indoor/local-area sensing [8]. Considering people spends most of lifetime indoor, how to improve the user experience for indoor scenario is important. Nowadays, various 5G UEs, e.g. wearable device, sensor, smart phone and customer premise equipment (CPE), are...
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5.1.2 Pre-conditions
Mary and her husband Tom live in a house with little daughter Alice. On every working day, Mary and Tom have to leave home to work, and Alice needs to go to school. Since the community where the house is located is not stable, Mary and Tom have concern on the safety of their property. In order to address their concerns...
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5.1.3 Service Flows
Mary and all her family members travel to Hawaii in a holiday. At this time, her house is empty. Since she worries about the safety of property, she enables the sensing service on intruder detection of the 5G CPEs (i.e. UE) at home. Mary’s CPE (i.e. UE) in the living room is activated to perform the sensing operation. ...
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5.1.4 Post-conditions
Thanks to the sensing service provided by 5G UE and network, an intruder is found when Mary is out of home.
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5.1.5 Existing features partly or fully covering the use case functionality
None.
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5.1.6 Potential New Requirements needed to support the use case
[PR 5.1.6-1] The 5G network shall provide a mechanism for an operator to authorize a UE for sensing, e.g., based on location. [PR 5.1.6-2] The 5G system shall support a UE to perform sensing measurement process based on the trusted third-party’s request. [PR 5.1.6-3] The 5G system shall provide mechanisms for an operat...
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5.2 Use case on pedestrian/animal intrusion detection on a highway
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5.2.1 Description
Transportation as a basic and essential industry plays one of the important roles in a human’s life. Making transportation smarter can make life more convenient and benefit economic development. Highways are an important part of smart transportation. Due to the strong road safety demand on smart transportation, it is n...
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5.2.2 Pre-conditions
Good partnership and cooperation are established between the road supervision department and Mobile Operator#A in City#B. Requested by the supervision departments for the sensing service, the suitable base stations around/along a highway are selected, which enable Mobile Operator#A to constantly sense the road situatio...
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5.2.3 Service Flows
Figure 5.2.3-1: Pedestrian/animal intrusion detection 1. Fei is a tourist, who is taking a taxi to enjoy the view around the highway in City #B. The base stations around/along the highway constantly sense the road situation. While the taxi is driving on the highway, Fei rolls down the window to take some pictures. Sudd...
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5.2.4 Post-conditions
Thanks to the area-coverage, long-distance sensing capability of the base station (which provides a bird’s-eye-view for monitoring the highway environment) the precision and efficiency of highway management and safety supervision is improved. The network-based sensing can provide timely, continuous, accurate, and compr...
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5.2.5 Existing features partly or fully covering the use case functionality
None.
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5.2.6 Potential New Requirements needed to support the use case
[PR 5.2.6-1] The 5G system shall be able to support a base station to perform sensing. [PR 5.2.6-2] The 5G system shall be able to support means to select suitable base station(s) to perform sensing, e.g. based on the base station’s location, sensing capability, and the sensing service information requested by trusted ...
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5.3 Use case on rainfall monitoring
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5.3.1 Description
Rainfall monitoring is a topic of great importance for several application contexts: hydraulic structure design, agriculture, weather forecasting, climate modelling, etc. At present, the most widely used measurement method is rain gauge. Traditional rainfall monitoring use rain gauges, which are located at a particular...
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5.3.2 Pre-conditions
Peter is a farmer who takes care of a big farm that grows different crops. Peter needs to monitor the rainfall of his farm to manage reasonable irrigation, drainage and fertilizer. When there is less rainfall, Peter can select reasonable irrigation plans to improve the farmland water content condition. When there is hi...
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5.3.3 Service Flows
1) Peter has a subscription for the premium service of rainfall monitoring for a more granular location. 2) Peter is at daily working routine and wants to check the timely rainfall information from the weather application on his phone. 3) The RAN obtains the NR based 3GPP sensing data every hour and the 5G system proce...
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5.3.4 Post-conditions
Peter could check the rainfall information at any time on his phone. Based on the timely rainfall information, Peter could plan the irrigation, drainage and fertilizer for the crops in his farm.
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5.3.5 Existing feature partly or fully covering use case functionality
None.
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5.3.6 Potential New Requirements needed to support the use case
[PR 5.3.6-1] The 5G network shall support collection of the NR based 3GPP sensing data from the base station. [PR 5.3.6-2] Based on operator’s policy, the 5G system shall support mechanisms to process the 3GPP sensing data to derive the sensing results. [PR 5.3.6-3] Based on operator’s policy, the 5G system shall provi...
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5.4 Use Case on Transparent Sensing Use Case
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5.4.1 Description
In general, a UE senses using either or combination of the non-3GPP sensors such as camera, Lidar, 3GPP-based sensing. In 3GPP 5G wireless sensing, the Sensing transmitters and Sensing receivers sense for stationary and moving Objects around them – using time-difference-of-arrival (TDoA), angle-of-arrival (AoA), angle-...
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5.4.2 Pre-conditions
A UE has access to one or more sensors. In this use case. the UE has access to four sensors: NR-based sensing, 3D LiDAR, an RGB Camera and a Smart Phone Camera. The sensors' physical configuration is known (e.g. the cameras are 10 cm apart). The NR-based sensing capabilities of the UE and its connected BS are used to c...
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5.4.3 Service Flows
The user U activates a mechanism to enable Non-3GPP sensing data acquisition that can be collected at U's UE. The user U provides this non-3GPP sensing data via the 5GS. This process is analogous to activating or enabling a location tracking service. MN acquires sensing data provided by U's UE, for a period of time. MN...
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5.4.4 Post-conditions
The non-3GPP sensing data acquired by the 5GS is processed in order to enable other services. The processed information can for example provide 'Spatial Localization' information that can be exposed to authorized third parties, as discussed in 22.856 [11]. "Spatial Localization Use Case".
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5.4.5 Existing feature partly or fully covering use case functionality
Positioning in 5G Networks been proposed in 3GPP release-16, it specifies positioning signals and measurements for the 5G NR. In release-16, 5G Positioning architecture extends 4G positioning architecture by adding Location Management Function (LMF) and Transmission reception points (TRP). 5GS provides new positioning ...
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5.4.6 Potential New Requirements needed to support the use case
[PR 5.4.6-1] Subject to user consent and national or regional regulatory requirements, based on operator policy, the 5GS shall support a mechanism to receive uplink non-3GPP sensing data from authorized non-3GPP sensors. NOTE 1: This requirement assumes there is some functionality in the 5GS to discern and interpret th...
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5.5 Use case on sensing for flooding in smart cities
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5.5.1 Description
Due to the climate change in recent years, a larger amount of rain sometimes falls within a short duration of time inside a small area. This result, in particular in urban areas, in inundation and flooding even in areas where these did not happen in the past. When flooding is about to happen on roads, people might ente...
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5.5.2 Pre-conditions
Good partnership and cooperation are established between Mobile Operator #A and administrators of roads such as a local government in City #B. Mobile Operator #A constantly senses the surface of the road and informs results of sensing to the administrator of the road.
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5.5.3 Service Flows
Figure 5.5.3-1: Sensing for flooding in smart cities 1. Base stations owned by Mobile Operator #A are deployed around the road. Mobile Operator #A carries out sensing of the surface of the road in City #B. This sensing is performed using radio wave. Results of sensing information, incl. whether flooding occurs on the r...
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5.5.4 Post-conditions
Damage of the flooding has been kept at minimum.
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5.5.5 Existing features partly or fully covering the use case functionality
None.
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5.5.6 Potential New Requirements needed to support the use case
[PR 5.5.6-1] Subject to operator policy, the 5G system shall be able to provide sensing result indicating disasters or other emergencies (e.g., flooding) in a given geographic area to authorized third parties in a timely manner. [PR 5.5.6-2] Subject to regional or national regulatory requirements and operator policy, t...
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5.6 Use case on intruder detection in surroundings of smart home
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5.6.1 Description
Detection of an intruder including a person or a harmful animal into a private property is an important piece to ensure residents at home in the private property feel comfortable and secure. For the surroundings monitoring, various technologies, such as cameras, infrared cameras, and microwave radars are being used. Ho...
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5.6.2 Pre-conditions
UEs such as smart phones and consumer premise equipment are installed inside a house, in particular, near a wall or a window. Residents have a contract with a mobile operator for the UEs.
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5.6.3 Service Flows
Figure 5.6.3-1: Intruder detection in surroundings of smart home 1. The UEs such as smart phones and CPE communicate with base stations in the outdoor or in the indoor and monitor 3GPP signals which are influenced by outdoor objects such as humans and animals. In addition, the UEs communicate with base stations of the ...
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5.6.4 Post-conditions
The residents report to the police or the security service and request them to take an appropriate action.
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5.6.5 Existing features partly or fully covering the use case functionality
None.
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5.6.6 Potential New Requirements needed to support the use case
[PR 5.6.6-1] Subject to operator policy, the 5G system shall be able to collect 3GPP sensing data and yield sensing result from the data for detection of outdoor objects. [PR 5.6.6-2] The 5G system shall be able to support the following KPIs: Table 5.6.6-1 Performance requirements of intruder detection in surroundings ...
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5.7 Use case on sensing for railway intrusion detection
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5.7.1 Description
Extensive railway deployment and the changing wildlife habitat area due to the changing global environment has led to increase of crash of wildlife to trains. Once a crash happens, its recovery costs, takes time, and impairs convenience [18], [19]. Such a crash should be avoided, but it appears difficult to proactively...
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5.7.2 Pre-conditions
Base stations are deployed near and along a railway track which enable the mobile operator to constantly sense the railway including intruder (e.g., pedestrians and animal). For sensing, signaling transmitted by a base station is influenced or bounced by objects around the railway and then monitored by the base station...
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5.7.3 Service Flows
Figure 5.7.3-1 Railway intrusion detection 1. Base stations are deployed near and along a railway track. In order to acquire the sensing information of railway, railway operator requests sensing service from mobile operator. The mobile operator configures the base stations along the train line to perform sensing. Sudde...
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5.7.4 Post-conditions
The controller judges the intruder is gone and safety can be ensured. The controller permits the train to start again or speed up.
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5.7.5 Existing feature partly or fully covering use case functionality
TBD.
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5.7.6 Potential New Requirements needed to support the use case
[PR 5.7.6-1] Subject to operator policy, the 5G system shall enable the core network to collect and aggregate 3GPP sensing data data from RAN. [PR 5.7.6-2] Subject to operator policy, the 5G system shall enable the core network to expose a suitable API to provide the information regarding sensing results to authorized ...
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5.8 Use Case on Sensing Assisted Automotive Maneuvering and Navigation
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5.8.1 Description
To support smart transportation and autonomous driving, more vehicle and devices are equipped with sensing technologies. For example, cameras, Radar, and Lidar systems are the most used sensors by the automotive industry to maintain the perception for autonomous vehicles at various levels of autonomy. Accurate sensing ...
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5.8.2 Pre-conditions
In this use case, Joe and Bob’s vehicles are equipped with 3GPP-based sensing technology. Non-3GPP sensors like radar, camera and Lidar sensors could also be available in the vehicles. Additionally, the vehicles are capable of 5G communications, including direct communication with other vehicles, communication with 5G ...
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5.8.3 Service Flows
5G system assisted coordination of sensing service Step 1 (Network provides configurations and policies): When Bob’s car registers for 3GPP sensing service, the network provides policies and configurations to enable UEs take appropriate actions during sensing e.g., obtaining 3GPP sensing data from another UEs/RAN entit...
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5.8.4 Post-conditions
Using 5G system assistance, Bob’s vehicle would be able to achieve highly reliable navigation capacity, by coordinating the operation with other vehicles to collaborate with other sensing devices to improve quality. With high-quality sensing results, advanced smart transportation use cases and autonomous driving could ...
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5.8.5 Existing features partly or fully covering the use case functionality
V2X communication supports the information exchange among the vehicles, between vehicle and infrastructure or network.
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5.8.6 Potential New Requirements needed to support the use case
[PR 5.8.6-1] The 5G system shall be able to support mechanisms to control UEs and RAN entities for a sensing service. NOTE 1: In the requirement above, control can include configuration such as sensing specific policies and settings (e.g., conditions for triggering sensing requests, location, etc.) coordinated amongst ...
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5.9 Use case on AGV detection and tracking in factories
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5.9.1 Description
Improving safety and work conditions in factories and industrial environments is a critical component for industry 4.0. Replacing communication cables with wireless connections has already positively changed the factory environment, by providing reliable ethernet-like communications, and enabling time-sensitive network...
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5.9.2 Pre-conditions
Company #A operates multiple AGV in its factory. Each AGV is programmed to perform certain tasks, such as transporting large containers from point #B to point #C following a programmed route. AGVs can be of various sizes and operate at different speeds and locations. In a factory, workers are dispersed throughout the a...
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5.9.4 Post-conditions
Thanks to the warning messages, workers are safe and potential accidents caused by workers-AGVs interactions are avoided. By leveraging the sensing capability of the 5G based integrated communication and sensing system, the factory safety supervision is upgraded, and workers safety is enhanced.
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5.9.5 Existing features partly or fully covering the use case functionality
None.
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5.9.6 Potential New Requirements needed to support the use case
NOTE 1: The following requirements apply to networks managed by PLMN or NPN. [PR 5.9.6-1] The 5G system shall be able to provide means to support NR-based sensing in a certain area or location. [PR 5.9.6-2] Based on operator policy and location area, the 5G system shall be able to provide means to support per-UE author...
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5.10 Use case on UAV flight trajectory tracing
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5.10.1 Description
With the development of UAV technologies and the increase of demands on rapid logistics, aerial photographing, environmental monitoring and public security, a variety of commercial UAV services gradually become reality. Normally the commercial UAVs fly based on predetermined flight routes, following regulated positions...
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5.10.2 Pre-conditions
A UAV operator/UTM provides package delivery service in an area which is covered by 5G network. The UAV operator/UTM subscribes to the UAV flight trajectory tracing service from the 5G network operator. The UAV operator/UTM provides the 5G network operator the characteristics of the UAV to be sensed, time and space (co...
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5.10.3 Service Flows
When the appointed time starts, 5G network operator activates the UAV flight trajectory tracing function at the appointed space until the appointed time ends. The UAV operator controls UAV#1 to take off from package delivery source and fly toward package delivery destination along a regulated flight route. By radio sen...
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5.10.4 Post-conditions
UAV#1 delivers package to the destination along the traced flight route or its off-route behavior is sensed.
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5.10.5 Existing features partly or fully covering the use case functionality
None.
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5.10.6 Potential New Requirements needed to support the use case
[PR 5.10.6-1] Based on operator policy, request from UTM and sensing configuration (e.g. sensing area), the 5G system shall be able to support RAN entities and UEs in sensing the characteristics of an airborne object of interest (e.g., UAV), including generating 3GPP sensing data related to the object’s location and mo...
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5.11 Use case on sensing at crossroads with/without obstacle
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5.11.1 Description
The various ways of transportation (e.g. vehicles, walking people, motor vehicle, non-motor vehicle) and the dense buildings make the traffic condition complicated. Typically, traffic accidents often happen at the crossroads for example the pedestrians suddenly rush to the road from the invisible place (e.g., behind th...
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5.11.2 Pre-conditions
Network operator “VV” has released a sensing service for road status sensing and has deployed base stations especially at multiple crossroads to continuously sense the road status. Due to the high buildings (e.g. Building A) near the crossroads, there are some areas with obstacles for 5G base stations. Some 5G system s...
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5.11.3 Service Flows
Figure 5.11.3-1. Sensing at crossroads with/without obstacle 1. The 5G base station continuously collects 3GPP sensing data of the road status and the sensing result is continuously reported to the trusted third-party (e.g. the map service provider or ITS management platform) by 5G network according to the preconfigure...