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5.26.4 Post-conditions
Bob’s vehicle is able to drive with high reliability by utilizing accurate 5G sensing service.
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5.26.5 Existing features partly or fully covering the use case functionality
None.
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5.26.6 Potential New Requirements needed to support the use case
[PR 5.26.6-1] The 5G system shall be able to determine the confidence level of the sensing results.
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5.27 Use case public safety search and rescue or apprehend
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5.27.1 Description
The ability to quickly locate an individual that is either missing (search and rescue) or is a suspect in an illegal activity (apprehend) is very important for public safety. Statistics show that the quicker a missing person can be found the higher the possibility they can be found in good condition. Similarly for a su...
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5.27.2 Pre-conditions
1) Operator A’s network supports sensing capability with their base stations and have 3GPP sensing enabled UEs on their network. 2) Local public safety officials have a relationship with Operator A allowing them to access the networks sensing capability and service. 3) Appropriate security and privacy requirements are ...
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5.27.3 Service Flows
1) Public safety is notified of a need to search for an individual. This could be either a search and rescue, or an apprehend scenario and could involve both indoor and outdoor environments. 2) Operator A’s network is 3GPP sensing enabled and public safety’s UEs are 3GPP sensing enabled. 3) Public safety personnel begi...
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5.27.4 Post-conditions
The individual is located faster than without 3GPP sensing capability. The additional harm that might have occurred to the individual or community is avoided.
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5.27.5 Existing features partly or fully covering the use case functionality
TBD
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5.27.6 Potential New Requirements needed to support the use case
[PR.5.27.6-1] The 5G system shall support exposing the information of sensing result (e.g., location, relative location, velocity vectors, relative headings, etc.) to the trusted and secure mission critical applications. [PR.5.27.6-2] The 5G system shall support mechanisms for combining 3GPP sensing data and non-3GPP s...
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5.28 Use case on Vehicles Sensing for ADAS
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5.28.1 Description
Advanced Driving Assistance System(ADAS) uses various sensors (Wireless Sensing millimeter wave radar, lidar, monocular / binocular camera and satellite navigation) installed on the vehicle to sense the surrounding environment at any time during the driving process, collect data, identify, detect and track static and d...
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5.28.2 Pre-conditions
The 3GPP UE in the car has 3GPP subscription and is authorized by the operator to perform sensing.
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5.28.3 Service Flows
Figure 5.28.3-1 ADAS 1. Tom buys a new car with the latest ADAS equipped. 2. Tom wants to drive the car from home to the company in the morning of a working day. Tom drives from home to the road. The 3GPP NR based sensor in Tom’s car transmits the 3GPP NR signal to the other car(s) in the same road, and receives the re...
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5.28.4 Post-conditions
With the safely driving experience provided by ADAS, Tom arrives in the company safely and easily. Tom starts the daily work in the office.
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5.28.5 Existing features partly or fully covering the use case functionality
There are features of Sidelink positioning for the car moving along the LOS road (e.g., using Sidelink positioning for car ranging on the same road), which requires the participant cars are 3GPP UEs.
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5.28.6 Potential New Requirements needed to support the use case
[PR 5.28.6-1] The 5G system shall be able to configure and authorize UEs supporting V2X applications to perform sensing. [PR 5.28.6-2] The 5G system shall be able to collect charging information for UEs supporting V2X applications when performing sensing. [PR 5.28.6-3] The 5G system shall be able to support the followi...
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5.29 Use case on Coarse Gesture Recognition for Application Navigation and Immersive Interaction
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5.29.1 Description
As a new way of human-device interface, gesture recognition enables a more intuitive interaction between humans and machines, compared to the conventional text or GUI-based interfaces. Common applications of gesture recognition include touchless control of mobile devices, such as smartphones, laptops, and smart watches...
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5.29.2 Pre-conditions
There are two roommates, Jose and Bob, both of whom subscribed to MNO A, which has deployed RAN entity (e.g., an indoor base station) supporting NR-based sensing. Jose subscribes to the touchless user interface service and his mobile device has NR sensing capability. Bob subscribes to the immersive interaction service,...
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5.29.3 Service Flows
Social Media Navigation service with Gesture Recognition Step 1: Sitting in this room, Jose is reading through social media posts using his smartphone, to navigate to either the previous or next posts. Jose waves his hand in the air from left to right or from right to left. Step 2: Jose’s smartphone detects the hand ge...
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5.29.4 Post-conditions
Due to the RF sensing capability in Jose’s mobile device and a nearby RAN entity, Jose’s gestures are detected and used to navigate the social media posts on his phone. Similarly, due to the RF sensing capability in Bob’s smartphone, XR device and a nearby RAN entity, Bob’s coarse gesture and the motion of his hands wi...
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5.29.5 Existing features partly or fully covering the use case functionality
None.
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5.29.6 Potential New Requirements needed to support the use case
[PR 5.29.6-1] The 5G system shall be able to provide sensing with the following KPIs: Table 5.29.6-1 Performance requirements of sensing results for gesture recognition Scenario Sensing service area Confidence level [%] Motion rate accuracy Accuracy of positioning estimate by sensing (for a target confidence level) Acc...
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5.30 Use case on sensing for automotive manoeuvring and navigation service when not served by RAN
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5.30.1 Description
Consider the scenario defined in section 5.8, where NR wireless sensing is utilized to assist automotive manoeuvring, i.e. sensing results play an important role in making the manoeuvring decisions. However, in this section the vehicles are not served by RAN when the Sensing activity is expected to occur, where UE is n...
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5.30.3 Service Flows
1. Bob is driving from urban to rural countryside. As his vehicle is operational, in motion, and attempting to assist his driving using ADS, Bob’s vehicle is performing sensing using 5G Wireless sensing. 2.Bob drives his vehicle outside the coverage area of its mobile network. The 5G Wireless sensing continues providin...
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5.30.4 Post-conditions
Bob’s vehicle is able to drive with high reliability by utilizing 5G sensing service when not served by RAN.
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5.30.5 Existing features partly or fully covering the use case functionality
None.
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5.30.6 Potential New Requirements needed to support the use case
[PR 5.30.6-1] The 5G system shall be able to provide mechanisms for an MNO to configure UEs supporting V2X application for 5G Wireless sensing operation when not served by RAN. [PR 5.30.6-2] Subject to regulation, the 5G system shall enable UEs supporting V2X application to perform 5G Wireless sensing when not served b...
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5.31 Use case on blind spot detection
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5.31.1 Description
Blind spot detection reduces the risk of accidents during lane changes by monitoring the dangerous blind spot area [26]. The blind spot area is a typically a moving target area that changes when car moves if we take the road infrastructure as reference point. Currently, the blind spot detection system operates via a va...
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5.31.2 Pre-conditions
MNO provides blind spot detection sensing service to different kinds of subscribers: - Bob’s car is a 5G UE and subscribes to this sensing service. His car has NR-based sensing technology and capabilities such as NR-based sensing capabilities, sensing processing capabilities are also provided to the MNO. - Juan’s car i...
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5.31.3 Service Flows
Step 1: Bob, Juan, Alex and Laura are friends and driving together to Alps skiing resort. At 8:00am, Bob starts from Street A, Juan and Alex start from Street B and Laura start cars from Street C. Bob, Juan and Alex trigger the blind spot detection sensing service separately. Step 2: When received the service request, ...
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5.31.4 Post-conditions
Bob, Juan and Alex drive safely to the Alps skiing resort and enjoy their holiday thanks to the blind spot detection sensing service. Laura is in hospital.
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5.31.5 Existing features partly or fully covering the use case functionality
None.
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5.31.6 Potential New Requirements needed to support the use case
[PR 5.31.6-1] The 5G System shall be able to provide sensing service to track a moving target sensing service area.
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5.32 Use case of integrated sensing and positioning in factory hall
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5.32.1 Description
Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMR)s and automated guided vehicle (AGV) are enabling solutions for a smart factory environment, in which a diversity of logistic tasks are done with an autonomous and efficient implementation, with minimal direct human engagement. In order to achieve a safe and efficient operation to serve a ...
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5.32.3 Service Flows
Step 1: [AMR/AGV is deployed to deliver goods] AMR/AGV Y is assigned with a task for delivering needed material to a construction site within the factory hall. The AMR/AGV is loaded with the materials and departs from its initial location. Step 2: [AMR position is obtained via 5G system positioning] AMR/AGV moves from ...
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5.32.4 Post-conditions
Thanks to the 5G system based sensing service enabling an enhanced AMR/AGV positioning and sensing of the environment, the involved AMR/AGVs are coordinated to arrive at their destination with minimal risk and interruption loss.
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5.32.5 Existing feature partly or fully covering use case functionality
A UE equipped with 5G positioning module may obtain positioning information of the UE based on the 5G positioning services. Moreover, the 5G system sensing services shall support detection and positioning of an object. Nevertheless, interpretation of an object’s position as a UE’s position (e.g., among multiple detecte...
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5.32.6 Potential New Requirements needed to support the use case
[PR 5.32.6-1] Based on operator’s policy, the 5G system may provide a mechanism for a trusted third party to provide sensing assistance information about a sensing target. [PR 5.32.6-2] The 5G system shall be able to provide sensing results with the following KPIs: Table 5.32.6-1 Performance requirements of the sensing...
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6 Considerations
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6.1 Considerations on confidentiality, integrity and privacy
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6.1.1 General
When introducing sensing technology, new aspects on confidentiality, integrity, and privacy need to be considered, to ensure that these aspects are considered already when proposing service requirements. For instance, with sensing technology by-standers can be affected in a completely new way, previously only UEs have ...
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6.1.2 Potential New Requirements
A set of general new requirements can be identified: [PR 6.1.2-1] The 5G system shall limit sending the sensing results only to third party authorized to receive that sensing results. [PR 6.1.2-2] The 5G system shall support encryption and integrity protection of the sensing result, to protect the data inside the 5G sy...
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6.2.1 General
The sensing operation in Operator’s network can support commercial services (e.g. use case described in section 5.8 on sensing assisted automotive manoeuvring and navigation). There could be areas where the network resources are limited and prioritization (according to operator’s decision) would be needed among the res...
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6.2.2 Potential New Requirements
[PR 6.2.2-1] Subject to regulation and operator’s policy, 5G system shall provide prioritization among sensing services.
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7 Consolidated potential requirements and KPIs
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7.1 Consolidated functional requirements
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7.1.1 General
Table 7.1.1-1 General Consolidated Requirements CPR # Consolidated Potential Requirement Original PR # Comment CPR 7.1.1-1 The 5G system shall be able to provide 5G wireless sensing service in a sensing service area location using sensing transmitters and sensing receivers. PR 5.2.6-1 PR 5.9.6-1 PR 5.11.6-1 P.R 5.14.6-...
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7.1.2 Configuration and authorization
Table 7.1.2-1 Configuration and authorization Consolidated Requirements CPR # Consolidated Potential Requirement Original PR # Comment CPR 7.1.2-1 The 5G system shall be able to provide mechanisms for an MNO to configure UEs supporting V2X application for 5G Wireless sensing service when not served by RAN. PR 5.30.6-1 ...
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7.1.3 Network exposure
Table 7.1.3-1 – Network exposure Consolidated Requirements CPR # Consolidated Potential Requirement Original PR # Comment CPR 7.1.3-1 Subject to operator’s policy, the 5G network shall be able to provide secure means to report sensing result to a trusted third-party requesting information about a target object when spe...
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7.1.4 Security
Table 7.1.4-1 Security Consolidated Requirements CPR # Consolidated Potential Requirement Original PR # Comment CPR 7.1.4-1 The 5G system shall provide a mechanism to protect identifiable information that can be derived from the 3GPP sensing data from eavesdropping. PR 5.16.6-1 CPR 7.1.4-2 The 5G system shall limit the...
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7.1.5 Charging
Table 7.1.5-1 Charging Consolidated Requirements CPR # Consolidated Potential Requirement Original PR # Comment CPR 7.1.5-1 The 5G system shall be able to support charging for the 5G wireless sensing service (e.g. considering sensing KPIs, duration). PR 5.20.6-4 PR 5.2.6-7 PR 5.28.6-2
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7.2 Consolidated potential KPIs of sensing results
Scenario Sensing service category Sensing service area Confidence level [%] Accuracy of positioning estimate by sensing (for a target confidence level) Accuracy of velocity estimate by sensing (for a target confidence level) Sensing resolution Max sensing service latency [ms] Refreshing rate [s] Missed detection [%] Fa...
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8 Conclusion and recommendations
This TR analyses a number of use cases for integrated sensing and communication enabled by the 5G system. The potential new requirements for each use case are compiled into a set of potential consolidated requirements, including functional requirements and performance requirements, wherein a set of KPIs are defined. Cl...
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1 Scope
The present document provides Stage 1 potential 5G service requirements for ambient power-enabled Internet of Things (i.e., Ambient IoT). In the context of the present document, an Ambient power-enabled IoT device is an IoT device powered by energy harvesting, being either battery-less or with limited energy storage ca...
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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, symbols and abbreviations
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3.1 Definitions
For the purposes of the present document, the terms and definitions 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]. Ambient IoT device: An ambient power-enabled Internet of Things device is ...
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3.2 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]. LPWA Low Power Wide Area
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4 Overview
In today’s IoT networks, the IoT devices are usually powered by conventional batteries with a limited lifespan. The usage of conventional batteries has influenced the way these IoT devices are deployed and used. The astronomical growth of IoT network together with the deployment of huge numbers of IoT devices, has push...
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5 Use cases
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5.1 Use case on Ambient IoT on automated warehousing
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5.1.1 Description
The automated warehouse inventory scenario includes multiple stages, as shown in the figure below, which are divided into verification and unloading, gate-in inventory, inventory, gate-out inventory and check & loading. Along with the transfer, storage and inventory of goods, a large amount of warehousing information w...
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5.1.2 Pre-conditions
The 5G network equipment used for inventory is deployed in the warehouse according to the needs of automated warehouse inventory scenario: - Ambient IoT devices containing contain the assigned information, which can be read and written by the 5G network, get attached to different warehouse items, such as pallet contain...
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5.1.3 Service Flows
When some goods in one batch are delivered to a gate of the warehouse and are ready for the gate-in operation, the management platform selects a gate inventory mode. There are two gate inventory modes supported by both the management platform and the 5G system. • Manual-Triggered Mode: The inventory task is triggered b...
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5.1.4 Post-conditions
With the support of 5G system, automated warehousing could be realized to improve the efficiency of goods management. If the inventory result list is consistent with the purchase/shipment list, the administrator can obtain the inventory result list, and update the inventory list in the management platform; If the resul...
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5.1.5 Existing features partly or fully covering the use case functionality
In previous releases, SA1 has finished several studies about IoT topic to introduce SA1 requirements in TS 22.011[9], TS 22.278[7], TS 22.368[6] and TS 22.261[8] to address requirement for IoT business about device lifetime, power consumption, data transmission and communication mechanism.
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5.1.6 Potential New Requirements needed to support the use case
[P.R.5.1.6-001] The 5G system shall be able to support communication with Ambient IoT device which is battery-less or with limited energy storage (e.g., capacitor). [P.R.5.1.6-002] The 5G system shall support to provide collected information from Ambient IoT devices to the trusted 3rd party. [P.R.5.1.6-003] The 5G syst...
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5.2 Use case on medical instruments inventory management and positioning
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5.2.1 Description
More and more medical instruments are utilized in hospital. They always need to be cleaned and sterilized, and shall withstand certain conditions e.g., high temperature, high pressure or humidity. Traditional inventory management for the medical instrument is usually operated manually, which is inefficient and even in ...
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5.2.2 Pre-Conditions
Network operator UU deploys a new service “Ambient IoT” through its 5G system. Hospital Z is subscribed to the new inventory management service for its orthopaedic instruments (e.g. orthopaedic knives, orthopaedic scissors, orthopaedic forceps, orthopaedic hooks, orthopaedic needles, orthopaedic scrapers, orthopaedic c...
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5.2.3 Service Flows
Belle is a nurse of Hospital Z. She has the authorization to remotely manage orthopaedic instrument through the inventory management platform of the hospital. She can operate this work in the hospital or out of the hospital. 1. Belle wants to acquire the inventory information of orthopaedic forceps. She uses her phone ...
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5.2.4 Post-Conditions
Hospital Z utilizes Ambient-IoT service to support the remote inventory management of medical instrument. Belle can read the information of medical instrument. She can also find a medical instrument through the positioning information provided by Ambient IoT service.
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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 5.2.6-001] The 5G system shall be able to communicate with an Ambient-IoT device. [PR 5.2.6-002] The 5G system shall be able to provide group communication for a group of Ambient-IoT devices. [PR 5.2.6-003] The 5G system shall be able to provide a mechanism to expose the information collected from an Ambient-IoT de...
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5.3 Use Case on Ambient IoT devices in substations in smart grids
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5.3.1 Description
With around 80 million kilometres of transmission and distribution lines worldwide, electricity networks are the backbone of secure and reliable power systems. As stated in the World Energy Outlook 2020 [2], significant investment takes place in new network capacity between 2019 and 2030 as a result of growing demand f...
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5.3.2 Pre-conditions
In this use case GreenGrid has service level agreement with GreenMobile to deploy 5G network to enable the communication of these Ambient IoT devices with the network. As part of the service level agreement, GreenMobile provides energy efficient communication and management services to GreenGrid including: - interfacin...
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5.3.3 Service Flows
1. The 5G core network receives the request from the application function (in this case GreenGrid’s grid monitoring and management platform) to operate on the Ambient IoT devices in a certain area. The 5G core network starts to operate on these devices accordingly. Once detecting the signals from the 5G network these A...
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5.3.4 Post-conditions
The 5G system enables efficient communication, with enhanced security and tens of meter-level positioning accuracy, for the Ambient IoT devices installed in the power transmission and distribution networks for remote monitoring and protection purposes.
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5.3.5 Existing features partly or fully covering the use case functionality
Service requirements for MTC (Machine-Type Communications) have been captured in TS 22.368 [6] since release 10, which specifies the service requirements for network improvements. In addition to the common service requirements, specific service requirements have also been defined corresponding to the following MTC Feat...
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5.3.6 Potential New Requirements needed to support the use case
[PR.5.3.6-001] The 5G system shall support energy efficient communication mechanisms (i.e. minimizing the overall and peak device communication power consumption) for Ambient IoT devices. [PR 5.3.6-002] The 5G system shall be able to support energy efficient security mechanisms for Ambient IoT devices, including authen...
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5.4 Use case on supporting Ambient IoT in Non-Public Network for logistics
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5.4.1 Description
The logistic chain is composed of different processes, such as warehouse inbound and outbound, etc. During the inbound, warehousing inventory needs to be done in order to track whether all the goods are inventoried. After the outbound, the cargo needs to be tracked to ensure that corresponding goods are moving to the r...
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5.4.2 Pre-conditions
The service provider has service agreement with the Network Operator. The service agreement includes the provisioning of NPN to the service provider. The service provider set up its own NPN for managing the Ambient IoT devices in logistics. The use case of logistics in 5.4 can be split into 2 key processes, which are w...
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5.4.3 Service Flows
Process A: Cargo warehousing inventory 1. When each pallet passes through the base station, all the Ambient IoT devices within the pallet complete the inventory by echoing the request for inventory from the base station. 2. After a short internal of time (less then 3min), the base station inventories the goods carried ...
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5.4.4 Post-conditions
Process A: Cargo warehousing inventory 1. Inventory information is obtained by the service provider, who can proceed with the warehouse outbound. Process B: cargo tracking 1. By receiving the tracking information of the cargo, the service provider knows that corresponding goods are moving to the right destination.
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5.4.5 Existing features partly or fully covering the use case functionality
TS 22.261 has following requirements: - The 5G system shall support operator-controlled alternative authentication methods (i.e., alternative to AKA) with different types of credentials for network access for IoT devices in isolated deployment scenarios (e.g., for industrial automation). - The 5G system shall support t...
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5.4.6 Potential New Requirements needed to support the use case
[PR.5.4.6-001] 5G system shall support network access for Ambient IoT devices while considering the constraint power consumption. Note: The above requirement applies to both NPN and PLMN.
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5.5 Use case on intralogistics in automobile manufacturing
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5.5.1 Description
The automobile manufacturing industries are constantly looking for ways to increase productivity by improving inventory accuracy and material flows. Therefore, intralogistics for production facilities in automobile factories have been targeting at these goals by achieving timely visibility of inventories (a.k.a. precis...
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5.5.2 Pre-conditions
An Ambient IoT device can obtain energy by collecting energy sources such as solar and radio waves. Each load container is attached with an Ambient IoT device for supporting intralogistics. Ambient IoT devices have the capability of storing information needed by the inventory process. Base stations installed inside car...
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5.5.3 Service Flows
1. Company A uses Ambient IoT devices attached to their load containers to support automated intralogistics process for improved productivity. They send load containers to various suppliers in order to bring back ordered goods, materials and parts. 2. By returning to Company A’s automobile manufacturing facilities, lar...
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5.5.4 Post-conditions
Thanks to the Ambient IoT service provided by the 5G system, automobile manufacturing can enjoy automatic intralogistics, largely improve the efficiency and productivity.
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5.5.5 Existing features partly or fully covering the use case functionality
SA1 has performed various studies on IoT in previous releases, where related normative stage 1 requirements are introduced in TS 22.011 [9], TS 22.278 [7], TS 22.368 [6], and TS 22.261 [8]. TS 22.011 introduces access control for MTC, examples of periodic network selection attempts are: For UEs only supporting any of t...
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5.5.6 Potential New Requirements needed to support the use case
[PR 5.5.6-001] The 5G system shall support communication for an Ambient IoT device which is battery-less or with limited energy storage capability. [PR 5.5.6-002] The 5G system shall support collection of charging information based on different charging policies for Ambient-IoT type of communication, i.e., total number...