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5.6 Use case on Ambient IoT sensors in smart homes
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5.6.1 Description
Monitoring tasks in smart home scenarios can be roughly divided into two types: • Monitoring of room environment. By deploying specific sensors that enable communication services, people can acquire real-time monitoring data (e.g. temperature, humidity) of their room environment no matter where they are. • Monitoring o...
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5.6.2 Pre-Conditions
Tom’s family lives in Home A. In Home A, there is a gas sensor in the kitchen. It’s an Ambient IoT sensor, and the application server can obtain its sensor data through the network. The gas sensor detects data continuously and allows the application server to request its data (e.g., a 32 bits packet) periodically. The ...
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5.6.3 Service Flows
1. The gas sensor monitors the methane concentration in the kitchen in real-time. 2. The application server acquires the sensor data and finds the data reaching half of the threshold (e.g., 2.5%), then it will update a shorter period to request data. 3. If the data exceeds the threshold, the application server can send...
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5.6.4 Post-Conditions
Tom goes back to home, checks the kitchen range and closes the gas valve.
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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.5.6.6-001] The 5G system shall be able to support communication services for Ambient IoT devices. [PR.5.6.6-002] The 5G system shall support suitable security mechanisms for Ambient IoT devices, including authentication, encryption and data integrity. [PR.5.6.6-003] The 5G system shall be able to provide the requir...
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5.7 Use Case on Ambient IoT for airport terminal / shipping port
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5.7.1 Description
An airport terminal / shipping port manages a large inventory of different types of objects, including forklifts, trolleys, ramp leaders, pallet dollies, baggage carts, wheelchairs, among others (see Figure 1). Real-time tracking and management of such assets is an important part of efficient operation of an airport te...
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5.7.2 Pre-conditions
An Ambient IoT device is attached to each asset (to be tracked) before deployment. The asset management system has subscription to the Ambient-IoT services with access to information about the Ambient IoT device, such as location, maintenance-related parameters; The airport terminal / shipping port has public or privat...
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5.7.3 Service Flows
1. The asset management system requests the Ambient IoT service for regular/on-demand snapshot of the asset inventory information with a specified granularity, e.g., gate-level; 2. Based on the request, the 5G system queries the Ambient IoT devices to inventory different types of assets in the specified location(s). 3....
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5.7.4 Post-conditions
The airport terminal / shipping port utilizes the Ambient IoT service to obtain real-time inventory/location of the different types of assets, allowing for more efficient operation through (re)-deployment of assets based on time-varying demand in different locations, prolonged asset life through timely maintenance, imp...
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5.7.5 Existing features partly or fully covering the use case functionality
None.
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5.7.6 Potential New Requirements needed to support the use case
[PR 5.7.6-001] The 5G system shall be able to support means to discover and locate Ambient-IoT devices in a certain geographical area, e.g. at cell level. [PR 5.7.6-002] The 5G system shall be able to provide communication with Ambient-IoT devices with the following KPIs : Table 5.7.6-1: KPI Requirements for Airport Te...
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5.8 Use case on Finding Remote Lost Item
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5.8.1 Description
It is quite common for people to lose personal items sometimes, which includes keys, wallets, bags, phones, glasses, etc. In many of those scenarios, Ambient IoT devices, (with small form factor and low cost/complexity), could be attached to those items and be used to help finding their location via a 5G smartphone. Wh...
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5.8.2 Pre-conditions
Alice subscribed to a “lost tag finding” service and bought an Ambient IoT tag for her baggage. She attaches the tag to her baggage and associated the tag with her mobile phone in this service.
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5.8.3 Service Flows
The case of remote lost item finding by crowdsourcing 1. The Alice is traveling from San Diego (SAN) to New York (JFK) using airplane with her tag (tag-A) attached to her baggage. When she arrives in JFK airport, she does not find her baggage in baggage claim area. 2. The tag-A attached to Alices’ baggage identifies th...
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5.8.4 Post-conditions
Alice reclaims her lost baggage with the help of the lost item finding service. 5.8.5 Existing features partly or fully covering the use case functionality SA1 has identified several IoT/MTC requirements that assume device type of higher complexity and higher availability of power/energy, higher processing power, etc, ...
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5.8.6 Potential New Requirements needed to support the use case
[PR.5.8.6-001] The 5G system shall be able to assist an Ambient IoT device with discovery and communication with 5GS entities that can provide location related information. [PR 5.8.6-002] Based on operator policy, the 5G system shall be able to support authorization of UEs communicating with an Ambient IoT device. [PR....
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5.9 Use case on LCS for Ambient IoT
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5.9.1 Description
Ambient Internet of Things (Ambient IoT) is an IoT service with an IoT device powered by energy harvesting, being either battery-less or with limited energy storage capability (i.e., using a capacitor). It can enable communication with IoT devices without conventional power source and/or avoids human intervention for r...
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5.9.2 Pre-conditions
Tom buys an Ambient IoT device which has a 3GPP subscription and is equipped with 3GPP radio technology. The device registers to the 3GPP network based on its subscription and the network should record that the device can be found its location by Tom’s UE. Tom puts the Ambient IoT device on his pet dog collar.
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5.9.3 Service Flows
1. In a morning, Tom gets up and takes his pet dog to the park nearby. In the park, the dog runs far away from Tom. 2. After some time, Tom needs to go home for the breakfast, he takes out his UE to ask the location of the Ambient IoT device. 3. The UE initiates LCS request to the network for the location of the Ambien...
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5.9.4 Post-conditions
Tom finds his pet dog with the help of 5G network and the Ambient IoT device.
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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
[PR 5.9.6-001] 5G system shall optimize mobility management support for mobile Ambient-enabled IoT devices that are unable to constantly stay active. [PR 5.9.6-002] 5G system shall be able to determine the location of Ambient IoT device, when it becomes active as triggered by the 5G network. [PR 5.9.6-003] The 5G syste...
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5.10 Use case on Relative positioning for Ambient IoT
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5.10.1 Description
Ambient Internet of Things (Ambient IoT) is an IoT service with an IoT device powered by energy harvesting, being either battery-less or with limited energy storage capability (i.e., using a capacitor). It can enable communication with IoT devices without conventional power source and/or avoids human intervention for r...
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5.10.2 Pre-conditions
Tom buys an Ambient IoT device which has a 3GPP subscription and is equipped with 3GPP radio technology. There is a relative positioning APP in Tom’s UE. The relative positioning application server and clients records the UE and Ambient IoT device’s relative positioning application layer ID. Tom pastes the device on hi...
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5.10.3 Service Flows
1. Tom wants to take his key, but cannot find the key in the room. He takes out his UE to initiate a relative positioning request for the Ambient IoT device by using the relative positioning APP. The 5G system authenticates the UE and the Ambient IoT, and authorizes the UE and the Ambient IoT device to perform the rela...
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5.10.4 Post-conditions
Tom finds his key under the bed.
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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 5.10.6-001] 5G system shall be able to support an authorized UE to perform Ambient IoT relative positioning between the UE and specific Ambient IoT devices. [PR 5.10.6-002] The 5G system shall be able to provide Relative positioning services for Ambient IoT with the performances requirements reported in Table 5.10....
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5.11 Use case on online modification of medical instruments status
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5.11.1 Description
More and more medical instruments in hospital need to be well stored, cleaned and sterilized to guaranteed normal reuse. They demand to withstand certain conditions e.g., high temperature, high pressure or humidity. Traditional information maintenance for the medical instrument status is usually operated manually, whic...
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5.11.2 Pre-Conditions
Network operator UU deploys a new service “Ambient IoT” through its 5G system. Hospital Z has subscribed the new service for its orthopaedic instrument inventory management. Bob is an instrument inventor manager of Hospital Z. He has the authorization to remotely maintain the orthopaedic instrument through the inventor...
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5.11.3 Service Flows
Same as the service flow in section 5.2.3, Bob can acquire the information list of the orthopedic instruments. In the list, Bob can read that some orthopedic forceps are in "To be maintained" status. So, he selects them and asks engineer to repair them. Part of the instruments are repaired well and returned back in cab...
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5.11.4 Post-Conditions
Hospital Z utilizes Ambient-IoT service to support the online maintenance for its medical instrument. Bob can modify the status information of medical instrument or write status information for new medical instrument.
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5.11.5 Existing features partly or fully covering the use case functionality
None
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5.11.6 Potential New Requirements needed to support the use case
[PR 5.11.6-001] The 5G system shall be able to communicate with an Ambient IoT device. [PR 5.11.6-002] The 5G system shall be able to provide communication service with KPIs listed in Table 5.11.6-1 for the Ambient IoT devices. Table 5.11.6-1: KPIs for use case of Medical Instrument modification Scenario Max. allowed e...
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5.12 Use case on Ambient IoT service for personal belongings finding
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5.12.1 Description
For a smart home application scenario, discovery of personal item becomes one of the most important applications. A lot of personal items are in home, such as keys, passports, bank cards, wallets, children’s toys, clothes etc. It is quite usual that people may forget where their items are so that they have to waste tim...
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5.12.2 Pre-conditions
Mickey bought a mobile phone supporting Ambient IoT service. He also obtains multiple Ambient IoT devices for personal belongings finding. Bob is a neighbour to Mickey and Bob also has some Ambient IoT devices attached to his belongings. Both licensed and unlicensed spectrum are applicable to Ambient IoT service.
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5.12.3 Service Flows
1. Mickey’s and his roommate Minnie’s mobile phones may be authorized by their mobile operators to perform the Ambient IoT service. Both of their cell phones can send signal to Ambient IoT devices. 2. Mickey attaches one Ambient IoT device to his wallet, registers “Mickey’s wallet” to the application server (e.g., Mick...
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5.12.4 Post-conditions
Thanks to the Ambient IoT service provided by the 5G system, Mickey can find his wallet as soon as possible, both for indoor and outdoor cases. The information of Bob’s Ambient IoT device will not be exposed.
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5.12.5 Existing features partly or fully covering the use case functionality
None.
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5.12.6 Potential New Requirements needed to support the use case
[PR.5.12.6-001] The 5G system shall support to authorize a UE to obtain device information of an Ambient IoT device. [P.R.5.12.6-002] The 5G system shall be able to collect information from a specific Ambient IoT device. [P.R.5.12.6-003] The 5G system shall be able to provide information of a specific Ambient IoT devic...
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5.13 Use case on Ambient IoT for Base Station Machine Room Environmental Supervision
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5.13.1 Description
A cell site is composed of an outdoor cell tower and an indoor base station machine room, as shown in the figure below. A base station machine room (BSMR) includes the BBU cabinet, the power cabinet, the battery unit, the air conditioner and several cables. Unexpected network outages and electrical outages can be costl...
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5.13.2 Pre-conditions
1. Ambient IoT devices are deployed inside the BBU cabinet, outside the bottom of the BBU cabinet, the power cabinet, the battery unit, and the air conditioner, which can interact with 5G system. 2. Ambient IoT devices can collect energy from the environment through radio waves, vibration, light or other ways to realiz...
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5.13.3 Service Flows
1. The supervision platform starts a monitoring task request to 5G system. 2. The 5G system performs the monitoring task by transmitting signals periodically to activate Ambient IoT devices. 3. The Ambient IoT devices measure the environmental parameters and send the obtained information to the 5G system. For temperatu...
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5.13.4 Post-conditions
With the support of 5G network, BSMR environment can be monitored more efficiently to reduce the risk of network outages, electrical outages and other failures.
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5.13.5 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, TS 22.278, TS 22.368 and TS 22.261 to address requirement for IoT business about device lifetime, power consumption, data transmission and communication mechanism.
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5.13.6 Potential New Requirements needed to support the use case
[P.R.5.13.6-001] The 5G system shall be able to support communication with Ambient IoT devices. [P.R.5.13.6-002] The 5G system shall be able to support suitable security mechanisms for Ambient IoT devices, including encryption and data integrity. [P.R.5.13.6-003] The 5G system shall be able to support suitable mechanis...
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5.14 Use case on indoor positioning in shopping centre using Ambient IoT
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5.14.1 Description
Shopping has always been an important part of our daily life and many giant shopping centres have been established all over the world. A shopping centre offers a wide range of services and products, including large supermarkets, a collection of retail stores, restaurants, banks, theatres, fitness and leisure facilities...
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5.14.2 Pre-conditions
With the help of an operator, an Ambient IoT system consisting of 50 thousand individual devices has been deployed across the entire shopping centre. Such devices are evenly distributed with 2-meter intervals in every room to help customers of the shopping centre realize locate target shops via indoor positioning. The ...
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5.14.3 Service Flows
1. Grace’s mobile phones is authorized by the mobile operators to perform the Ambient IoT service. And the phone is allowed to send signal to Ambient IoT devices. Grace downloads the shopping Navigation APP and registers to the navigation service. 2. One day, Grace drives her car to the new shopping Centre for the firs...
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5.14.4 Post-conditions
Thanks to the indoor positioning service provided by 5G Ambient IoT system, Grace has a great shopping experience in the shopping center.
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5.14.5 Existing features partly or fully covering the use case functionality
Same as existing service requirements, both licensed and unlicensed spectrum are applicable to Ambient IoT device.
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5.14.6 Potential New Requirements needed to support the use case of Positioning in shopping centre
[PR.5.14.6-001] The 5G system shall support be able to authorize a UE to perform Ambient IoT communication services with specific Ambient IoT devices. [PR.5.14.6-002] The 5G system shall be able to support authorizing a UE to perform Ambient IoT positioning services with specific Ambient IoT devices. [PR.5.14.6-003] Su...
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5.15 Use Case on Ambient IoT enablement for smart laundry
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5.15.1 Description
Washing machines have been upgraded to enable automated washing process, freeing people from heavy laundry chores. Currently, washing machines are equipped with various functionalities and laundry modes, which targets to different types or materials of clothes. Therefore, there is increasing demand to determine an appr...
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5.15.2 Pre-conditions
Cindy is a big fan of Company X’s smart appliances and has bought various appliance from Company X. She downloads Company X’s smart home application, registers her user account and provide the information of the smart appliances such as appliances ID and/or name on the application as well. Recently, Cindy has bought a ...
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5.15.3 Service Flows
1. Cindy is going to run in the park. Before leaving her home, she makes sure that information of the sportswear (i.e. the information of the Ambient IoT device attached on the sportswear) she wore has been registered to the application. 2. Cindy wore the sportswear to go for a run. After she finished running and went ...
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5.15.4 Post-conditions
Thanks to the Ambient IoT service provided by the 5G system, Company X’s customers can enjoy smart washing machines and better user experience on laundry.
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5.15.5 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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5.15.6 Potential New Requirements needed to support the use case
[PR.5.15.6-001] The 5G system shall support energy efficient communication for Ambient IoT devices while meeting the communication performance requirements. [PR 5.15.6-002] The 5G System shall provide the network connection to address the KPIs for the use of Ambient IoT devices for preventive care in smart laundry, see...
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5.16 Use case on Ambient IoT service for automated supply chain distribution
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5.16.1 Description
Currently, there is an increasing demand for personalizing user requirements and customizing home appliance. Production enterprises customize products and achieve production-to-order according to different users’ requirements can bring benefits. It not only enhances user experience, but also reduces stock costs and the...
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5.16.2 Pre-conditions
Company X is a well-known home appliance manufacturer. Apart from manufacturing various home appliances such as washing machine, television, intelligent wardrobe and so on, it also provides customized and personalized services to its customers such as sales agents. Different sales agents may order different types of ho...
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5.16.3 Service Flows
1. Company X generates in its logistics management system a list of unique IDs for Ambient IoT devices to be used for products such as washing machines. Since these washing machines are going to be distributed to different sales agents for product sales across public areas, Company X may require an authentication and a...
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5.16.4 Post-conditions
Thanks to the Ambient IoT service provided by the 5G system, manufacturer Company X can distribute products with automatic management process, largely improve the product and service delivery efficiency.
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5.16.5 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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5.16.6 Potential New Requirements needed to support the use case
[PR 5.16.6-001] The 5G system shall be able to support a mechanism to authenticate and authorize Ambient IoT devices. [PR 5.16.6-002] The 5G system shall optimize mobility management support for non-stationary Ambient IoT devices that are unable to initiate communication towards the network. [PR 5.16.6-003] The 5G Syst...
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5.17 Use case on Device Activation and Deactivation
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5.17.1 Description
This use case illustrates the need to define capabilities that allows the end user or a third party to remotely manage the activation and deactivation of an Ambient IoT device. The scenario describes an enterprise user who grows orchid plants for sale to end customers. The enterprise user utilises an Ambient IoT device...
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5.17.2 Pre-conditions
The enterprise user has several inactive Ambient IoT devices with environmental sensors in storage.
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5.17.3 Service Flows
Device activation 1. As new orchids are planted, the devices are taken out of storage and added to the new plants. 2. The enterprise user accesses an application that she uses to check the connectivity status of her Ambient IoT devices. Via this application, the enterprise user activates the devices to enable sensor da...
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5.17.4 Post-conditions
Device activation The previously inactive Ambient IoT devices are activated and can transmit sensor data. Device deactivation The previously active Ambient IoT devices are deactivated and cannot transmit any RF signals.
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5.17.5 Existing features partly or fully covering the use case functionality
TS 22.261 clause 6.14.1 describe the following: During their life cycle these IoT devices go through different stages, …, the activation of the IoT device by the preferred operator, a possible change of operators, etc. These stages need to be managed securely and efficiently. Clause 6.14.2 defines the following require...
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5.17.6 Potential New Requirements needed to support the use case
[PR 5.17.6-1] Based on operator policy, the 5G system shall provide means for an authorised user or authorised third parties to request enable and disable an Ambient IoT device capability to transmit RF signals.
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5.18 Use case on Fresh Food Supply Chain
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5.18.1 Description
In the United States alone, food waste is estimated at between 30-40 percent of the food supply [26]. It is known that controlled environment for most of the fresh foods, like vegetables or meat, is critical for both the safety of the food [27] as well its shelf life expectancy [28-29]. In this use case, a large food s...
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5.18.2 Pre-conditions
• The ambient IoT devices are manufactured on a reel containing hundreds of stickers. The devices on the reel are configured during installation or manufacturing with a group ID configuration. • The ambient IoT devices reel is registered at the supplier cloud server to enable secure connection through the network. The ...
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5.18.3 Service Flows
1. Once in 15 minutes, the cloud server sends a polling request to the network with the group ID. 2. In this example, upon receiving the polling request, the network sends wakeup signals to allow calibrations by the ambient IoT devices. 3. Shortly after the wakeup signals, the network sends a polling request to the gro...
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5.18.4 Post-conditions
By using the ambient IoT devices, the entire supply chain is monitored and controlled. The ambient IoT can be used to monitor the location of each RTI, but it can also monitor its temperature, humidity or even the ethylene levels. This way, food waste is reduced to the minimum and food safety is significantly improved.
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5.18.5 Existing features partly or fully covering the use case functionality
TS 22.261 in clauses 6.4.2.2, 6.4.2.3 and 6.4.2.4 adds requirement to manage control and operate bulk IoT devices in an efficient way, while minimizing signalling. TS 22.368 in clauses 7.1.2 and 7.2.14 defines requirements for network triggering of MTC devices and also group based features such as policing and addressi...
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5.18.6 Potential new requirements needed to support the use case
[PR 5.18.6-1] Based on operator policy, the 5G system shall provide means for an authorised third party to poll a group of multiple ambient IoT devices. [PR 5.18.6.-2] The 5G system shall be able to provide ambient IoT service with following KPIs Table 5.18.6-1: Potential key performance requirements for the use of Amb...
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5.19.1 Description
Ambient IoT is an attractive technology to adapt due to its low or zero maintenance due to its usage of emerging technologies such as Energy Harvesting, Energy Efficient (EE) communication and zero energy IoT technologies but unfortunately suffers faulty and time bound unreliable communication. Ambient IoT devices are ...
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5.19.2 Pre-conditions
1) California forest fire has endangered many animal and human lives, city council has decided to install Ambient IoT devices all across California forest to receive early detection. 2) The Ambient IoT devices are registered to the 5G system. 3) Forest fire monitoring using Ambient IoT devices are programmed to monitor...
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5.19.3 Service Flows
1) On a hot summer in California, many areas in California forest have caught fire due to excessive heat. 2) Ambient IoT devices are installed in the forest and is able to detect forest fire and send a OnDemand communication to the 5G system. 3) Due to poor 5G signal coverage (bad weather conditions) and intermittent p...
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5.19.4 Post-conditions
1) Ambient IoT devices deployed for forest fire monitoring switches to normal mode, where it is programmed to send periodic status messages. 2) Ambient IoT devices deployed performs periodic built in tests to ensure it is able to communicate in a timely and faultless manner.
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5.19.5 Existing feature partly or fully covering use case functionality
1) URLLC system design in clause 5.33 of 23.501 [6] has proposed dual redundant system to achieve ultrahigh reliability. Though - in this system design- there are dual RAN connections, PDU session established, SMF and UPF but it is designed for a UE with dual radios and not for Ambient IoT devices. URLLC system design ...
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5.19.6 Potential New Requirements needed to support the use case
[PR 5.19.6-001] The 5G system shall support on-demand access to/from Ambient IoT device. [PR 5.19.6-002] The 5G system shall meet the following KPI table: Table 5.19.6-1: Potential key performance requirements for Forest Fire Monitoring using Ambient IoT devices Scenario Max. allowed end-to-end latency Communication Se...
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5.20 Use case on Smart Agriculture
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5.20.1 Description
Ambient power-enabled IoT devices can be used in smart agriculture to monitor the environment and control the facilities such as irrigation system and temperature control system. Farm A built a smart greenhouse for tomato planting. Some sensing Ambient power-enabled IoT devices are placed in the smart greenhouse to mon...
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5.20.2 Pre-conditions
The pico cell(s) placed in the smart greenhouse is configured by Operator O to support the 5GS Ambient IoT service. The UE(s) is capable to and authorized by Operator O to directly communicate with the 5GS Ambient IoT device.
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5.20.3 Service Flows
1. Operator O’s 5GS authenticates Ambient IoT devices in farm A. The communication between the Ambient IoT device and 5GS are transferred through the pico cell. For example, the pico cell obtains Ambient IoT device ID and sends the ID to the 5GC for authentication. 2. Periodically, or upon request from the application ...