On the Performance of 5G Narrow-Band Internet of Things for Industrial Applications

Manufacturing industry is continuously evolving since the very beginning of the industrial era. This modernization is undoubtedly the outcome of continuous new technology development in this field, which has kept the industries on the verge, looking for new methods for improving productivity enhancement and better operational efficiency. The advent of 5G will provide the world of industry to connect its infrastructures to digitize people and machines to optimize production flows. Narrow-band-IoT addresses “Massive IoT” type use cases, which involve deploying a large energy-efficient quantity. These low-complex objects do not need to communicate very frequently. 5G will provide the ability to develop new uses previously impossible or complex to implement. Consequently, it will complement the range of network solutions already in place in the company, giving it the keys to accelerating its transformation. This paper evaluates the 5G-NR-based IoT air interface with the FEC with industrial channel models. Low-density parity-check (LDPC), polar, turbo code, and TBCC are assumed.