Ultra-Reliable Communication in a Factory Environment for 5G Wireless Networks: Link Level and Deployment Study

The focus of this paper on mission-critical communications in a 5G cellular communication system. Technologies to provide ultra-reliable communication, with 99:999 % availability in a factory environment are studied. We have analysed the feasibility requirements for ultra-reliable communication and obtained the loss margins against path loss, shadow and fast fading. We also study the effect of increased interference due to higher deployment density on offered reliable rates and packet delays. Resource allocation schemes based on full and orthogonal resource sharing, as well as power control are compared. Last, the importance of multi-hop communication and multi-point coordination schemes are highlighted to improve the reliable communication in presence of interference and clutter.