Demo: Paving the Way for Smart Manufacturing with 5G/TSN Convergence and Augmented Reality

TL;DR

This paper demonstrates how 5G and TSN convergence combined with augmented reality can enable real-time, remote manufacturing assistance, showcasing practical implementation and performance results for Industry 4.0 applications.

Contribution

It presents a practical demonstration of integrating 5G, TSN, and AR technologies for smart manufacturing, highlighting the viability of real-time remote assistance.

Findings

Successful over-the-air transmission of scheduled TSN traffic

Real-time AR-assisted remote support demonstrated

Performance metrics confirm system viability

Abstract

The fifth-generation (5G) mobile/cellular and time-sensitive networking (TSN) technologies are widely recognized as the key to shaping smart manufacturing for Industry 4.0 and beyond. Converged operation of the two offers end-to-end real-time and deterministic connectivity over hybrid wired and wireless segments. On the other hand, the augmented reality (AR) technology provides various benefits for the manufacturing sector. To this end, this demonstration showcases AR-aided remote assistance use-case over a hybrid TSN and 5G system. The demonstration setup comprises off-the-shelf 5G and TSN devices, a near product-grade 5G system, and an AR solution based on smart glasses. The demonstration shows the viability of over-the air transmission of scheduled TSN traffic and real-time assistance for a local user from a remote environments. Performance results from the demonstration setup are also shown.