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Towards sustainable industry 4.0: A survey on greening IoE in 6G networks

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: The dramatic recent increase of the smart Internet of Everything (IoE) in Industry 4.0 has significantly\nincreased energy consumption, carbon emissions, and global warming. IoE applications in Industry\n4.0 face many challenges, including energy efficiency, heterogeneity, security, interoperability, and\ncentralization. Therefore, Industry 4.0 in Beyond the Sixth-Generation (6G) networks demands moving\nto sustainable, green IoE and identifying efficient and emerging technologies to overcome sustainability\nchallenges. Many advanced technologies and strategies efficiently solve issues by enhancing\nconnectivity, interoperability, security, decentralization, and reliability. Greening IoE is a promising\napproach that focuses on improving energy efficiency, providing a high Quality of Service (QoS), and\nreducing carbon emissions to enhance the quality of life at a low cost. This survey provides a comprehensive\noverview of how advanced technologies can contribute to green IoE in the 6G network of\nIndustry 4.0 applications. This survey provides a comprehensive overview of advanced technologies,\nincluding Blockchain, Digital Twins (DTs), Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs, a.k.a. drones), and\nMachine Learning (ML), to improve connectivity, QoS, and energy efficiency for green IoE in 6G\nnetworks. We evaluate the capability of each technology in greening IoE in Industry 4.0 applications\nand analyze the challenges and opportunities to make IoE greener using the discussed technologies.

Source: Ad Hoc Networks

DOI: 10.1016/j.adhoc.2024.103610