5G Use Cases in Metaverse Using Open Source Software
Pisit Vanichchanunt, Sirapop Saengthongkam, Natthapong Waichampa, Navy Wuttiananchai, Pruk Sasithong, Vitawat Sittakul, Lunchakorn Wuttisittikulkij, Sukritta Paripurana · 2024
Designing, implementing, and testing a practical 5G use case usually consumes large amount of time, budget, and effort. To alleviate unexpected problems and also ensure the functionalities of a 5G project, this paper proposes the integration of 5G system and a virtual use case in metaverse for designing and pretesting by using open source software. This software-based approach in metaverse not only enhances the perspectives on the consideration for designing and testing but also escalates the project ready for 5G digital twin. A virtual smart warehouse is selected to demonstrate 5G use cases since it employs smart components/machines, such as Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs) and autonomous forklifts, as well as uses various types of IoT devices including temperature sensors, humidity sensors, CCTV cameras, light detectors, and RFID cards. To enable such smart components and devices to function in metaverse, the 5G network slices are designed to support three types of IoT services including Broadband IoT, Critical IoT, and Massive IoT which require high data rate, low-latency, and massive connectivity respectively.