Open AccessResearch Directions and Modeling Guidelines for Industrial Internet of Things Applications
Author(s) -
Giampaolo Cuozzo,
Enrico Testi,
Salvatore Riolo,
Luciano Miuccio,
Gianluca Cena,
Gianni Pasolini,
Luca De Nardis,
Daniela Panno,
Marco Chiani,
Maria-Gabriella Di Benedetto,
Enrico Buracchini,
Roberto Verdone
Publication year - 2025
Publication title -
ieee communications standards magazine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Magazines
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.509
H-Index - 18
eISSN - 2471-2833
pISSN - 2471-2825
DOI - 10.1109/mcomstd.2025.3572534
Subject(s) - communication, networking and broadcast technologies
The Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) paradigm has emerged as a transformative force, revolutionizing industrial processes by integrating advanced wireless technologies into traditional procedures to enhance their efficiency. The importance of this paradigm shift has produced a massive, yet heterogeneous, proliferation of scientific contributions. However, these works lack a standardized and cohesive characterization of the IIoT framework coming from different entities, like the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) or the 5G Alliance for Connected Industries and Automation (5G-ACIA), resulting in divergent perspectives and potentially hindering interoperability. To bridge this gap, this article offers a characterization of (i) the main IIoT application domains, (ii) their respective requirements, (iii) the principal technological gaps existing in the current literature, and, most importantly, (iv) we propose a systematic approach for assessing and addressing the identified research challenges. Therefore, this article serves as a roadmap for future research endeavors, promoting a unified vision of the IIoT paradigm and fostering collaborative efforts to advance the field.