Photo by Tyler Nix on Unsplash
Private 5G networks for industry and business
Generations
Communications networks play an important role in digital transformation. With the rapidly increasing number of intelligent machines and industrial plants and of networked processes and systems, considerably more bandwidth is needed than before. In the corporate environment, a private fifth generation (5G) campus network on the company's own premises (Figure 1) is an interesting alternative to wireless local area or public networks (see the "Campus Networks" box). The high-performance transmission standard is a great fit for the demanding communications infrastructure of a networked factory.
Figure 1: For the first time, 5G licenses enable private companies to set up their own campus networks.
Campus Networks
Campus networks are geographically limited local mobile networks that can be deployed on both 4G and 5G technology. A 5G campus network is designed to meet special requirements (e.g., to allow Industry 4.0 [1] applications to communicate). The market for 5G campus networks is still in its early stages, but "the global private 5G network market size … is expected to expand at a compound annual growth rate
Buy this article as PDF
(incl. VAT)
Buy ADMIN Magazine
US / Canada
UK / Australia
Related content
-
Software-defined networking for the future
The history, technical underpinnings, and possible future standards of software-defined networking for 5G, IoT, and edge computing. -
Software-defined networking with Windows Server 2016
Windows Server 2016 takes a big step toward software-defined networking, with the Network Controller server role handling the centralized management, monitoring, and configuration of network devices and virtual networks. This service can also be controlled with PowerShell and is particularly interesting for Hyper-V infrastructures. -
Vulnerability assessment best practices for enterprises
A vulnerability assessment is an important step toward protecting an organization's critical IT assets. -
Scalable network infrastructure in Layer 3 with BGP
Large environments such as clouds pose demands on the network, some of which cannot be met with Layer 2 solutions. The Border Gateway Protocol jumps into the breach in Layer 3 and ensures seamlessly scalable networks. -
Virtual networks with Hyper-V in Windows Server 2016
Microsoft provides some interesting virtualization features in current and future versions of Windows Server. You can connect or isolate virtual machines, and Windows Server 2016 even supports virtual switches.
Subscribe to our ADMIN Newsletters
Subscribe to our Linux Newsletters
Find Linux and Open Source Jobs
Most Popular
Support Our Work
ADMIN content is made possible with support from readers like you. Please consider contributing when you've found an article to be beneficial.
