Massive MIMO for Industrial Internet of Things in Cyber-Physical Systems

To apply Cyber-Physical System (CPS) technique in industrial internet, a wireless technology that is able to robustly maintain hyper connectivity between a data center and distributed UE's (User Entities) and/or IIoT (Industrial Internet of Things) devices is required. We investigate the feasibility of utilizing Massive MIMO (Multi-Input Multi-Output) as such a wireless technology. We analyze the performance of a Massive MIMO base station deployed at a data center to provide massive connectivity to a large number of devices. In addition, we discuss related research challenges for deploying Massive MIMO in industrial internet applications of CPS, such as device scheduling and power control, energy efficient design and RF (Radio Frequency) energy transfer/harvesting, signaling techniques for drones and mobile robots, and applications of underwater industrial internet.