Evaluating Communication Performance in Private 5G Smart Factory Deployments

William O'brien; Adam Dooley; Mihai Penica; Denis Moore; Eoin O'connell

doi:10.1109/ISSC67739.2025.11291444

Evaluating Communication Performance in Private 5G Smart Factory Deployments

William O'brien
, Adam Dooley
, Mihai Penica
, Denis Moore
, Eoin O'connell

Department of Electronics & Computer Engineering

University of Limerick

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

Abstract

The integration of private 5G networks in Industry 4.0 presents a significant opportunity to enhance manufacturing automation, real-time machine-to-machine (M2M) communication, and industrial IoT applications. This study evaluates the throughput and latency performance of private 5G networks in smart manufacturing environments, focusing on two distinct Radio Access Network (RAN) platforms: Stock RAN and Open RAN. The experimental analysis assesses subscriber-to-subscriber and subscriber-to-data centre communication, measuring performance under varying network loads. The results highlight key trade-offs between Open RAN and Stock RAN, emphasizing the need for application-specific deployment strategies in private 5G networks. These insights contribute to ongoing research in wireless industrial networking, guiding network engineers and system integrators in optimizing private 5G deployments for smart manufacturing applications.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Irish Signals and Systems Conference
Subtitle of host publication	Signalling our Strength, ISSC 2025
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)	9798331575939
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/ISSC67739.2025.11291444
Publication status	Published - 2025
Event	35th Irish Signals and Systems Conference, ISSC 2025 - Letterkenny, Ireland Duration: 9 Jun 2025 → 10 Jun 2025

Publication series

Name	Irish Signals and Systems Conference: Signalling our Strength, ISSC 2025

Conference

Conference	35th Irish Signals and Systems Conference, ISSC 2025
Country/Territory	Ireland
City	Letterkenny
Period	9/06/25 → 10/06/25

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure

Keywords

Automation
Industry 4.0
Latency
Open RAN
Private 5G
Smart Manufacturing
Throughput

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O'brien, W., Dooley, A., Penica, M., Moore, D., & O'connell, E. (2025). Evaluating Communication Performance in Private 5G Smart Factory Deployments. In Irish Signals and Systems Conference: Signalling our Strength, ISSC 2025 (Irish Signals and Systems Conference: Signalling our Strength, ISSC 2025). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/ISSC67739.2025.11291444

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O'brien, W, Dooley, A, Penica, M, Moore, D & O'connell, E 2025, Evaluating Communication Performance in Private 5G Smart Factory Deployments. in Irish Signals and Systems Conference: Signalling our Strength, ISSC 2025. Irish Signals and Systems Conference: Signalling our Strength, ISSC 2025, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 35th Irish Signals and Systems Conference, ISSC 2025, Letterkenny, Ireland, 9/06/25. https://doi.org/10.1109/ISSC67739.2025.11291444

Evaluating Communication Performance in Private 5G Smart Factory Deployments. / O'brien, William; Dooley, Adam; Penica, Mihai et al.
Irish Signals and Systems Conference: Signalling our Strength, ISSC 2025. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2025. (Irish Signals and Systems Conference: Signalling our Strength, ISSC 2025).

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O'brien W, Dooley A, Penica M, Moore D, O'connell E. Evaluating Communication Performance in Private 5G Smart Factory Deployments. In Irish Signals and Systems Conference: Signalling our Strength, ISSC 2025. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. 2025. (Irish Signals and Systems Conference: Signalling our Strength, ISSC 2025). doi: 10.1109/ISSC67739.2025.11291444

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