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Innovative Application of 5G and Blockchain Technology in Industry 4.0

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  • @ARTICLE{10.4108/eai.28-3-2019.157122,
    author={Ivan Jovović and Siniša Husnjak and Ivan Forenbacher and Sven Maček},
    title={Innovative Application of 5G and Blockchain Technology in Industry 4.0},
    journal={EAI Endorsed Transactions on Industrial Networks and Intelligent Systems},
    volume={6},
    number={18},
    publisher={EAI},
    journal_a={INIS},
    year={2019},
    month={3},
    keywords={Industry 4.0, Internet of Things (IoT), 5G mobile network, Blockchain, IPFS},
    doi={10.4108/eai.28-3-2019.157122}
}
  • Ivan Jovović
    Siniša Husnjak
    Ivan Forenbacher
    Sven Maček
    Year: 2019
    Innovative Application of 5G and Blockchain Technology in Industry 4.0
    INIS
    EAI
    DOI: 10.4108/eai.28-3-2019.157122
Ivan Jovović1,*, Siniša Husnjak1, Ivan Forenbacher1, Sven Maček1
  • 1: University of Zagreb, Faculty of Transport and Traffic Sciences, Department of Information and Communication Traffic, Zagreb, Republic of Croatia, EU
*Contact email: ijovovic@fpz.hr

Abstract

The Industry 4.0 is experiencing significant challenges, including the need for an increased amount of data transmission with improved security, transparency and credibility. The 5th Generation Mobile Network (5G) and Blockchain are innovative emerging technologies that can respond to these needs. 5G will enable extremely large channel capacities and reduce data latency, while Blockchain's innovative data-sharing mode of operation delivers an improved high level of security, transparency, and credibility of stored data. Therefore, this paper presents a general survey of the potential application of 5G network and Blockchain technology in Industry 4.0. The results may be used by first-movers firms for gaining technological leadership on the market.

Keywords
Industry 4.0, Internet of Things (IoT), 5G mobile network, Blockchain, IPFS
Received
2019-01-09
Accepted
2019-01-24
Published
2019-03-28
Publisher
EAI
http://dx.doi.org/10.4108/eai.28-3-2019.157122

Copyright © 2019 Ivan Jovović et al., licensed to EAI. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution licence (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/), which permits unlimited use, distribution and reproduction in any medium so long as the original work is properly cited.