articleIEEE Sensors JournalJan 1, 2016Closed access

Software-Defined Industrial Internet of Things in the Context of Industry 4.0

JWJiafu WanSTShenglong TangZSZhaogang ShuDLDi LiSWShiyong Wang

South China University of Technology · Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University · +2 more institutions

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Abstract

In recent years, there have been great advances in industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) and its related domains, such as industrial wireless networks (IWNs), big data, and cloud computing. These emerging technologies will bring great opportunities for promoting industrial upgrades and even allow the introduction of the fourth industrial revolution, namely, Industry 4.0. In the context of Industry 4.0, all kinds of intelligent equipment (e.g., industrial robots) supported by wired or wireless networks are widely adopted, and both real-time and delayed signals coexist. Therefore, based on the advancement of software-defined networks technology, we propose a new concept for industrial environments by introducing…

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  • Internet of Things
  • Industrial Internet
  • Context (archaeology)
  • Software
  • Computer science
  • Industry 4.0
  • The Internet
  • Software engineering
UN Sustainable Development Goals
  • Industry, innovation and infrastructure
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