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IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications

Document Type

Post-Print

Publication Date

6-1-2025

Subjects

Wireless Networks

Abstract

Emerging industrial applications involving robotic collaborative operations and mobile robots require a more reliable and precise wireless network for deterministic data transmission. To meet this demand, the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) is promoting the integration of 5th Generation Mobile Communication Technology (5G) and Time-Sensitive Networking (TSN). Time synchronization is essential for deterministic data transmission. Based on the 3GPP’s vision of the 5G and TSN integrated networking with interoperability, we improve the time synchronization of TSN to conquer the multi-gNB competition, re-transmission, and mobility problems for the integrated 5G time synchronization. We implemented the improvement mechanisms and systematically validated the performance of 5G+TSN time synchronization. Based on the simulation in 500m x 500m industrial environments, the improved time synchronization achieved a precision of 1 microsecond with interoperability between 5G nodes and TSN nodes.

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This is the author’s version of a work that was accepted for publication. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reflected in this document. Changes may have been made to this work since it was submitted for publication as: Time Synchronization for 5G and TSN Integrated Networking. IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, 1–1. https://doi.org/10.1109/jsac.2025.3574595

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10.1109/JSAC.2025.3574595

DOI

10.1109/JSAC.2025.3574595

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https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/43770

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IEEE

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