On Deploying the Internet of Energy with 5G Open RAN Technology including Beamforming Mechanism
Jordi Mongay Batalla, Mustafa Moshin, Constandinos X. Mavromoustakis, Krzysztof Wesołowski, George Mastorakis, Karolina Krzykowska
Abstract
The Internet of Energy is the deployment of IoT technology within energy systems (including distributed power monitoring and measuring points, energy plant sensors, points of distribution) to increase the efficiency of the whole infrastructure while decreasing energy waste. Due to criticality and the extension of the Internet of Energy, it needs an underlying network with vast coverage and high-efficiency parameters. In this paper, we argue that the 5G network is suitable for the Internet of Energy and present a concrete 5G implementation based on Open RAN that may gain in flexibility while reducing costs. In our simulations, we model and validate beamforming mechanism in Open RAN 5G and show that beamforming may achieve high-efficiency parameters that the Internet of Energy requires.