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On the Interplay Between 5G, Mobile Edge Computing and Robotics in Smart Agriculture Scenarios

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The relentless growth of the human population over the time is driving an exceptional rise in food demand. Improving the efficiency of farming processes is the only way to face the so called Malthusian catastrophe. This objective could be pursued by automating production processes in farms. Robots can play a key role in this context, especially when they can execute tasks on collaborative basis. At the same time, low latency communication capabilities are required to translate in reality the robotic-aided smart agriculture vision. This contribution explores the interplay of 5G, Internet of Things (IoT), and Mobile Edge Computing (MEC) as enabling drivers for technology spread in the agriculture domain, based on Industry 4.0 principles. In particular, some key performance indicators have been investigated for a rural-area scenario, exploring different technological configurations.

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Acknowledgment

This work was partially founded by Italian MIUR PON projects Pico&Pro (ARS01_01061), AGREED (ARS01_00254), FURTHER (ARS01_01283), RAFAEL (ARS01_00305) and by Apulia Region (Italy) Research Project E-SHELF (OSW3NO1).

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  1. Department of Electrical and Information Engineering (DEI), Politecnico di Bari, Bari, Italy

    Giovanni Valecce & Luigi Alfredo Grieco

  2. Sf System srl, Carosino, TA, Italy

    Giovanni Valecce & Sergio Strazzella

  3. CNIT, Consorzio Nazionale Interuniversitario per le Telecomunicazioni, Politecnico di Bari, Bari, Italy

    Giovanni Valecce & Luigi Alfredo Grieco

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  3. Koc Üniversitesi Mühendislik, Istanbul, Turkey

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Valecce, G., Strazzella, S., Grieco, L.A. (2019). On the Interplay Between 5G, Mobile Edge Computing and Robotics in Smart Agriculture Scenarios. In: Palattella, M., Scanzio, S., Coleri Ergen, S. (eds) Ad-Hoc, Mobile, and Wireless Networks. ADHOC-NOW 2019. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 11803. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-31831-4_38

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