The Tour d’ Horizon of Data Law Implications of Digital Twins
1.2.2 HEALTHCARE
Precision medicine
The DT generated is based on personalized data, including age, gender, weight, height, genetic profile, organ functions( renal, liver), blood analysis, and personal habits( e. g. smoking). Predictions on drug efficacy and reactions are made based on the DT. For ExactCure ' s DTs, both historical data on the drug ' s impact and the patient ' s personal data are collected to make accurate predictions on medication effects. 10
1.3 NETWORK DT
A Network DT replicates a network comprising of connections among multiple nodes, such as those in smart cities, telecommunications, logistics, railroads, supply-chains, oil fields, electric grids, water resources management, etc. This twin is continuously updated with real-time data from the network and sensors attached at various nodes. Network DTs enhance operational efficiency by allowing network operators to test proposed changes on the virtual network before applying them to the real one [ 9 ]. In addition, they can help anticipate impact of any type of disruption, often related to natural calamities or breakdown of certain nodes, on the entire network and identify alternate paths for the fastest recovery.
1.3.1 TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND ENERGY
Telecommunications
Network DTs for telecommunications replicate wireless links, fibers, sites, and their generated data, updated in real-time to enable proactive problem detection. For example, Ceragon uses data analytics to examine how different components interaction and simplifies the collected data through a data interface. 11 Similarly, Ericsson employs Building Information Modeling(“ BIM”) to create Network DTs, integrating existing component DTs, business logic, project-specific data, and the DT of the installed base, sites, and networks to create a 3D model for testing various " what-if " scenarios. 12
Energy
A Network DT may also be used for the purposes of replicating an electric grid. Such Network DTs are used for testing emergency grid operations management to combat the issue of wildfires [ 10 ]. The data related to the transmission lines, the terrain and the transfer of electricity is taken into consideration for creating such DTs.
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Digital Twins, Exactcure Dassault Systèmes. https:// 3dexperiencelab. 3ds. com / en / projects / life / exactcure /
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Ceragon’ s Network Digital Twin Solution, Ceragon. https:// www. ceragon. com / solutions / ceragon-network-digital-twin
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Kirac, E. Using digital twins to be in control of your network assets, Ericsson. https:// www. ericsson. com / en / blog / 2022 / 5 / using-digital-twins-to-be-in-control-of-your-network-assets.
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