IIC Business Strategy and Solution Lifecycle
The functional dimensions can be divided into specific areas such as assets, data and
communication. In turn, each one of these areas may involve a cluster of indicators designed to
produce a well-rounded profile of the system for this particular area:
An "asset profile" may involve the following indicators:
Quantity of assets to handle at any given time
Complexity and heterogeneity of assets
Complexity of assets control (monitoring/tracking, control functions)
The frequency and precision at which the assets are monitored/tracked and controlled
Level of compliance/regulatory requirements for deploying asset control
Maintenance/deployment costs
Human training and assistance required
A "data profile" may involve the following indicators:
Importance & complexity of data management
Data volume generated
Velocity, at any time
Variety/heterogeneity
The expected usage of data, streaming analytic and/or batch processing
Long term storage and archival needs
Level of compliance/regulatory requirements for collecting this data
A “communication & connectivity profile" may involve the following indicators:
Real-time communication requirements (latency, jitter) for applications
Dependency on existing networks (Internet, 3G/4G/5G)
WAN level: required QoS level and bandwidth
LAN level: local connectivity complexity and heterogeneity.
Importance of human communication (human-to-human or machine-to-human)
Determining these profiles requires qualitative and quantitative metrics. These metrics should
be used for expressing system requirements and as a basis for ongoing evaluation of a deployed
solution (see Section 2c: Validation and Improvement). Figure 12 illustrates the roles of metrics
over the life of an IIoT solution.
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