Machine-type wireless communications (MTC) emerged with 5G introducing two new service modes: massive MTC and critical MTC (also known as URLLC); besides a paradigm change the design of mobile communications networks that transitions from human-centric towards machine-centric applications. MTC is at the core of the (industrial) IoT revolution offering seamless connectivity to thousands of devices (as in mMTC) or to devices with strict latency, reliability, and rate constraints (as in cMTC). As we are moving towards the next generation, 6G, these two modes evolve to address the needs of the market, industry, and society.
Therefore, upon completing the required coursework, the student will acquire an extensive overview of the state of the art of recent progress in MTC contextualized with selected applications in IoT and industrial IoT.