Embedded Computing Design

The third article in our metaverse series focuses on conceptual and metadata models that enable interoperability among connected digital twins in an industrial metaverse.

The concept of digital twins, taken to its ultimate potential, can create digital representations of nearly everything. Yet, much of the value of digital twins depends on the ability of distributed, heterogeneous systems to interoperate.

The second article in our metaverse series focuses on defining the industrial metaverse, its building blocks, parallels with model-based systems engineering (MBSE), and examples of how modeling and simulation are being used to empower digital twin ecosystems.

Gartner[1] defines the Metaverse as “a collective virtual open space created by the convergence of virtually enhanced physical and digital reality. It’s physically persistent and provides enhanced immersive experiences.” IDC[2] defines the metaverse as an evolution of today’s internet that leverages mobile devices, augmented and virtual reality headsets and next-generation networks to create persistent and continuous user experiences with a strong sense of presence.

Neither are inaccurate. However, neither accurately portrays the depth, scale, and potential of the metaverse beyond its current, nascent form or its value beyond basic human entertainment as a solution to some of the world’s most pressing, complex problems.

Indeed, the metaverse represents a massive paradigm shift that promises to redefine how we approach solving problems through technology. The earliest and biggest opportunities to apply its concepts lie in industry, where leading organizations are already leveraging the building blocks of the metaverse – whether they know it or not – in the deployment of digital twins that will one day form systems of systems that comprise entire virtual worlds.

This is the first article in a series covering the industrial metaverse and digital twin technologies, applications, current industry activities, and the potential for standards. We encourage you to follow this series, comment, and ask questions. Participation and collaboration are critical as we embark on what may be the most significant inflection point in the history of technology.

There has been a groundswell of activity around factory automation and enhancing factory efficiency, maintenance, and safety. IBM has been a flagbearer in utilizing 5G, edge computing, and emerging software architectures to make the smart factory a reality. I talked with Rob High, Vice President, IBM Fellow, CTO IBM Edge Computing about the challenges and opportunities 5G is bringing to the factory floor.

Edge computing disrupts the classic client/server model by decentralizing and distributing computational tasks closer to the application data sources. This architecture requires compute & storage nodes at the network edge interconnected by a network that can support the application’s connectivity requirements. This may seem easy, but connection requirements can vary dramatically between applications.

Broadcast TV is typically associated with a somewhat antiquated, single-purpose, unidirectional network that delivers television audio & video to consumers using an antenna or satellite dish.

A new 451 Research study commissioned by Vertiv has brought new insight and clarity to how global operators are working toward the deployment of 5G and new edge intelligence environments to support it

In this article, we?ll look at virtualization technologies being adopted and what kinds of features and functions are important for increasing security around IoT endpoints.

We'll be looking at security, connectivity, and scalability aspects and a company that is focusing on solving these connectivity challenges to remove the roadblocks going from concept to production.

Pluribus Networks announced a solution that combines 5G network architecture with an SDN/NFV distributed cloud environment to enable a number of applications requiring intelligent edge capability.

I talked with Saraj Mudigonda, Director of Segment Marketing, MIPS about the recent announcement about the MIPS LTE/5G modem CPU.

Vodafone?s vision falls very much in line with prpl Foundation initiatives.

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