Publication
A Case Study: QoS Management in Mobile Communications with the Asset Administration Shell
Mike Reichardt; Daniel Buch; Hans Dieter Schotten
In: EUCNC 6G Summit 2026. EuCNC/6G Summit (EUCNC & 6G SUMMIT-2026), June 2-5, Malaga, Spain, IEEE, 2026.
Abstract
Digitalization is becoming increasingly essential in modern industrial environments, driving the development of digital representations of assets for purposes such as simulation, monitor-
ing, and lifecycle management. These digital representations are not restricted to physical components but can also describe virtual assets, processes or entire systems, including communication infrastructures.
Building on this concept, 5G-ACIA has proposed an approach for managing industrial 5G systems using digital twins realized through the Asset Administration Shell (AAS). In this
approach, they suggested to use two different AAS models, a 5G network AAS for the network and a 5G UE AAS for each user
equipment (UE). Prior research has demonstrated the potential of AAS-driven management of industrial 5G deployments. However, existing studies have been limited to small-scale scenarios involving
no more than five UEs.
In this work, we present a quantitative analysis of the scalability and performance of an AAS-based management approach for industrial 5G and upcoming 6G systems with 40 UEs. The
evaluation is conducted using Amarisoft for the emulation and shows performance gains between 13% to 48% in different metrics.