Requirements for Different 5G Usage Scenarios

5G is going to support diverse use cases and applications, covering not only the traditional services
for mobile subscribers, but also applications for a number of vertical industries like the automotive,
energy, eHealth or manufacturing sector. All 5G use cases and applications can be assigned to one or
more of the following three main usage scenarios:

1) Enhanced Mobile Broadband (eMBB), addressing human‐centric use cases for access to multimedia
content and data services. This usage scenario embraces a number of use cases and deployment
scenarios with quite diverging requirements. For example in a hotspot scenario, extreme
high throughputs and low‐latency communications are in the foreground, while for wide area
coverage the customer Quality of Experience (QoE) with reliable and moderate data rates over the
coverage area is in focus.

2) Massive Machine‐Type Communications (mMTC), characterized by wireless connectivity of
billions of network‐enabled devices with prioritization on wide area coverage and deep indoor
penetration, typically transmitting non‐delay‐sensitive data at low rates. Usage scenarios for mMTC
are for example smart cities, smart buildings, or sensor networks for farming and agriculture.

3) Ultra‐Reliable and Low Latency Communications (URLLC), having stringent requirements on
latency and availability. Examples for URLLC are the wireless automation of production facilities,
monitoring of critical infrastructures in a smart grid, remote medical surgery, remote robotics,
the tactile Internet, or vehicular traffic efficiency and safety.

The Reference :

5G System Design
Architectural and Functional Considerations and Long Term Research