Effective age of information in real-time wireless feedback control systems

Abstract

Ultra-reliable and low-latency communication (URLLC) is one of the most important scenarios in forthcoming fifth generation (5G) cellular networks to ensure timely exchange of information and realize real-time wireless control. In URLLC, timely information update needs to be guaranteed since control performance, e.g., control cost and stability, is directly determined by timely control information update. In this paper, we introduce an effective age of information (EAoI) to evaluate the timeliness of information update in control process. We consider the control process with two phases: sensor to controller phase and controller to actuator phase. We adopt first-generate-first-serve (FGFS) M