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REVIEW article
Front. Commun. Netw.
Sec. IoT and Sensor Networks
Volume 6 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/frcmn.2025.1563161
Challenges of Future Communication Technologies for Resilient Internet of Energy
Provisionally accepted- 1 Environmental Strategy Planning Division, Hitachi (Japan), Tokyo, Japan
- 2 Graduate University for Advanced Studies (SOKENDAI), Hayama, Kanagawa, Japan
- 3 National Institute of Informatics, Chiyoda-ku, Tôkyô, Japan
Natural disasters have become more frequent and severe, posing threats to critical infrastructure such as power systems. The Internet of Energy (IoE) offers a solution to optimize energy systems by means of Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS). In this paper, we propose the design of a resilient IoE, envisioned to make the global IoE system architecture intrinsically resistant to disasters, and investigate the requirements and challenges of IoE communication technologies considering disaster scenarios. In particular, we explore the recent advances of wireless communication technologies, and discuss their applicability and issues towards their integration for resilient IoE. Finally, the open research directions are identified and potential solutions are proposed in view of realizing a CPS tailored to resilient IoE.
Keywords: Internet of energy1, Distributed energy resources2, Wireless networks3, Cyber physical system4, disaster response5
Received: 19 Jan 2025; Accepted: 20 Feb 2025.
Copyright: © 2025 Monden and Kaneko. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
* Correspondence:
Kazuya Monden, Environmental Strategy Planning Division, Hitachi (Japan), Tokyo, Japan
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