Network Requirements at a Glance

This page puts all ten workflows side by side. Use it to size a network that has to carry more than one of them, and to check that a proposed spectrum and TDD configuration can satisfy the tightest requirement in the mix.

The 5QI values below are the 3GPP standardized values from TS 23.501 Table 5.7.4-1. Onyx Portal applies them per subscriber group, so a camera, a push-to-talk handset, and a laptop on the same cell are policed independently.

Traffic profile

Workflow	Dominant direction	Per-device rate	Typical devices per site	Aggregate (typical)
Live Video Production	Uplink	8–15 Mbps HD · 25–50 Mbps UHD	4–16 cameras	120–400 Mbps UL
Ticketing and Point of Sale	Symmetric, tiny packets	0.5–5 KB per transaction · < 50 kbps	200–2,000 terminals	< 20 Mbps
Wireless Intercom & Talkback	Symmetric	150–300 kbps per beltpack, always open	20–300 beltpacks	15–90 Mbps symmetric
AGV & AMR Fleet Control	Symmetric, small packets	0.5–2 Mbps control · 4–8 Mbps optional video	10–100 vehicles	20–150 Mbps
Visual Daily Inspection	Uplink, bursty	5–20 Mbps during capture	5–50 capture points	50–200 Mbps UL peak
Connected Worker PTT	Symmetric	32–64 kbps per active talker	50–500 handsets	< 15 Mbps
Asset & Forklift Tracking	Uplink, small packets	5–50 kbps	200–5,000 tags	< 20 Mbps
Jobsite Surveillance	Uplink	4–12 Mbps per camera	10–60 cameras	80–400 Mbps UL
Drone Site Inspection	Uplink	15–40 Mbps video · 100 kbps C2	1–6 aircraft	30–200 Mbps UL
Campus Video Surveillance	Uplink	3–10 Mbps per camera	50–500 cameras	200 Mbps–2 Gbps UL
AR Remote Expert Assist	Symmetric	10–25 Mbps per session	2–20 sessions	40–300 Mbps

Latency, loss, and QoS mapping

Workflow	One-way network latency	Jitter	Residual loss	Availability	Primary 5QI	Resource type
Live Video Production	< 20 ms	< 10 ms	10-6	99.999% in show window	71 (150 ms PDB)	GBR
Ticketing and Point of Sale	< 100 ms excluding the acquirer	< 50 ms	10-6	99.99% in event window	70 (200 ms PDB)	Non-GBR
Wireless Intercom & Talkback	< 30 ms	< 10 ms	10-3	99.999% in show window	1 (100 ms PDB)	GBR
AGV & AMR Fleet Control	< 10 ms	< 3 ms	10-4	99.999%	82 / 83 (10 ms PDB)	Delay-critical GBR
Visual Daily Inspection	< 100 ms	not critical	10-6	99.9%	4 or 72	GBR
Connected Worker PTT	< 50 ms	< 20 ms	10-2	99.99%	65 / 66	GBR
Asset & Forklift Tracking	< 100 ms telemetry · < 30 ms safety	< 20 ms	10-6	99.99%	70 telemetry · 84 safety	Non-GBR · Delay-critical GBR
Jobsite Surveillance	< 150 ms	< 40 ms	10-4	99.9%	72 / 76	GBR
Drone Site Inspection	< 50 ms video · < 20 ms C2	< 15 ms	10-5	99.99%	71 video · 84 C2	GBR · Delay-critical GBR
Campus Video Surveillance	< 200 ms	< 50 ms	10-6	99.9%	72 or 6	GBR · Non-GBR
AR Remote Expert Assist	< 20 ms	< 10 ms	10-6	99.9%	80 (10 ms PDB)	Non-GBR, low-latency eMBB

Reference: standardized 5QI values used above

5QI	Resource type	Priority	Packet delay budget	Packet error rate	3GPP example service
1	GBR	20	100 ms	10-2	Conversational voice
2	GBR	40	150 ms	10-3	Conversational video (live streaming)
4	GBR	50	300 ms	10-6	Non-conversational video (buffered streaming)
6	Non-GBR	60	300 ms	10-6	Video (buffered streaming), TCP-based
65	GBR	7	75 ms	10-2	Mission-critical user-plane push-to-talk voice
66	GBR	20	100 ms	10-2	Non–mission-critical push-to-talk voice
67	GBR	15	100 ms	10-3	Mission-critical video user plane
70	Non-GBR	55	200 ms	10-6	Mission-critical data
71	GBR	56	150 ms	10-6	Live uplink streaming
72	GBR	56	300 ms	10-4	Live uplink streaming
76	GBR	56	500 ms	10-4	Live uplink streaming
80	Non-GBR	68	10 ms	10-6	Low-latency eMBB, augmented reality
82	Delay-critical GBR	19	10 ms	10-4	Discrete automation
83	Delay-critical GBR	22	10 ms	10-4	Discrete automation
84	Delay-critical GBR	24	30 ms	10-5	Intelligent transport systems

TDD configuration by workflow mix

Private 5G in n77, n78, and n48 (CBRS) is TDD, so the uplink/downlink split is a design decision, not a given. The default downlink-weighted pattern is wrong for most of the workflows in this section: eight of the ten are uplink-dominant.

Workflow mix	Suggested TDD pattern (2.5 ms period)	Approximate UL share
Surveillance, inspection, tracking	DDDSU	~20%
Mixed production and enterprise traffic	DDSUU	~40%
Camera-heavy contribution, drone video	DSUUU	~60%
AGV control with light video	DDSUU with short SSB periodicity	~40%, latency-optimized
Full-duplex intercom, AR sessions	DDSUU	~40%, symmetric - avoid uplink-heavy patterns

All cells sharing a band at a site (and any neighbouring operator in the same band) must use the same TDD pattern and frame timing. Changing the uplink split for one workflow changes it for every workflow on that carrier. Where two workflows have incompatible splits, separate them onto different carriers rather than compromising both.

Sizing rules of thumb

• Size the uplink, then check the downlink. For nine of the ten workflows here, the uplink is the binding constraint. A cell that comfortably delivers 600 Mbps downlink may offer only 100 Mbps uplink under a default TDD pattern.
• Budget for cell-edge, not cell-center. Quote sustained rates at the modulation available at the worst planned coverage point, not at peak MCS. Device transmit power (typically 23 dBm) sets the uplink range, and it is well below the RU's downlink power.
• Reserve GBR headroom. Keep committed GBR flows below roughly 70% of the cell's uplink capacity so that retransmissions, mobility, and interference have room to absorb variation.
• Count concurrent talkers for push-to-talk, but not for full-duplex intercom. Push-to-talk scales with simultaneous active talkers, a small fraction of the fleet: two hundred handsets rarely exceed ten concurrent floor grants. Every registered beltpack on a full-duplex broadcast intercom holds an open bidirectional path continuously, so a two-hundred-beltpack production is two hundred reserved GBR paths. Confusing the two models under-sizes an intercom deployment by more than an order of magnitude.
• Treat firmware and backup traffic as a workflow. Give it a low-priority non-GBR 5QI (8 or 9) and a schedule, or it will contend with production traffic at the worst possible moment.

Related reading

• Plan Your Network: capacity planning, coverage principles, and RF fundamentals
• 5G Onyx Architecture Solution Brief: platform components and functional capabilities
• 5G Onyx Shared Cell / Super Cell Architecture Solution Brief: handover-free mobility