Measure-X: A Platform for Collecting Network and Energy Metrics in 5G-Based IoT Applications

Measure-X is a flexible measurement platform designed to collect both conventional network KPIs and IoT-centric metrics, such as energy and Age of Information (AoI), within 5G access networks. Measure-X features a central controller, distributed probes, and a RESTful API for experiment configuration and data retrieval. Its design enables the assessment of network performance, energy consumption, and AoI, as well as the analysis of interference from coexisting applications. We validate Measure-X through a case study conducted in a production environment at the Fraunhofer Institute for Production Technology (IPT), demonstrating its ability to identify optimal message rates for minimizing AoI and to quantify performance degradation caused by background traffic. Measure-X is released as open-source software to support further research and industrial experimentation (https://github.com/InternetMeasurements/measure-x).