Anomaly Detection Based on Multidimensional Data Processing for Protecting Vital Devices in 6G-Enabled Massive IIoT

As a result of the increasing deployment of Industrial-Internet-of-Things (IIoT) architectures, large volumes of multidimensional data are continuously generated. An important issue with these data is that higher dimensionality increases the degree of fragmentation. Furthermore, data sets collected by IIoT nodes often display outliers, which are usually caused by anomalous events or errors. These outliers contain considerable valuable information, which prevent the normal operation of the system. Thus, methodologies are able to quantify the obtained information to protect the high priority IIoT nodes, are crucial. This study aims at developing such a method driven by sixth-generation (6G) networks. The proposed algorithm uses a multidimensional data relationship diagram to characterize the spatiotemporal correlations among heterogeneous data. Then, an autoregressive exogenous model is used to eliminate the effects of noise on sensor data, and to help in detecting anomalies. Finally, the algorithm produces a Cumulative Coefficient of Value (CCoV), to identify high-value sensing devices and enable massive Internet of Things (IoT) with 6G-using the characteristic patterns hidden within the data. The experimental results demonstrate that the proposed method can effectively handle the effects of the ubiquitous interference noise in complex industrial environments. Moreover, the method yields effective anomaly detection and compensates for some of the shortcomings in traditional methods.