Digital Twin Synchronization: towards a data-centric architecture

Digital Twin (DT) technology revolutionizes industrial processes by enabling the representation of physical entities and their dynamics to enhance productivity and operational efficiency. It has emerged as a vital enabling technology in the Industry 4.0 context. The present article examines the particular issue of synchronizing a digital twin while ensuring an accurate reflection of its physical counterpart. Despite the reported recent advances in the design of middleware and low delay communication technologies, effective synchronization between both worlds remains challenging. This paper reviews currently adopted synchronization technologies and architectures, identifies vital outstanding technical challenges, and proposes a unified synchronization architecture for use by various industrial applications while addressing security and interoperability requirements. As such, this study aims to bridges gaps and advance robust synchronization in DT environments, emphasizing the need for a standardized architecture to ensure seamless operation and continuous improvement of industrial systems.

• Publication year

  2026

• Venue

  arXiv.org

• Publication date

  2026-01-30

• Fields of study

  Computer Science, Engineering

• Identifiers
  DOI 10.48550/arXiv.2601.23051arXiv 2601.23051
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  Open on Semantic Scholar

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