Design Methodology for 6G End-to-End System: Hexa-X-II Perspective

被引:7
作者
Kerboeuf, Sylvaine [1 ]
Porambage, Pawani [2 ]
Jain, Akshay [3 ]
Rugeland, Patrik [4 ]
Wikstrom, Gustav [4 ]
Ericson, Marten [4 ]
Bui, Dinh Thai [1 ]
Outtagarts, Abdelkader [1 ]
Karvonen, Heikki [5 ]
Alemany, Pol [6 ]
Munoz, Raul [6 ]
Vilalta, Ricard [6 ]
Botsinis, Panagiotis [7 ]
Ramos, Aurora [8 ]
Cisneros, Josue Castaneda [4 ]
Karaca, Mehmet [9 ]
Karousatou, Christina [10 ]
Barmpounakis, Sokratis [10 ]
Demestichas, Panagiotis [10 ]
Zafeiropoulos, Anastasios [11 ]
Tzanettis, Ioannis [11 ]
Papavassiliou, Symeon [11 ]
Giardina, Pietro G. [12 ]
Landi, Giada [12 ]
Han, Bin [13 ]
Nimr, Ahmad [14 ]
Uusitalo, Mikko A. [3 ]
机构
[1] Nokia Networks France, Nokia Bell Labs, F-91300 Massy, France
[2] VTT Tech Res Ctr Finland, Espoo 02044, Finland
[3] Nokia Bell Labs, Espoo 02610, Finland
[4] Ericsson Res, Stockholm 16483, Sweden
[5] Siemens EDA, Siemens Ind Software Oy, Oulu, 90570, Finland
[6] Ctr Tecnol Telecomunicac Catalunya CTTC CERCA, Barcelona 08860, Spain
[7] Apple Technol Engn, D-80335 Munich, Germany
[8] ATOS EVIDEN, Madrid 34467, Spain
[9] Ericsson Res, Istanbul, Turkiye
[10] WINGS ICT Solut, Athens 17121, Greece
[11] Inst Commun & Comp Syst, Athens 15773, Greece
[12] Nextworks, Res & Dev, I-56122 Pisa, Italy
[13] Univ Kaiserslautern RPTU, Div Wireless Commun & Radio Positioning WICON, D-67663 Kaiserslautern, Germany
[14] Tech Univ Dresden, Vodafone Chair Mobile Commun Syst, D-01062 Dresden, Germany
来源
IEEE OPEN JOURNAL OF THE COMMUNICATIONS SOCIETY | 2024年 / 5卷
关键词
6G; end-to-end; platform; system; blueprint; network architecture; design process; use case; key value indicators; key performance indicators; collaborative robots; NETWORKS; INTELLIGENCE; TECHNOLOGY; CHALLENGES; MANAGEMENT; VISION; 5G;
D O I
10.1109/OJCOMS.2024.3398504
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
As the fifth generation (5G) mobile communication systems are commercially deployed, they bring new services, enhance user experiences, and offer various opportunities to different industries. Despite its advancements, 5G encounters several challenges. To tackle these issues, global industrial, academic, and standards organizations are actively researching on sixth generation (6G) wireless communication systems. 6G networks are envisioned as a transformative shift in the interactions between the physical, digital, and human realms, paving the way for a pervasive human-centered cyber-physical world. 6G is positioned to be a platform that offers communication and beyond communication services considering both performance and value centric technological development approaches. In this paper, we present the way forward towards the design of 6G endto-end (E2E) system as a consolidated view of leading industry stakeholders and academia in the European level 6G flagship project Hexa-X-II. We discuss the key challenges with 5G and how 6G is expected to tackle those by introducing new technological innovations and supporting novel use case requirements. We provide a comprehensive methodology for the design of a 6G E2E system including ten principles, a blueprint, and a structured design process. The architecture design principles prioritize environmental sustainability, digital inclusiveness, and trustworthiness, considering their impact on the 6G E2E system. The blueprint is described corresponding to the infrastructure, network centric application, and application layers, as well as the pervasive functionalities and the relevant technological innovations. Following the design principles and the system blueprint, the design process is demonstrated as two-way approaches (i.e., 1) key performance and value indicators based design process. 2) top-down versus bottom-up alignment process) through the lens of a collaborative robot use case. Through this use case, a special attention is given to the technological enablers that cover management and orchestration functionalities and their 6G enhancement to go beyond the limitations characterizing the previous network generation. In addition, virtual modelling aspects related to digital twining and simulations for 6G E2E system design are also discussed.
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页码:3368 / 3394
页数:27
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