5G experimentation environment for 3rd party media services

Project Information

5GMediaHUB

Grant agreement ID: 101016714

DOI

10.3030/101016714

Project closed

EC signature date 8 December 2020

Start date 1 January 2021

End date 30 June 2024

Funded under

• INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP - Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies - Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)

Total cost

€ 7 566 195,89

EU contribution

€ 6 037 942,38

Coordinated by

IQUADRAT INFORMATICA SL
Spain

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Deliverables

Documents, reports (45)

Functional requirements elicitation and analysis - Initial

Initial versions of reports presenting in detail an analysis of the functional requirements

Reports on performance evaluation and lessons learned - Initial

Initial reports one per testing cycle containing a critical evaluation and findings from the validations

Information package for external SMEs, 3rd party NetApps developers and experimenters - Final

A report consolidating the information package for the SMEs and procedures for managing the online application and the selection procedures of the proposals and their evaluation.

Reports on legal, ethics and gender balance monitoring - Intermediate

Initial version of reports presenting legal guidelines, research ethical protocol and gender balance findings.

Northbound APIs, NetApps and NetApps Repository development - Initial

Initial versions B of softwarebased components Northbound APIs NetApps and NetApps Repository

Reports on Dissemination & communication activities - Final

Final versions of reports containing the dissemination and communication activities implemented.

Technical management handbook - Initial

Initial version of reports.

CSDO deployment, 5G testbeds upgrade & interfacing and slice management - Final

Final versions of umbrella CDSO and testbeds upgraded to 3GPP R16 A and R17 B releases

Continuous QoS/QoE Monitoring Engine development - Final

Final versions of the software implementing the Continuous QoSQoE Monitoring Engine

Northbound APIs, NetApps and NetApps Repository development - Final

Final versions of softwarebased components Northbound APIs NetApps and NetApps Repository

Test Planning & Definition Engine development - Initial

Initial versions of the software implementing the Test Planning Definition Engine

Planning, setup and operational management handbook - Final

Final versions of reports, updated at the end of each iterative testing cycle period, providing reporting on progress made.

Use case analysis and target KPIs - Initial

Initial version of the report outlining in detail the use cases and relevant target KPIs to be validated

Dry-run testing and operational readiness of 5GMediaHUB Experimentation Facility - Initial

Initial versions of Experimentation Facility ready for validation

Reports on legal, ethics and gender balance monitoring - Final

Final version of reports presenting legal guidelines, research ethical protocol and gender balance findings.

System components, integration, configuration and testing - Initial

Initial versions of integrated Experimentation Tools components

Reports on Dissemination & communication activities - Intermediate

Initial versions of reports containing the dissemination and communication activities implemented

Dissemination & Communication strategy and plan

Report on D&C strategy and plan.

Report on standardisation recommendations - Final

Standardisation activity roadmap report (A) and standardisation recommendations (B) based on project’s findings through UC validations.

Report on joint planning activities with the 5G PPP - Final

Final versions of reports on joint planning and collaboration activities with the 5G PPP.

Planning, setup and operational management handbook - Initial

Initial versions of reports updated at the end of each iterative testing cycle period providing reporting on progress made

DevOps implementation and testing methodology and benchmarking of results - Final

Final versions of reports describing the workflow processes and testing methodology

Use case analysis and target KPIs - Final

Final version of report outlining in detail the use cases and relevant target KPIs to be validated

DevOps implementation and testing methodology and benchmarking of results - Initial

Initial versions of reports describing the workflow processes and testing methodology.

Architecture design and technical specifications - Initial

Initial versions of reports presenting the detailed low-level architectural design and technical specs of the Facility

Information package for external SMEs, 3rd party NetApps developers and experimenters - Intermediate

A report consolidating the information package for the SMEs and procedures for managing the online application and the selection procedures of the proposals and their evaluation

Validation Testing & Certification Engine development - Final

Final versions B of the software implementing the Validation Testing Certification Engine

Experimenters portal & user management development Final

Final versions of softwarebased system components Experimenters Portal and user management modules

Dry-run testing and operational readiness of 5GMediaHUB Experimentation Facility - Final

Final versions of Experimentation Facility ready for validation

System components, integration, configuration and testing - Final

Final versions of integrated Experimentation Tools components

Continuous QoS/QoE Monitoring Engine development - Initial

Initial version of the software implementing the Continuous QoSQoE Monitoring Engine

Experimenters portal & user management development - Initial

Initial versions B of softwarebased system components Experimenters Portal and user management modules

Deployment and configuration of the Security Framework - Final

Final versions of the Security Framework deployed at the Experimentation Facility

Architecture design and technical specifications - Final

Final versions of reports presenting the detailed lowlevel architectural design and technical specs of the Facility

Deployment and configuration of the Security Framework - Initial

Initial versions of the Security Framework deployed at the Experimentation Facility

Interfacing and configuration of 5GMediaHUB Experimentation Tools and NetApps with 5G testbeds - Initial

Initial versions of Experimentation Tools and NetApps layer integrated and interconnected with the underlying 5G testbed infrastructure

Report on standardisation recommendations - Initial

Standardisation activity roadmap report (A) and standardisation recommendations (B) based on project’s findings through UC validations.

Technical management handbook - Final

Final versions of reports.

Test Planning & Definition Engine development - Final

Initial versions of the software implementing the Test Planning Definition Engine

Reports on performance evaluation and lessons learned - Final

Final reports, one per testing cycle, containing a critical evaluation and findings from the validations.

Functional requirements elicitation and analysis - Final

Final versions of reports presenting in detail an analysis of the functional requirements

CSDO deployment, 5G testbeds upgrade & interfacing and slice management - Initial

Initial versions of umbrella CDSO and testbeds upgraded to 3GPP R16 A and R17 B releases

Report on joint planning activities with the 5G PPP - Intermediate

Initial versions of reports on joint planning and collaboration activities with the 5G PPP

Validation Testing & Certification Engine development - Initial

Initial versions of the software implementing the Validation Testing Certification Engine

Interfacing and configuration of 5GMediaHUB Experimentation Tools and NetApps with 5G testbeds - Final

Final versions of Experimentation Tools and NetApps layer integrated and interconnected with the underlying 5G testbed infrastructure

Demonstrators, pilots, prototypes (2)

Facility and NetApps validations through use cases - Final

(BRA, FNET, STXT) Actual validations through realistic use cases, repeated over 2 iterative testing cycles, i.e. over 3GPP releases R.16 & R17.

Facility and NetApps validations through use cases - Initial

BRA FNET STXT Actual validations through realistic use cases repeated over 2 iterative testing cycles ie over 3GPP releases R16 R17

Websites, patent fillings, videos etc. (2)

Training tutorials

Training material on the use of the NetApps Repository for developing and storing new NetApps by 3rd parties and on the use of the Experimentation Facility by 3rd parties

Project website and social media presence

Project website and social media presence regularly updated throughout the project

Publications

Peer reviewed articles (8)

Multi-Service Network Slicing 5G NR Orchestration via Tailored HARQ Scheme Design and Hierarchical Resource Scheduling

Author(s): Massimiliano Maule, John S. Vardakas, Christos Verikoukis
Published in: IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, Issue 72, 2024, Page(s) 5021-5034, ISSN 0018-9545
Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
DOI: 10.1109/tvt.2022.3223252

Resource Demand Prediction for Network Slices in 5G Using ML Enhanced With Network Models

Author(s): Luis A. Garrido, Anestis Dalgkitsis, Kostas Ramantas, Adlen Ksentini, Christos Verikoukis
Published in: IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, Issue 73, 2024, Page(s) 11848-11861, ISSN 0018-9545
Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
DOI: 10.1109/tvt.2024.3373490

Integrating Visual and Network Data with Deep Learning for Streaming Video Quality Assessment

Author(s): George Margetis, Grigorios Tsagkatakis, Stefania Stamou, Constantine Stephanidis
Published in: Sensors, Issue 23, 2023, Page(s) 3998, ISSN 1424-8220
Publisher: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
DOI: 10.3390/s23083998

Impact of Network Densification on Joint Slicing and Functional Splitting in 5G

Author(s): Behnam Ojaghi; Ferran Adelantado; Angelos Antonopoulos; Christos Verikoukis
Published in: IEEE Communications Magazine, 2022, ISSN 0163-6804
Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
DOI: 10.1109/mcom.001.2100680

Big Data Resource Management & Networks: Taxonomy, Survey, and Future Directions

Author(s): Feras M. Awaysheh; Mamoun Alazab; Sahil Garg; Dusit Niyato; Christos Verikoukis
Published in: IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials, 2021, ISSN 1553-877X
Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
DOI: 10.1109/comst.2021.3094993

SCHE2MA: Scalable, Energy-Aware, Multidomain Orchestration for Beyond-5G URLLC Services

Author(s): Anestis Dalgkitsis, Luis A. Garrido, Farhad Rezazadeh, Hatim Chergui, Kostas Ramantas, John S. Vardakas, Christos Verikoukis
Published in: IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, Issue 24, 2023, Page(s) 7653-7663, ISSN 1524-9050
Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
DOI: 10.1109/tits.2022.3202312

Cost-aware placement and enhanced lifecycle management of service function chains in a multi-domain 5G architecture

Author(s): Ioannis Sarrigiannis, Angelos Antonopoulos, Kostas Ramantas, Maria Efthymiopoulou, Luis M. Contreras, Christos Verikoukis
Published in: IEEE Transactions on Network and Service Management, 2022, ISSN 1932-4537
Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
DOI: 10.1109/tnsm.2022.3187314

SO-RAN: Dynamic RAN Slicing via Joint Functional Splitting and MEC Placement

Author(s): Behnam Ojaghi, Ferran Adelantado, Christos Verikoukis
Published in: IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, Issue 72, 2024, Page(s) 1925-1939, ISSN 0018-9545
Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
DOI: 10.1109/tvt.2022.3209069

Conference proceedings (7)

Towards immersive multimedia over 5G mobile networks

Author(s): Rafael Rodrigues, Oyvind Klungre, Antonio M. G. Pinheiro, Jane Frances Pajo, Andrew Perkis, Touradj Ebrahimi
Published in: Applications of Digital Image Processing XLVII, 2024, Page(s) 32
Publisher: SPIE
DOI: 10.1117/12.3032237

Vertical-oriented 5G platform-as-a-service: user-generated content case study

Author(s): Sarang Kahvazadeh, Hamzeh Khalili, Rasoul Nikbakht Silab, Bahador Bakhshi, Josep Mangues-Bafalluy
Published in: 2022 IEEE Future Networks World Forum (FNWF), Issue 2, 2023, Page(s) 706-711
Publisher: IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/fnwf55208.2022.00129

Low-latency immersive content streaming over 5G networks using JPEG XS

Author(s): Rafael Rodrigues, Antonio M. G. Pinheiro, Touradj Ebrahimi
Published in: Applications of Digital Image Processing XLVII, 2024, Page(s) 29
Publisher: SPIE
DOI: 10.1117/12.3030948

Implementation of 5G Experimentation Environment for Accelerated Development of Mobile Media Services and Network Applications

Author(s): Hamzeh Khalili, Sarang Kahvazadeh, Jane Frances Pajo, Ronan Frizzell, Andrea Castelli, Martin Tolan, Ioannis Markopoulos, Robin Ribback, Espen Erikstad, Didier Nicholon, Kostas Ramantas, Loizos Christofi, Christos Verikoukis
Published in: 2023 26th Conference on Innovation in Clouds, Internet and Networks and Workshops (ICIN), 2024, Page(s) 153-160
Publisher: IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/icin56760.2023.10073512

5G experimentation environment for third party media services: the 5GMediaHUB project

Author(s): Apostolos Siokis, Kostas Ramantas, George Margetis, Loizos Christofi, Kostis Tzanettis, Håkon Lønsethagen, Ioannis Markopoulos, Luis Sanabria-Russo, Hatim Chergui, Christos Verikoukis
Published in: IEEE International Mediterranean Conference on Communications and Networking (MeditCom), 2021
Publisher: IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/meditcom49071.2021.9647663

5GMediaHub – Immersive 360º VR Use Case

Author(s): Javier Montesa, Francisco Ibañez
Published in: IEEE International Mediterranean Conference on Communications and Networking, 2022
Publisher: IEEE
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.6623444

5GMediaHUB: Immersive AR, VR and XR Applications.

Author(s): Andrea Castelli, Oyvind Sordal Klungre, Touradj Ebrahimi, Kambiz Homayounafar, Javier Montesa, & Andrew Perkis
Published in: 2022 IEEE 27th International Workshop on Computer Aided Modeling and Design of Communication Links and Networks, 2022
Publisher: CAMAD
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7669831