Advanced 5G Open Platform for Large Scale Trials and Pilots across Europe (IMAGINE-B5G)

Project Information

IMAGINE-B5G

Grant agreement ID: 101096452

DOI

10.3030/101096452

EC signature date 15 November 2022

Start date 1 January 2023

End date 31 December 2025

Funded under

• Digital, Industry and Space

Total cost

€ 12 394 183,04

EU contribution

€ 11 011 735,63

Coordinated by

UNIVERSITAT POLITECNICA DE VALENCIA
Spain

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Deliverables

Documents, reports (10)

Vertical Trials Preparation, Interim Version

Gathers the preparatory steps of the platform towards the trialing of the considered vertical use cases, and the means to maintain and update the facilities. (T3.2)

IMAGINE-B5G Reference Architecture

Provides the reference architecture that will be followed by the rest of the WPs and along the project.

Slice-based Vertical Service Design, Interim Version

Designs and develops the network slice services. (T3.1)

IMAGINE-B5G Initial Integrated Platform

Explains the development of the B5G features in the RAN and Core components and the orchestration mechanisms and interfaces required towards the first release of the platform. (T2.1, T2.2, T2.3, T2.4, T2.5)

IMAGINE-B5G Updated Integrated Platform

Explains the evolution, development and interconnection of the integrated platform for its second and final release. (T2.1, T2.2, T2.3, T2.4, T2.5)

Use Cases, Ecosystem Analysis and KVIs/KPIs for OC1 and OC2

Defines the interim version of the use cases and gathers all the KPIs/KVIs requirements, perform an ecosystem analysis.

Exploitation, Standardisation and Dissemination Report, Interim Version

Contains the project exploitation, standardization, dissemination, and communication activities. Interim Version (T6.1, T6.2, T6.3)

Initial Validation of B5G Core Technologies

Defines the validation metrics, simulations and tests performed towards the management, application and societal validation of the project solutions over the first platform release. (T4.1, T4.2, T4.3)

Initial Plan for Exploitation, Standardisation and Dissemination

Defines the initial plan and roadmap for the exploitation, standardization, dissemination, and communication activities. (T6.1, T6.2, T6.3)

Intermediate Validation of B5G Core Technologies

Defines intermediate validation metrics, simulations and tests performed towards the management, application and societal validation of the project solutions over the first platform release. (T4.1, T4.2, T4.3)

Other (2)

Business Models for IMAGINE-B5G Vertical Use Cases

Develops novel business models for the viable IMAGINE-B5G enabled markets and the sustainable operation of the facilities during SNS and beyond. (T6.1)

Report on Contributions to Open-Source Solutions

Gathers all the contributions of the project to Open-Source communities. (T6.2)

Demonstrators, pilots, prototypes (1)

Trials and Pilots Demonstrations over the IMAGINE-B5G Platform, Interim version

Trials and pilots demonstrations over the three releases of the platform. (T3.3)

Data sets, microdata, etc (1)

APIs for vertical interaction

Provides a public repository of APIs to be deployed by IMAGINE-B5G facilities in accordance with the reference architecture design. (T2.4)

Publications

Conference proceedings (19)

An Automated Testing and Orchestration Framework for Softwarized 5G and B5G Network Applications

Author(s): Rafael Direito, Diogo Gomes, Rui L. Aguiar
Published in: 2024 IEEE Conference on Standards for Communications and Networking (CSCN), 2025
Publisher: IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/CSCN63874.2024.10849742

A Standard-compliant Assessment of Beyond-eMBB QoS/QoE in 5G Networks

Author(s): Giuseppe Caso, Mohammad Rajiullah, Anna Brunstrom, Luca De Nardis, Özgü Alay, Marco Neri
Published in: 2024 IEEE Conference on Standards for Communications and Networking (CSCN), 2025
Publisher: IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/CSCN63874.2024.10849717

Experiencing Rotation and Curvature Gain for Redirected Walking in Virtual Reality

Author(s): Emil Magnar Kjenstad, Halvor Kristian Ringsby, Rahel Jamal Gaeb, Çağrı Erdem, Konstantinos Kousias, Ozgu Alay, Carsten Griwodz
Published in: MMVE '23: Proceedings of the 15th International Workshop on Immersive Mixed and Virtual Environment Systems, 2023, ISBN 979-8-4007-0189-4
Publisher: ACL Digital Library
DOI: 10.1145/3592834.3592874

Enablers of low-latency immersive interaction in future remote-rendered Mixed Reality applications

Author(s): János Dóka, Bálint György Nagy, Dávid Jocha, Bence Formanek, Iván Viciedo, Adrian Rodrigo, David Gomez-Barquero, Balázs Sonkoly
Published in: Proceedings of the 16th ACM Multimedia Systems Conference, 2025
Publisher: ACM
DOI: 10.1145/3712676.3714448

ULTRA-FAB5G: Unleashing the Potential of 5G for Industrial Digitalization

Author(s): André Perdigão; David Santos; João Fonseca; Rui Silva; Marco Correia; Fatma Marzouk; Paulo Soeiro; Daniel Corujo; José Quevedo; Rui L. Aguiar
Published in: 2024 Joint European Conference on Networks and Communications & 6G Summit (EuCNC/6G Summit), 2024, ISSN 2575-4912
Publisher: IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/EuCNC/6GSummit60053.2024.10597039

SEEDRL: Smart Energy Efficiency Using Deep Reinforcement Learning for 6G Networks

Author(s): Selcuk Bassoy; Rasoul Behravesh; Joan Pujol-Roig
Published in: 2023 IEEE Globecom Workshops (GC Wkshps), 2023, ISBN 979-8-3503-7021-8
Publisher: IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/GCWkshps58843.2023.10464558

i-CORA - A Large-Scale Experimentation Platform for End-to-End 5G Services

Author(s): Min Xie, Muhammad Faheem Awan, Jane Frances Pajo, Abdelhakim Cherifi, Eric Lajoie, John Gill
Published in: 2023 IEEE Globecom Workshops (GC Wkshps), 2024
Publisher: IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/GCWKSHPS58843.2023.10464493

CogNetCare: A 5G-Based Cognitive Solution for Early Risk Detection and Continuous Monitoring

Author(s): Fatma Marzouk, David Santos, Bruno Viera, Ana Isabel Martins, Joana Pais, Nelson Pacheco Rocha, Rui Aguiar
Published in: 2025 IEEE International Conference on Consumer Technology-Europe (ICCT-Europe), 2025
Publisher: IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/ICCT-EUROPE63283.2025.11157659

Edge Traffic Steering Integrating CATS and 3GPP

Author(s): David Santos, Jodionisio Muachifi, Rui Silva, Daniel Corujo, Rui Aguiar
Published in: 2025 IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC), 2025
Publisher: IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/WCNC61545.2025.10978647

How do Users Experience Asynchrony between Visual and Haptic Information?

Author(s): Skye Zoltanski, Çağri Erdem, Konstantinos Kousias, Özgü Alay, Carsten Griwodz
Published in: Proceedings of the ACM Multimedia Systems Conference 2024 on ZZZ, 2025
Publisher: ACM
DOI: 10.1145/3625468.3647626

Exploring Performance and User Experience in Haptic Teleoperation Systems: A Study on QoS/QoE Dynamics on Immersive Communications

Author(s): Fernando Hernandez-Gobertti, Raul Lozano, Konstantinos Kousias, Özgü Alay, Carsten Griwodz, David Gomez-Barquero
Published in: 2025 IEEE 26th International Symposium on a World of Wireless, Mobile and Multimedia Networks (WoWMoM), 2025
Publisher: IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/WOWMOM65615.2025.00044

Designing an Optimization Framework for Optimal Electrical Consumption

Author(s): David Santos, Rui Silva
Published in: 2023 IEEE 9th World Forum on Internet of Things (WF-IoT), 2024
Publisher: IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/WF-IOT58464.2023.10539454

5GAIner: Taking the verticals into the 5G road

Author(s): José Quevedo; André Perdigão; David Santos; Rui Silva; Rui L. Aguiar
Published in: 2023 Joint European Conference on Networks and Communications & 6G Summit (EuCNC/6G Summit), 2023, ISSN 2575-4912
Publisher: IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/EuCNC/6GSummit58263.2023.10188375

Innovations in MEC Federation: Leveraging SDN for Enhanced Connectivity and Resource Optimization

Author(s): David Santos, Rui Silva, Miguel Matos, Daniel Corujo, Rui Aguiar
Published in: 2025 IEEE 31st International Symposium on Local and Metropolitan Area Networks (LANMAN), 2025
Publisher: IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/LANMAN66415.2025.11154641

Satellite-based Real-Time Positioning with 5G-aided Location Management Function

Author(s): Bruno Mendes, Adriano Goes, Marco Araújo, Daniel Corujo
Published in: 2024 IEEE Future Networks World Forum (FNWF), 2025
Publisher: IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/FNWF63303.2024.11028746

A Graph Convolutional Network-Based Approach for Dynamic Connectivity Prediction in 5G Networks

Author(s): Raul Barbosa, Marco Araújo, Petia Georgieva, Susana Sargento, Pedro Rito
Published in: IEEE INFOCOM 2025 - IEEE Conference on Computer Communications Workshops (INFOCOM WKSHPS), 2025
Publisher: IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/INFOCOMWKSHPS65812.2025.11152721

Experimentation-as-a-Service for Validating 5G Use Cases in a Large-Scale 5G Platform

Author(s): Min Xie, Jane Frances Pajo, Muhammad Faheem Awan, Abdelhakim Cherifi, Ali Esmaeily, Ole Grøndalen, Stefan Dubbelman, Fabio Felici, Nikolay Geordzhev, Atul Purohit
Published in: 2024 Joint European Conference on Networks and Communications & 6G Summit (EuCNC/6G Summit), 2024
Publisher: IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/EUCNC/6GSUMMIT60053.2024.10597052

Offering CAMARA APIs as a Service - Demo

Author(s): Rafael Direito, Kostis Trantzas, Diogo Gomes, Christos Tranoris, Rui L. Aguiar
Published in: IEEE INFOCOM 2025 - IEEE Conference on Computer Communications Workshops (INFOCOM WKSHPS), 2025
Publisher: IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/INFOCOMWKSHPS65812.2025.11152879

Drone Care Angel: AI-Driven Health Monitoring in Beyond 5G Networks

Author(s): David Santos, David Abreu, Sérgio Figueiredo, Pedro Colarejo, Rui Silva, Fatma Marzouk, André Perdigão, Daniel Corujo, Rui Aguiar
Published in: 2025 IEEE International Conference on Consumer Technology-Europe (ICCT-Europe), 2025
Publisher: IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/ICCT-EUROPE63283.2025.11157695

Peer reviewed articles (9)

IEEE Access

Author(s): ANDRÉ PERDIGÃO, JOSÉ QUEVEDO, RUI L. AGUIA
Published in: IEEE Access, 2024, ISSN 2169-3536
Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
DOI: 10.1109/ACCESS.2024.3359913

Empirical performance analysis and ML-based modeling of 5G non-standalone networks

Author(s): Konstantinos Kousias, Mohammad Rajiullah, Giuseppe Caso, Ozgu Alay, Anna Brunstrom, Usman Ali, Luca De Nardis, Marco Neri, Maria-Gabriella Di Benedetto
Published in: Computer Networks, Issue 241, 2024, ISSN 1389-1286
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.comnet.2024.110207

Exploring V2X in 5G networks: A comprehensive survey of location-based services in hybrid scenarios

Author(s): Bruno Mendes, Marco Araújo, Adriano Goes, Daniel Corujo, Arnaldo S.R. Oliveira
Published in: Vehicular Communications, Issue 52, 2025, ISSN 2214-2096
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/J.VEHCOM.2025.100878

Network federation: Challenges and opportunities

Author(s): David Santos, Daniel Corujo, José Quevedo, Rui Aguiar
Published in: Internet Technology Letters, Issue 7, 2024, ISSN 2476-1508
Publisher: Wiley
DOI: 10.1002/ITL2.483

Toward the Realization of Vertical Slices: Mapping 5G Features to Industrial Requirements

Author(s): André Perdigão, José Quevedo, Rui L. Aguiar
Published in: IEEE Access, Issue 12, 2024, ISSN 2169-3536
Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
DOI: 10.1109/ACCESS.2024.3408032

Automating 5G network slice management for industrial applications

Author(s): André Perdigão, José Quevedo, Rui L. Aguiar
Published in: Computer Communications, Issue 229, 2024, ISSN 0140-3664
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.comcom.2024.107991

Massively Flexible Mobile Systems

Author(s): André Perdigão, José Quevedo, Daniel Corujo, Rui L. Aguiar
Published in: Journal of Mobile Multimedia, 2025, ISSN 1550-4654
Publisher: River Publishers
DOI: 10.13052/JMM1550-4646.2066

Advanced AI-Driven Automation for Smarter Networks: The Modern Observability Advantage

Author(s): Ioannis Tzanettis, Grigorios Kakkavas, Alexandros Stylos, Gerasimos Mountakis, Anastasios Zafeiropoulos, Symeon Papavassiliou
Published in: IEEE Communications Magazine, 2025, ISSN 0163-6804
Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
DOI: 10.1109/MCOM.001.2500256

The Chronicles of 5G Non-Standalone: An Empirical Analysis of Performance and Service Evolution

Author(s): Giuseppe Caso, Mohammad Rajiullah, Konstantinos Kousias, Usman Ali, Nadir Bouzar, Luca De Nardis, Anna Brunstrom, Ozgu Alay, Marco Neri, Maria-Gabriella Di Benedetto
Published in: IEEE Open Journal of the Communications Society, Issue 5, 2024, ISSN 2644-125X
Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
DOI: 10.1109/OJCOMS.2024.3499370