Project description
New facility testing the leap from 5G to 6G
Sixth generation (6G) wireless technology, which currently only exists as a concept, will create seamless connectivity between the physical and cyber worlds. The technology will use higher frequencies than 5G networks and provide substantially higher capacity and lower latency. Academia and industry are investigating a new generation of smart networks with enhanced capacity (by at least one order of magnitude) and new infrastructures to deploy these very dense networks. The EU-funded 6G-BRICKS aims to establish an experimental research facility to evaluate two key 6G candidate technologies: reconfigurable intelligent surfaces and cell-free massive multiple input multiple output. Novel unified control paradigms based on explainable AI and machine reasoning will also be explored.
Objective
6G networks, currently only existing as concepts, are envisioned as portals to a fully digitized society, where the physical and virtual world are blended via boundless Extended Reality (XR), and also as an enabler for the Digital and Green transformation of the European Industries. To support this vision, the network capacity must be increased at least by an order of magnitude, while infrastructures must be transformed into a very dense continuum. Thus, academia and industry have shifted their attention to the investigation of a new generation of Smart Networks and infrastructures. It is clear that to win this race towards shaping the next-generation communication ecosystem, a new generation of testbed infrastructures and breakthrough research and technology development is needed needed, as well as a new generation of testbeds to support future research initiative. To this end, 6G-BRICKS aims to deliver a new 6G facility, building on the baseline of mature ICT-52 platforms, that bring breakthrough cell-free and RIS technologies that have shown promise for beyond 5G networks. Moreover, novel unified control paradigms based on Explainable AI and Machine Reasoning are explored. All enablers will be delivered in the form of reusable components with open APIs, termed “bricks“. Finally, initial integrations with O-RAN are performed, aiming for the future-proofing and interoperability of 6G-BRICKS outcomes.
Fields of science
- engineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringinformation engineeringtelecommunicationstelecommunications networksmobile network5G
- natural sciencesbiological sciencesecologyecosystems
- natural sciencescomputer and information sciencessoftwaresoftware applicationsvirtual reality
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Programme(s)
- HORIZON.2.4 - Digital, Industry and Space Main Programme
Funding Scheme
HORIZON-JU-RIA - HORIZON JU Research and Innovation ActionsCoordinator
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08006 Barcelona
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3000 Leuven
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75015 PARIS 15
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06410 Biot
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01099 Dresden
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05-500 Piaseczno
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. Dublin 4
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19002 Peania
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08034 Barcelona
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46005 Valencia
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153 41 Aghia Paraskevi Athina
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141 22 IRAKLEIO
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2322 Nicosia
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35576 Cesson Sevigne
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91940 Les Ulis
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151 24 MAROUSSI
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70563 Stuttgart
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