Service-oriented 6G network architecture for distributed, intelligent, and sustainable cloud-native communication systems

Informations projet

6G-CLOUD

N° de convention de subvention: 101139073

DOI

10.3030/101139073

Date de signature de la CE 8 Decembre 2023

Date de début 1 Janvier 2024

Date de fin 30 Juin 2026

Financé au titre de

• Digital, Industry and Space

Coût total

€ 4 261 968,75

Contribution de l’UE

€ 3 999 938,38

Coordonné par

TEKNOLOGIAN TUTKIMUSKESKUS VTT OY
Finland

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Livrables

Documents, reports (4)

Initial results on cloud continuum framework and resource orchestration framework

The first design of the cloud continuum framework and continuum management and orchestration framework, with basic functionalities in the building blocks, interfaces, and resource partition mechanisms.

Prototype plan and evaluation methodology

Describe the prototype development plan for three PoCs and define the evaluation methods and criteria as a reference for further PoC evaluation and architecture analysis.

Initial results on NS composition, distributed AI/ML model, and NDT

This report includes the first results regarding service-oriented design (including NetApps), interfaces, and mechanisms for UE-RAN-Core NFs integration, the first set of distributed AI/ML models for RAN NFs, and the use of NDT in an AI/ML framework for RAN control.

Dissemination and Communication Strategy and Plan

Provide the dissemination and communication foundation, including the strategic guidance to direct 6G-Cloud community building activities for broad and durable impact.

Publications

Other (2)

Data-Driven Orchestration for Distributed RAN Intelligent Controller Placement in 6G Networks

Auteurs: E. Nezhad, A. Di Maio, T. Braun
Publié dans: ACM SAC 2025, 2025
Éditeur: ACM

AI/ML as a Key Enabler of 6G Networks: Methodology, Approach and AI-Mechanisms in SNS JU

Auteurs: Trichias, Konstantinos; Christopoulou, Maria; Porambage, Pawani; Benzaid, Chafika; Vassiliou, Vasos; Artuñedo Guillén, David; Tsolkas, Dimitris; Avgeris, Marios; Papagianni, Chrysa; Jain, Akshay; Kilper, Daniel; Chen, Tao
Publié dans: 2025
Éditeur: SNS-JU
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.14623109

Conference proceedings (13)

Design and Evaluation of a Network Digital Twin Framework for 5G/6G Architectures

Auteurs: Ioannis Vasalos, Maria Christopoulou, Averkios Vasalos, Michail Alexandros Kourtis, Nikos Dimitriou, George Xylouris
Publié dans: 2025 21st International Conference on Distributed Computing in Smart Systems and the Internet of Things (DCOSS-IoT), 2025
Éditeur: IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/DCOSS-IOT65416.2025.00139

Data-Driven Orchestration for Distributed RAN Intelligent Controller Placement in 6G Networks

Auteurs: Elham Hasheminezhad, Antonio Di Maio, Torsten Braun
Publié dans: Proceedings of the 40th ACM/SIGAPP Symposium on Applied Computing, 2025
Éditeur: ACM
DOI: 10.1145/3672608.3707972

Automated End-To-End AI/ML Lifecycles for Radio Management in 6G Networks

Auteurs: Haya Al Kassir, Anastasios Giannopoulos, Sotirios Spantideas, Panagiotis Trakadas, George Xylouris, Michail-Alexandros Kourtis, Emmanouil Pateromichelakis, Konstantinos Samdanis, Sławomir Kukliński, Tao Chen, Zaharias D. Zaharis
Publié dans: 2024 IEEE Future Networks World Forum (FNWF), 2025
Éditeur: IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/FNWF63303.2024.11028818

Ambiguity Resolution of Two Conformal Leaky-Wave Antennas via Deep Learning

Auteurs: A. Gil-Martínez, J. Perez-Valero, J. A. López-Pastor, J. L. Gómez-Tornero, A. Skarmeta-Gómez
Publié dans: 2025 International Conference on Indoor Positioning and Indoor Navigation (IPIN), 2025
Éditeur: IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/IPIN66788.2025.11213126

Load Balancing Optimization in Software-Defined Wide Area Networking (SD-WAN) using Deep Reinforcement Learning

Auteurs: Mohamed Amine Ouamri, Gordana Barb, Daljeet Singh, Florin Alexa
Publié dans: 2022 International Symposium on Electronics and Telecommunications (ISETC), 2024
Éditeur: IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/ISETC56213.2022.10010335

A Native Integration of Digital Twins and the AI/ML Framework in the 6G Architecture

Auteurs: Sławomir Kukliński, Gines Garcia-Aviles, Nikos Dimitriou, Maria Christopoulou, Antonio Skarmeta, Bartłomiej Mastej
Publié dans: 2024 IEEE Future Networks World Forum (FNWF), 2025
Éditeur: IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/FNWF63303.2024.11028777

Deep Reinforcement Learning for Context-Aware Online Service Function Chain Deployment and Migration over 6G Networks

Auteurs: Solomon Fikadie Wassie, Antonio Di Maio, Torsten Braun
Publié dans: Proceedings of the 40th ACM/SIGAPP Symposium on Applied Computing, 2025
Éditeur: ACM
DOI: 10.1145/3672608.3707975

AI-Driven Self-Healing in Cloud-Native 6G Networks Through Dynamic Server Scaling

Auteurs: Anastasios Giannopoulos, Sotirios Spantideas, Panagiotis Trakadas, Jesus Perez-Valero, Ginés Garcia-Aviles, Antonio Skarmeta Gomez
Publié dans: 2025 IEEE 11th International Conference on Network Softwarization (NetSoft), 2025
Éditeur: IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/NETSOFT64993.2025.11080631

Multi-criteria Optimization Algorithms specially tailored for Programmable Networks with Quality Management

Auteurs: Stanisław Kozdrowski, Wojciech Makos, Zbigniew Kopertowski, Sławomir Sujecki
Publié dans: Proceedings of the Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference Companion, 2025
Éditeur: ACM
DOI: 10.1145/3712255.3726768

DERRIC: Decentralized Reinforced RAN Intelligent Controller Orchestration for 6G Networks

Auteurs: Elham Hashemi Nezhad, Antonio Di Maio, Torsten Braun
Publié dans: 2025 IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC), 2025
Éditeur: IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/WCNC61545.2025.10978840

Rethinking AI-Powered Service Orchestration: The Case for Decentralization

Auteurs: Jesus Perez-Valero, Gines Garcia-Aviles, Anastasios E. Giannopoulos, Sotirios T. Spantideas, Antonio Skarmeta, Sławomir Kukliński
Publié dans: 2025 IEEE 11th International Conference on Network Softwarization (NetSoft), 2025
Éditeur: IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/NETSOFT64993.2025.11080596

Reinforced Fairness-Aware Multi-Agent Self-Organization for 6G Radio Access Network Orchestration

Auteurs: Elham Hashemi Nezhad, Antonio Di Maio, Torsten Braun
Publié dans: 2025 IEEE 50th Conference on Local Computer Networks (LCN), 2025
Éditeur: IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/LCN65610.2025.11146320

The Architecture of AI and Communication Integration towards 6G: An O-RAN Evolution

Auteurs: Z Li, Q Wang, Y Wang, T Chen
Publié dans: ACM MobiCom '24: Proceedings of the 30th Annual International Conference on Mobile Computing and Networking, 2024
Éditeur: ACM
DOI: 10.1145/3636534.370155

Peer reviewed articles (4)

5G/6G Architecture Evolution for XR and Metaverse: Feasibility Study, Security, and Privacy Challenges for Smart Culture Applications

Auteurs: Maria Christopoulou, Ioannis Koufos, George Xilouris, Nikos Dimitriou
Publié dans: IEEE Access, Numéro 13, 2025, ISSN 2169-3536
Éditeur: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
DOI: 10.1109/ACCESS.2025.3578595

Minimizing Energy and Latency in LEOS-Assisted Open RAN Architecture Toward AI of Things

Auteurs: Qingtian Wang, Siyu Chen, Changlin Yang, Zexu Li, Yue Wang, Tao Chen
Publié dans: IEEE Internet of Things Journal, Numéro 12, 2025, ISSN 2327-4662
Éditeur: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
DOI: 10.1109/JIOT.2025.3533600

Evolution of RAN-Core Convergence Toward 6G: An Analysis of the Key Technologies, Principles, and Challenges

Auteurs: Emmanouil Pateromichelakis, Konstantinos Samdanis, Sayantini Majumdar, Tao Chen, Nikos Dimitriou
Publié dans: IEEE Communications Standards Magazine, 2025, ISSN 2471-2825
Éditeur: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
DOI: 10.1109/MCOMSTD.2025.3602159

Smart Mission Critical Service Management: Architecture, Deployment Options, and Experimental Results

Auteurs: Sotirios T. Spantideas, Anastasios E. Giannopoulos, Panagiotis Trakadas
Publié dans: IEEE Transactions on Network and Service Management, 2024, ISSN 1932-4537
Éditeur: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
DOI: 10.1109/TNSM.2024.3498348