Discussion on 6G Architecture Evolution: Challenges and Emerging Technology Trends

Ozgur Umut Akgul; Marten Ericson; Pere Garau Burguera; Bassem Arar; Bahare M. Khorsandi; Roberto Querio; Antonio Varvara; Hasanin Harkous; Stefan Wanstedt; Milan Groshev; Antonio De La Oliva; Janusz Pieczerak; Slawomir Kuklinski; Swaraj Shekhar Nande; Riccardo Bassoli; Frank H.P. Fitzek

doi:10.1109/EuCNC/6GSummit60053.2024.10597056

Discussion on 6G Architecture Evolution: Challenges and Emerging Technology Trends

Ozgur Umut Akgul^*, Marten Ericson, Pere Garau Burguera, Bassem Arar, Bahare M. Khorsandi, Roberto Querio, Antonio Varvara, Hasanin Harkous, Stefan Wanstedt, Milan Groshev, Antonio De La Oliva, Janusz Pieczerak, Slawomir Kuklinski, Swaraj Shekhar Nande, Riccardo Bassoli, Frank H.P. Fitzek

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In addition to the many services deployed with the predecessor cellular generation, 6G is envisioned to host a large number of new services with strict KPI and QoS requirements which require the various network resources to be optimized accordingly. For example, 6G is expected to be the first generation of cellular systems with built-in sensing capabilities. The coexistence of these services on a common network infrastructure requires improvements in the network architecture to meet the required flexibility, efficiency, and autonomy. In order to provide a seamless and effective coexistence among different services, the 6G system needs to evolve the 5G Radio Access Network (RAN) and Core Network (CN). This paper discusses the different ongoing research activities on the 6G architecture and outlines the potential evolution of the different parts of the network. Moreover, the paper discusses the standardisation implications of these evolutionary changes.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2024 Joint European Conference on Networks and Communications and 6G Summit, EuCNC/6G Summit 2024
Publisher	IEEE
Pages	664-669
Number of pages	6
ISBN (Electronic)	979-8-3503-4499-8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/EuCNC/6GSummit60053.2024.10597056
Publication status	Published - 2024
MoE publication type	A4 Conference publication
Event	European Conference on Networks and Communications and the 6G Summit - Antwerp, Belgium Duration: 3 Jun 2024 → 6 Jun 2024

Publication series

Name	European Conference on Networks and Communications
ISSN (Electronic)	2575-4912

Conference

Conference	European Conference on Networks and Communications and the 6G Summit
Abbreviated title	EuCNC/6G
Country/Territory	Belgium
City	Antwerp
Period	03/06/2024 → 06/06/2024

Keywords

6G
6G evolution
efficiency
flexibility
network modularization
network virtualization
SBA

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Akgul, O. U., Ericson, M., Burguera, P. G., Arar, B., Khorsandi, B. M., Querio, R., Varvara, A., Harkous, H., Wanstedt, S., Groshev, M., De La Oliva, A., Pieczerak, J., Kuklinski, S., Nande, S. S., Bassoli, R., & Fitzek, F. H. P. (2024). Discussion on 6G Architecture Evolution: Challenges and Emerging Technology Trends. In 2024 Joint European Conference on Networks and Communications and 6G Summit, EuCNC/6G Summit 2024 (pp. 664-669). (European Conference on Networks and Communications). IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/EuCNC/6GSummit60053.2024.10597056

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Discussion on 6G Architecture Evolution: Challenges and Emerging Technology Trends. / Akgul, Ozgur Umut; Ericson, Marten; Burguera, Pere Garau et al.
2024 Joint European Conference on Networks and Communications and 6G Summit, EuCNC/6G Summit 2024. IEEE, 2024. p. 664-669 (European Conference on Networks and Communications).

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