Enabling Hexa-X 6G Vision: An End-to-End Architecture
Paper in proceeding, 2024
The end-to-end (E2E) architecture for the 6th generation of mobile network (6G) necessitates a comprehensive design, considering emerging use cases (UCs), requirements, and key value Indicators (KVIs). These UCs collectively share stringent requirements of extreme connectivity, inclusivity, and flexibility imposed on the architecture and its enablers. Furthermore, the trustworthiness and security of the 6G architecture must be enhanced compared to previous generations, owning to the expected increase in security threats and more complex UCs that may expose new security vulnerabilities. Additionally, sustainability emerges as a critical design consideration in the 6G architecture. In light of these new set of values and requirements for 6G, this paper aims to describe an architecture proposed within the Hexa-X, the European 6G flagship project, capable of enabling the above-mentioned 6G vision for the 2030s and beyond.
security
sustainability
6G
E2E architecture
Author
Bahare M. Khorsandi
Nokia
Mohammad Asif Habibi
RPTU
Giuseppe Avino
Telecom Italia TIM
LIST
Sokratis Barmpounakis
WINGS ICT Solutions
Giacomo Bernini
Nextworks
Marten Ericson
Ericsson
Bin Han
RPTU
Ignacio Labrador Pavon
Atos Spain
Jose Maria Jorquera Valero
Univ Murcia
Diego R. Lopez
Telefonica
Bjoern Richerzhagen
Siemens
Rony Bou Rouphael
Orange
Merve Saimler
Ericsson
Lucas Scheuvens
Technische Universität Dresden
Corina Kim Schindhelml
Siemens
Peter Schneider
Nokia
Tommy Svensson
Chalmers, Electrical Engineering, Communication, Antennas and Optical Networks
Stefan Wunderer
Nokia
2024 JOINT EUROPEAN CONFERENCE ON NETWORKS AND COMMUNICATIONS & 6G SUMMIT, EUCNC/6G SUMMIT 2024
2475-6490 (ISSN) 2575-4912 (eISSN)
676-681979-8-3503-4499-8 (ISBN)
Joint European Conference on Networks and Communications & 6G Summit (EuCNC/6G Summit)
Antwerp, Belgium,
Antwerp, Belgium,
A flagship for B5G/6G vision and intelligent fabric of technology enablers connecting human, physical, and digital worlds (Hexa-X )
European Commission (EC) (EC/HE/101120332), 2023-10-01 -- 2027-09-30.
European Commission (EC) (EC/2020/101015956), 2021-01-01 -- 2023-06-30.
Subject Categories
Communication Systems
DOI
10.1109/EuCNC/6GSummit60053.2024.10597113