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Resilient & sustainable 6G

1. Building Resilient 6G Networks
2. Sustainability and Energy Efficiency in 6G
3. Technologies Enabling Sustainable 6G
4. Collaboration for Sustainable 6G

Content

Connectivity

Human-Machine Interaction

Sustainability

Sensing

Adaptive AI

Positioning

Improved Security

Enhanced Capabilities of 6G

6G – Expectations of IMT 2030

6G – Beyond Connectivity

6G – Architecture & Design consideration

Business Context

Core

RAN

• Design key new use-cases based on thorough due diligence & not just driven by peak capabilities
• Be business driven to coexist with 5G and 4G networks
• Enable localized, use-case specific deployment of 6G

• 5G Core (Software upgraded) to support 6G RAT
• New NFs to handle AI, Sensing and other new capabilities
• No NSA/SA intermediate technology in 6G

• 3GPP to enable open interfaces in 6G RAN
• Multi-vendor network across 4G/5G and 6G
• Multi-vendor CA need to be enabled in 3GPP specifications

Network Resiliency for 6G

Decentralized Network with multiple air interfaces

Autonomous and AI-Driven Network Operations

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Secure in Both Physical and Cyber Domains

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Distributed Edge Intelligence

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6G – Building Resilient Network

6G – Sustainability and Energy Efficiency

• Waste metrics
• Waste usage KPI (WUE)/kWh
• re-use, re-cycle and re-furbish materials

Network, device, and chip vendors should consider carbon neutrality across product lifecycles from manufacturing to disposal

Sustainability Approach

6G – Technology innovation for sustainability

Power Efficient Hardware

Energy aware deployment for coverage & capacity

Green energy site solution e.g. virtual power plant, liquid cooling

Traffic prediction and energy saving algorithms

Minimizing Lab and field testing

Advanced energy saving techniques across all 6G devices

6G – Collaboration for sustainability

Partnership

Collaboration

Standardization

• Joint Initiatives: Governments need partner with industry Experts , global forums to launch joint research and development initiatives focused on sustainable technologies

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• Shared Funding: Pooling resources for funding can help support large-scale projects that focus on sustainable infrastructure and technologies

• Academic Contributions: Universities can conduct research on advanced materials, energy efficiency, and innovative networking solutions

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• Innovation Hubs: Establishing innovation hubs or labs where academia, industry, and government can collaborate on sustainable projects can foster creativity and shared learning

• Joint Standards Bodies: Stakeholders can work together in standardization organizations (e.g. ITU, 3GPP, etc.) to develop and promote sustainability standards for 6G technologies

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• Regulatory Input: Industry and academia can provide valuable insights to governments on feasible and effective regulations that promote sustainability