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6G for a Sustainable and Resilient Future��Dimitra Simeonidou�Director Smart Internet Lab, University of Bristol

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6G: Focus on Delivering Value

KPIs

#No of devices

Data rates

&

traffic capacity

Energy Consumed�

Coverage

Latency

Location accuracy

KVIs

Privacy

Service availability

Sustainability

Trust

Resiliency

Inclusivity

Shift industry thinking and customer expectation from

Performance (KPIs) to Values (KVIs)

Performance Driven

Values Driven

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System Approaches for Resiliency and Sustainability

#1 An End-to-End System Approach (Projects: REASON & TITAN)

Convergence

New architectures

#2 Multi-access (New radio + WiFi, THz, LiFi + Fibre)

Multi-access technologies and multi-access intelligent control (mATRIC)

AI and processing at the edge

#3 AI Native Networks

End-to-end intelligence, cognitive multi-domain orchestration

Empowered by monitoring, AI/ML and Task Oriented Frameworks

#4 Large Scale Experimentation and Emulation:

The UK national network for 6G R&D: JOINER (www.joiner.org.uk )

System digital twins

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Key Areas of Technology Development

Native Security�Cyber

Physical layer & Quantum

New Hardware�HW programmable platforms

Cloud & Edgification�Continued cloudification

Federated and Split Edge computing

Expanded Spectrum�including Sub-THz, THz and optical

Integrated data analytics and AI�System-wide use of AI

Cognitive and data-driven communications and power systems

Infrastructure Evolution�Convergence (wireless, optical, satellite, computing, sensing),

distributed & disaggregated

Service Evolution�e.g., Slicing

Integrate Renewable

Energy Sources

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