The consortium “PREDICT-6G – PRogrammable AI-Enabled DeterminIstiC neTworking for 6G” has announced the launch of a new project funded by the European Commission under the Horizon Europe research and innovation program. The PREDICT-6G project aims to create a secure, modular, interoperable, and scalable system for automating deterministic network management processes and for providing, monitoring, and managing end-to-end (E2E) services.
The goal of PREDICT-6G is to develop an E2E framework incorporating 6G technology, including an architecture and protocols that can guarantee uninterrupted service delivery for specific use cases.
SIMAVI’s role in the PREDICT-6G project involves developing and delivering an integrated solution for a reference architecture dedicated to deterministic network management. Drawing on its expertise and experience as an integrator in various European and national projects, SIMAVI will coordinate integration activities. The company will be involved in gathering both functional and non-functional requirements and defining the platform architecture. Additionally, SIMAVI will support the lifecycle management of artificial intelligence models and the aggregation of data from various sources to integrate the PREDICT-6G components into a unified prototype.
PREDICT-6G is structured around three main pillars:
- Enhancing the reliability and time-sensitivity features of IEEE 802.11 and 3GPP networks, including APIs for monitoring and controlling these capabilities, as well as ensuring predictability.
- Developing a multi-technology and multi-domain data plane, combined with a multilateral and cross-sectoral Control-Plane network based on artificial intelligence.
- Improving network predictability, anticipating network load and the impact of accepting a new flow in the network.
PREDICT-6G will develop a new interdisciplinary data plane based on multifunctional technology, focusing on reliability and time-sensitive features currently present in both wired and wireless communications. Applications and use cases benefiting from such network capabilities include continuous audio and video streaming, industrial automation, robotics in relation to cloud computing applications, IoT, digital twin technology, and network-connected electric vehicles.
Additionally, all areas interested in 6G communication will benefit from a network that behaves predictably and can foresee potential congestion issues, allowing application and network control mechanisms to remain uncompromised. PREDICT-6G will validate its results in three use cases, relevant to network needs and highlighting technological gaps. Furthermore, several unit tests of specific technologies will be conducted in two open labs:
- Deterministic services for critical communications at Nokia Budapest Open Lab;
- Multidisciplinary deterministic communications at the open lab in Madrid (5TONIC);
- Smart manufacturing at Ericsson Madrid Open Lab (5TONIC).
During the kick-off meeting held on January 10-11, 2023, in Madrid, the partners set the strategy for the next 30 months of work. This paradigm shift in network technology is crucial for advancing the much-anticipated digitalization of industry and establishing Europe’s leadership in 6G.
The PREDICT-6G consortium, led by Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M), comprises 17 leading partners from seven EU member states. Meet all the partners involved in this ambitious project.
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