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Service-oriented 6G Network Architecture

Service-oriented 6G Network Architecture for Distributed, Intelligent, and Sustainable Cloud-native Communication Systems

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The 6G-Cloud project is a 6G Smart Networks and Services Joint Undertaking (SNS JU) project funded by European Commission.

6G-Cloud aims to investigate, create, and test key technologies to achieve an AI-native and cloud-friendly system architecture on top of the cloud continuum.

It will integrate cloud resources provided by multiple stakeholders and enable network functions from different 6G network segments to be flexibly and dynamically composed according to service requirements in hybrid cloud environments.

The concept will be verified by three well-defined proofs-of-concept and disseminated through 6G architectural standardization work and open-source projects to achieve maximum impact.

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6G-Cloud will address the following key topics:

6G-Cloud-Scheme

System architecture

Developing a comprehensive, AI-native service-oriented 6G system architecture on top of a cloud continuum;

Frameworks & interfaces

Creating AI-driven cloud continuum and management frameworks and business interfaces for a multistakeholder environment

Frameworks-Interfaces
AI:ML-Framework

AI/ML framework

Establishing an AI/ML framework for native-AI support in the 6G system;

Network-of-networks

Enabling the 6G “network-of-networks” concept using service-oriented network design. 6GCloud will incorporate scalability, sustainability, resilience, and security requirements into system design.

Network-of-networks

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6G-Cloud targets

Define the overall AI-native and cloud-friendly 6G system architecture able to realize an end-to-end service-oriented 6G network atop multi-stakeholder cloud environment.
Develop Cloud Continuum Framework for resource management and exposure with relevant business interfaces to allow flexible network composition of RAN-Core-Edge-Extreme-Edge networks in a dynamic multi-tenant environment.
Bring service-oriented design and realize an end-to-end 6G service-based solution composed of smoothly integrated RAN and core, with the ability to act in the network-of-networks scenario.
Develop a distributed management and orchestrated framework capable of scalable management and orchestration of network services atop the cloud continuum.
Develop a native and network digital twin-enabled AI/ML framework to serve as an overarching cognitive plane of the 6G-Cloud architecture.
Develop a unifying and open programable control framework for fine-grain network function coordination, resource allocation, and third-party control app integration in service-oriented 6G networks.
Study energy efficiency, security, reliability, and sustainability aspects of the service-oriented system architecture and develop disruptive solutions for high-value applications.
Develop proof-of-concepts to validate the architecture design and demonstrate the overall 6G-Cloud concept.
Bring significant contributions to support early architectural standardization work.