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“6G TECHNOLOGY”
BHARATH N 2GO20EC009
DEPARTMENT
OF
ELECTRONICS AND COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING
2023-2024
GOVERNMENT ENGINEERING COLLEGE
HAVERI - 581 110
(Affiliated to Visvesvaraya Technological University)
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ABSTRACT
The demand for wireless connectivity has grown exponentially over the last few decades.
Fifth-generation (5G) communications, with far more features than fourth-generation
communications, will soon be deployed worldwide. A new paradigm of wireless communication,
the sixth-generation (6G) system, with the full support of artificial intelligence, is expected to be
implemented between 2027 and 2030. Beyond 5G, some fundamental issues that need to be
addressed are higher system capacity, higher data rate, lower latency, higher security, and
improved quality of service (QoS) compared to the 5G system. This paper presents the vision of
future 6G wireless communication and its network architecture. This article describes emerging
technologies such as artificial intelligence, terahertz communications, wireless optical
technology, free-space optical network, blockchain, three-dimensional networking, quantum
communications, unmanned aerial vehicles, cell free communications, integration of wireless
information and energy transfer, integrated sensing and communication, integrated access
backhaul networks, dynamic network slicing, holographic beamforming, backscatter
communication, intelligent reflecting surface, proactive caching, and big data analytics that can
assist the 6G architecture development in guaranteeing the QoS. Besides, expected applications
with 6G communication requirements and possible technologies are presented. We also describe
potential challenges and research directions for achieving this goal.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Title Page No
Acknowledgement i
Abstract ii
Contents iii
CHAPTER 1: INTRODUTCION 1
CHAPTER 6: CONCLUSION 14
REFERENCES
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6G TECHNOLOGY GEC HAVERI
CHAPTER 1
INTRODUCTION
Every ten years or so, a new generation of mobile technology comes along with promises
of being far more advanced than the one that preceded it. The arrival of 2G came with text
messages, the launch of 3G unlocked data services, and the arrival of 4G made the mobile Internet
a practical reality.5G is no different, serving up gigabit speeds, greater capacity, and ultra-low
latency. This means it will be easier to stream video, get a signal in busy locations and indoors,
and entirely new business and consumer applications will be possible. Development of 5G is
ongoing, but for some attention has already turned to the next big thing. Unsurprisingly, that's
expected to be called 6G and we've put together the below guide to introduce you to what we
expect it to be.
6G – as the name suggests – is the sixth generation of mobile connectivity. It’s still
unclear what final form 6G will take until it is standardized, but it isn’t too early to speculate
which technologies will be included and which characteristics it will have.6G will build on this
foundation and introduce new capabilities far beyond the limits of 5G.
of society, including industry, health, roads, oceans, and space. In this regard, millions of sensors
are integrated into cities, vehicles, homes, industries, food, toys, and other environments to
provide a smart life and automated systems. Hence, a high data-rate with reliable connectivity
will be required to support these applications. In certain parts of the world, fifth generation (5G)
wireless networks have already been deployed.
5G networks will not have the capacity to deliver a completely automated and intelligent
network that provides everything as a service and a completely immersive experience. Although
the 5G communication systems will offer significant improvements over the existing systems,
they will not be able to fulfil the demands of future emerging intelligent and automation systems
after ten years. The fast growth of data-centric and automated systems may exceed the
capabilities of 5G wireless networks. 5G communication considerably overlooked the
convergence of communication, intelligence, sensing, control, and computing functionalities.
However, future IoE applications will necessitate this convergence. Specific devices, such as VR
devices, need to go beyond 5G (B5G) because they require a minimum of 10 Gbps data rates.
Hence, with 5G reaching its limits in 2030, the design goals for its next step are already being
explored in literature.
The sixth-generation (6G) system include (i) massive man-machine interfaces, (ii)
ubiquitous computing among local devices and the cloud, (iii) multi-sensory data fusion to create
multi-verse maps and different mixed-reality experiences, and (iv) precision in sensing and
actuation to control the physical world. To reach the goal of 6G and to overcome the constraints
of 5G for supporting new challenges, B5G wireless systems will need to be developed with new
attractive features. The 6G communication networks will fulfil the laggings of 5G system by
introducing new synthesis of future services such as ambient sensing intelligence and new
human-human and human-machine interaction, a pervasive introduction of AI and the
incorporation of new technologies such as terahertz (THz), 3-dimensional (3D) networking,
quantum communications, holographic beamforming, backscatter communication, intelligent
reflecting surface (IRS), and proactive caching. The key drivers of 6G will be the convergence
of all the past features, such as network densification, high throughput, high reliability, low
energy consumption, and massive connectivity. The new services include AI, smart wearables,
implants, autonomous vehicles, computing reality devices, sensing, and 3D mapping.
CHAPTER 2
ARCHITECTURE OF 6G TECHNOLOGY
The infrastructure layer is comprised of Network RAN, Network CN, and transport
Networks, which contain radio equipment (non-virtualised radio functions like Radio Units
(RUs), RU), Distributed Units (DU)), or even classical base stations), switches, routers,
communication links, data centres, cloud infrastructure, and so on. The infrastructure layer
provides the physical resources to host the network service and application layer elements.
Furthermore, due to the introduction of new use cases, e.g., immersive smart city [HEX-D12],
the infrastructure layer envisioned for 6G can accommodate new enablers such as localisation
and sensing. A thorough gap analysis was conducted on localisation and sensing in deliverable
Hexa-X D3.1 [HEX-D31]. The infrastructure layer also contains RAN improvements that enable
extremely low latency, high reliability, availability, high data rate, high capacity, affordable
coverage, high energy efficiency, accurate localization, and integrated sensing. More details on
the evolution of RAN technologies in Hexa-X can be found in deliverables D2.1 [HEX-D21] and
D2.2 [HEX-D22]. The 6G architecture incorporates different (sub)network solutions into a
network of networks. The network of networks can easily and flexibly adapt to new topologies
to meet the requirements of both extreme performance and global service coverage, well beyond
what 5G is capable of.
Security and privacy mechanisms are an integral part of the overall architecture, affecting
all network layers as well as the management and orchestration domain. Figure 2 highlights the
6G security technology enablers across different layers identified in [HEX-D12].
Figure 3 shows the functional view of the 6G reference architecture that we propose. It is
hierarchically composed of the set of planes that traditionally build the mobile network
architecture and has done so since the earliest releases of the 3GPP standards.
CU/CPP and UP network functions are responsible for delivering the expected QoS,
efficiently allowing UEs to exchange data with the network. As previously discussed, these
planes entail novel access technologies, which may include also the ones leveraging Terahertz
bands and Visible Light Communications; AI-native air interface, arranged in specific ways (e.g.,
cell free networks [RAB+20], [NAY+17]), and even including Extreme edge functions like the
ones that are managing and reconfiguring intelligent meta surfaces. Together, they build the
network stratum. Clearly, this richness in the available NFs, that have to be arranged and properly
configured according to the network slices they belong to, poses new challenges to the
management plane of the network. Here we introduce the second stratum of the functional view:
the network intelligence stratum. By borrowing and extending the terminology from the 3GPP
system, we define a stratum as a set of coordinated functions that are running in different planes
(or domains in this case) of the network. Traditionally the non-access stratum included functions
from the UE, UP and CP. The network intelligence stratum encompasses and coordinates
functions in all the network: ranging from the intelligent operation of network functions to its
autonomous management and orchestration. The network intelligence stratum gathers data and
analytics also from the infrastructure and environment.
Finally, the last stratum we discuss in the functional view is the security one, that manages
all the cyber security and data privacy aspects in the network. This stratum coordinates functions
in all the planes and domains of the network up to the vertical service provider one, that also
benefits from the enhanced 6G security and cooperates with it to minimize the attack surface,
while allowing the service customers to have full control on the data (including the network one).
This interaction is possible thanks to the enhanced exposure interface between the
network and the vertical service providers that, through the use of network applications, can
leverage on data, functions, and procedures offered to support and enhance the user experience.
Through the exposure interface, the traditional barrier between operators and service provider is
removed, allowing a white-box customization of the vertical service.
The architecture solution shall expose new and existing network capabilities to E2E
applications and management such as predictive orchestration. The analytic information can for
example be performance predictions such as latency and throughput, or it can also be localisation
and sensing information.
The architecture should support full automation to manage and optimise the network
without human interaction. The closed loop network automation assumes the use of AI/ML.
The ability of the network to adapt to various topologies without loss of performance
while still enabling easy deployment. This can for example be the ability to adapt to new traffic
demands, new spectrum situations, private networks and ad hoc mesh networks.
The network architecture needs to be scalable both in terms of supporting very small to very
large-scale deployments, by scaling up and down network resources based on needs.
The architecture shall be resilient in terms of service and infrastructure provisioning using
features such as multi-connectivity and removing single points of failure.
The network functions have bounded context and all dependencies among services are through
their APIs with a minimal dependency with other network functions, so that network functions
can be developed, deployed and replaced independently from each other.
Streamline the network architecture to reduce complexity utilising cloud-native upper layer RAN
and CN functions with fewer (well-motivated) parameters to configure and fewer external
interfaces.
CHAPTER 3
5G and 6G use wireless spectrum of higher range for data transmission faster than other
networks such as 2G, 3G and 4G. When comparing 5G vs 6G, the former one is allocated for
low band frequency 6 GHz and high band frequency 24.25 GHz. The latter one is operative at
the frequency range 95 GHz to 3 THz. Since, different spectrum is used, 5G vs 6G technology
can have multiple use cases for the variety of industrial sectors to enhance their efficiency. •
Taking into the performance factor, 6G will contribute to higher performance which is
better than newly deployed 5G wireless networks. Operating at terahertz frequency bands, a peak
data rate of 1,000 gigabits/s having air latency less than 100 microseconds will deliver on 6G.
When researched about 5G vs 6G network speed, 6G speed is expected to be 100 times faster
than 5G with enhanced reliability and wider network coverage.
after 5G Internet of Things (IoT) is becoming a reality on today with the implementation
of 5G based solutions following extensive 5G network testing which is not possible with previous
networks like 4G LTE due to poor planning of frequency applied. Frequencies used were too
narrow and crowded for transmitting data required by smart devices to get accurate results. This
is where 5G filled in the gap and moving ahead with 6G expect to connect ten times more devices
per square kilometre with increase in number of connected devices in the upcoming years.
The time taken by a packet of information that transmitted over a frequency is called
latency. 4G networks had a latency of about 50 milliseconds whereas 5G networks had ten times
lower latency than 4G networks i.e., 5ms. With 6G network, latency will slip down to range from
1millisecond to 1microsecond, lowering latency to five times than that of fifth-generation
network making massive data transmissions possible in less than one second.
CHAPTER 4
APPLICATIONS OF 6G TECHNOLOGY
6G technology is envisioned to revolutionize various aspects of our lives, offering faster speeds,
lower latency, and greater capacity compared to previous generations. Some potential
applications of 6G technology include:
1.Enhanced Mobile Broadband (eMBB):6G will provide even faster data speeds, enabling
seamless streaming of high-definition content, virtual reality experiences, and augmented reality
applications.
2.Internet of Things (IoT):6G will support a massive number of connected devices with ultra-
reliable, low-latency communication, facilitating smart cities, smart homes, and industrial
automation on a larger scale.
3.Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML): 6G networks can leverage AI and
ML algorithms for intelligent resource management, network optimization, and predictive
analytics, improving overall network performance and efficiency.
5. Healthcare:6G could facilitate remote surgery, patient monitoring, and telemedicine with
ultra-reliable, low-latency connections, enabling healthcare professionals to deliver high-quality
care from a distance.
8.Immersive Gaming:6G's ultra-low latency and high bandwidth will enhance immersive
gaming experiences, enabling real-time multiplayer gaming, cloud gaming, and augmented
reality gaming on a larger scale.
9.Supply Chain Management:6G networks can improve supply chain visibility and efficiency
through advanced tracking, monitoring, and automation, optimizing inventory management and
logistics operations.
11.Ultra-Fast Data Transfer: 6G is expected to offer even faster data transfer speeds than 5G,
enabling real-time transmission of large volumes of data. This could revolutionize industries such
as healthcare, autonomous vehicles, and virtual reality.
12.Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR): With higher bandwidth and lower
latency, 6G could enhance AR and VR experiences, enabling more immersive and interactive
applications in gaming, education, training, and remote collaboration.
13. Advanced Security and Privacy: With enhanced encryption and authentication
mechanisms, 6G networks could offer improved security and privacy features, protecting
sensitive data and ensuring the integrity of communication systems.
These are just a few examples, and as 6G technology continues to evolve, new
applications and use cases are likely to emerge, further transforming how we live, work, and
interact with the world around us.
CHAPTER 5
TRENDS IN 6G TECHNOLOGY
Trend 1- More Bits, more spectrum, More Reliability: Most of the driving applications of 6G
require higher bit rates than 5G. To cater for applications such as XR and BCI, 6G must deliver
yet another 1000x increase in data rates yielding a target of around 1 Terabit/second. This
motivates a need for more spectrum resources, hence motivating further exploration of
frequencies beyond sub6 GHz. Meanwhile, the need for higher reliability will be pervasive across
most 6G applications and will be more challenging to meet at high frequencies.
Trend 2 – From Spatial to Volumetric Spectral and Energy Efficiency: 6G must deal with
ground and aerial users, encompassing smartphones and XR/BCI devices along with flying
vehicles. This 3D nature of 6G requires an evolution towards a volumetric rather than spatial
bandwidth definition. We envision that 6G systems must deliver high spectral and energy
efficiency (SEE) requirements measured in bps/Hz/m3 /Joules. This is a natural evolution that
started from 2G (bps) to 3G (bps/Hz), then 4G (bps/Hz/m2) to 5G (bps/Hz/m2 /Joules).
Trend 3 – Emergence of Smart Surfaces and Environments: Current and past cellular systems
used base stations (of different sizes and forms) for transmission. We are currently witnessing a
revolution in electromagnetically active surfaces (e.g., using metamaterials) that include man-
made structures such as walls, roads, and even entire buildings. The use of such smart large
intelligent surfaces and environments for wireless communications will drive the 6G
architectural evolution.
Trend 4 – Massive Availability of Small Data: The data revolution will continue in the near
future and shift from centralized, big data, towards massive, distributed “small” data. 6G systems
must harness both big and small datasets across their infrastructure to enhance network functions
and provide new services. This trend motivates new machine learning and data analytics
techniques that go beyond classical big data.
sustaining network (SSN) that can maintain its key performance indicators (KPIs), in perpetuity,
under highly dynamic and complex environments stemming from the rich 6G application
domains. SSNs must be able to not only adapt their functions but to also sustain their resource
usage and management (e.g., by harvesting energy and exploiting spectrum) to autonomously
maintain high, long-term KPIs. SSN functions must leverage the recent revolution in AI
technologies to create AI-powered 6G SSNs.
Trend 7 – End of the Smartphone Era: Smartphones were central to 4G and 5G. However,
recent years witnessed an increase in wearable devices whose functionalities are gradually
replacing those of smartphones. This trend is further fueled by applications such as XR and BCI.
The devices associated with those applications range from smart wearables to integrated headsets
and smart body implants that can take direct sensory inputs from human senses; bringing an end
to smartphones and potentially driving a majority of 6G use cases
CHAPTER 6
CONCLUSION
Each generation of communication system brings new and exciting features. The 5G
communication system, which will be officially launched worldwide in 2020, has impressive
features. However, 5G will not be able to support the growing demand for wireless
communication in 2030 entirely. Therefore, 6G needs to be rolled out. Research on 6G is still in
its infancy and the study phase. This paper envisions the prospects and ways to reach the goal of
6G communication. In this paper, we presented the possible applications and the technologies to
be deployed for 6G communication. We also described the possible challenges and research
directions to reach the goals for 6G. Besides clarifying the vision and goal of 6G
communications, we have stated the various technologies that can be used for 6G
communication.