SNS JU Working Groups

Oemer Bulakci, Nokia
Xi Li, NEC Lab

The goal of this Working Group is to serve as a common platform to facilitate the discussions between SNS JU projects developing architectural concepts and components as well as validating them, and to attain a consolidated European view on the overall 6G architecture.

The SNS JU Architecture WG will disseminate the results via white papers and international conferences/workshops as well as bilateral/multilateral workshops with global stakeholders.

David Artunedo Guillen – Telefonica

Dimitris Tsolkas – Fogus Innovations & Services P.C.

The purpose of this WG is to analyse and address unification and applicability of key research topics related to Software Networking including cloud native design, network abstraction, “as code” design, APIs, AI/ML, DevSecOps etc., covering all the network stack: infrastructures, platforms and components for Wire and- Wireless Networks, including Networked Clouds, EDGE, IoT and Services. The focus is to analyse the recent trends and the key technological challenges to transform the network to a lego based and open model.

The  Reliable Software Networking WG will disseminate the results via white papers and international conferences/workshops as well as bilateral/multilateral workshops with global stakeholders.

Michael Dieudonne – Keysight Technologies

Ioannis Patseouras – WINGS

The Test Measurement and Validation Working Group (TMV WG) focuses on promoting commonalities across projects that have strong interest in Testing & Monitoring (T&M) methodologies. The TMV provides a forum to share the best practices  in order to support 6G Trial use cases. Such efforts include the development of test and measurement methods, test cases, procedures as well as the KPI/KVI formalization and validation to the greatest possible extent, to ensure a unique European vision on how the entire lifecycle of the 6G network, ranging from R&D to actual deployed environments, can be supported.

The TMV objectives are:

• To cover all aspect of testing, validation and measurement
  • KPI/KVI definition, sources, collection procedures, validation methodologies and analysis
  • Testing frameworks (requirements, environment, scenarios, expectations, limitation) and tools
  • Testing methodologies and procedures
  • Testing lifecycle (i.e., testing execution, monitoring, evaluation and reporting)
  • Analysis of trials results and generation of insights
• TMV has also a few special topics: EMF & Data Reusability across SNS JU projects

Ioannis Tomkos – University of Patras

This Working Group (WG) focuses on Hardware Technologies that are investigated within the activities of the 6G Smart Networks and Services Joint Undertaking (SNS-JU) Initiative and comprises of representatives from the selected Actions related with advanced physical layer technologies, funded under Streams A, B and C (e.g. “Communication Infrastructure Technologies and Devices”, “Wireless Communication Technologies and Signal Processing” and “Microelectronics”). The Hardware Technologies WG (HT-WG) encompasses all interested projects that target research and innovation in the areas of systems, components, materials and chipsets, which are fundamental for the development of 6G networks.

The HT-WG objectives are:

1. Collect, analyse and consolidate research findings from relevant projects (SNS, other global projects and national initiatives) on 6G hardware solutions, components, trends and results.
2. Foster agreements and facilitate the consensus-building process on a roadmap that will enable massive adoption of hardware solutions for 6G by the telco industry.
3. Collaborate with other SNS and 6G/IA WGs on relevant subjects, e.g., Architecture, pre-standardization and/or trials WGs.