A Secure and Resilient 6G Architecture Vision of the German Flagship Project 6G-ANNA

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Contributors

  • Marco Hoffmann - , Nokia Siemens Networks (Author)
  • Gerald Kunzmann - , Nokia Siemens Networks (Author)
  • Torsten Dudda - , Ericsson AB (Author)
  • Ralf Irmer - , Vodafone Tech Innovation Center Dresden (Author)
  • Admela Jukan - , Technical University of Braunschweig (Author)
  • Gordana MacHer - , Smart Mobile Labs AG (Author)
  • Abdullah Ahmad - , PHYSEC GmbH (Author)
  • Florian R. Beenen - , Robert Bosch GmbH (Author)
  • Arne Broring - , Siemens AG (Author)
  • Felix Fellhauer - , Robert Bosch GmbH (Author)
  • Gerhard P. Fettweis - , Vodafone Chair of Mobile Communications Systems (Author)
  • Frank H.P. Fitzek - , Deutsche Telekom Chair of Communication Networks (Author)
  • Norman Franchi - , Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg (Author)
  • Florian Gast - , Vodafone Chair of Mobile Communications Systems (Author)
  • Bernd Haberland - , Nokia Solutions and Networks GmbH and Co. Kg (Author)
  • Sandra Hoppe - , Nokia Siemens Networks (Author)
  • Sadaf Joodaki - , RWTH Aachen University (Author)
  • Nandish P. Kuruvatti - , University of Kaiserslautern-Landau (Author)
  • Chu Li - , Ruhr University Bochum (Author)
  • Miguel Lopez - , Ericsson AB (Author)
  • Fidan Mehmeti - , Technical University of Munich (Author)
  • Thomas Meyerhoff - , Airbus Group (Author)
  • Lorenzo Miretti - , Fraunhofer Institute for Telecommunications, Heinrich Hertz Institute (Author)
  • Giang T. Nguyen - , Junior Professorship in Haptic Communication Systems (Author)
  • Mohammad Parvini - , TUD Dresden University of Technology (Author)
  • Rastin Pries - , Nokia Siemens Networks (Author)
  • Rafael F. Schaefer - , Chair of Information Theory and Machine Learning (Author)
  • Peter Schneider - , Nokia Siemens Networks (Author)
  • Dominic A. Schupke - , Airbus Group (Author)
  • Stephanie Strassner - , Airbus Group (Author)
  • Henning Stubbe - , Technical University of Munich (Author)
  • Andra M. Voicu - , Ericsson AB (Author)

Abstract

The 6th generation of wireless mobile networks is emerging as a paradigm shifting successor to unifying the experience across the physical, digital, and human worlds, pushing boundaries on performance in capacity, throughput, latency, scalability, flexibility, and reliability, while prominently addressing new major factors, including sustainability, security and privacy, as well as digital inclusion. Many research institutions and initiatives worldwide have started investigations to make 6G a reality by approximately 2030. In Germany, federal funding from the German Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) supports a large-scale 6G initiative, with its lighthouse project, called 6G-ANNA. The core aim of this project is to develop the key aspects of a holistic, sustainable, secure, and resilient 6G system design that will simplify and improve the interaction between humans, digital assets, and the physical environment. This paper shares the vision of the project's main technical working areas and advances, spanning topics from radio access, integration of multiple networks, as well as automation and simplification in networking to new applications and testbed scenarios, including real-time digital twins and extended reality. The industrial impact and relevance of standardization makes 6G-ANNA uniquely positioned to lead and realize the vision of next-generation wireless mobile network technologies, systems, and applications.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)102643-102660
Number of pages18
JournalIEEE access
Volume11
Publication statusPublished - 2023
Peer-reviewedYes

External IDs

ORCID /0000-0001-7008-1537/work/158767459
ORCID /0000-0001-8469-9573/work/161891128
ORCID /0000-0002-1702-9075/work/165878235

Keywords

Keywords

  • 6G, communications systems, network architecture, resiliency, security, wireless communications