Radio Access Network (RAN) developments for Next-Gen mobile networks
Put March 31 next 7:30pm - 9pm in your diary Telecom seminar:
Latest Radio Access Network developments for next-generation Mobile Networks.
This mini-seminar is made possible by the Telecommunications Department.
Introduction
The first lecture of the mini-seminar will give an overview of the outline of the 6G network, how & where it can start to be applied and how it compares to 5G.
In the second lecture how communications and sensors are combined in 5G/6G.
Programme
19:15 - 19:30 u. | Login to MS Teams (camera and microphone off) | |
19:30 - 19.40 u. | Opening mini seminar: Radio Access Network (RAN) developments for Next-Gen mobile networks | Rogier Noldus kIVI Department of Telecom) |
19:40 - 20:10 u. | The new standard (6G) in mobile communication technology: an overview of current and future developments in the RAN | Rogier Noldus Ericsson |
20:10 - 20:45 u. | Integrated Sensing and Communication (ISAC) | André Kokkeler University of Twente |
20:45 - 21:00 u. | Closing by the chairman of KIVI Telecom | huib Ekkelenkamp KIVI division Telecom |
Title 1: The new standard (6G) in mobile communications technology: an overview of current and future developments in the RAN.
We are on the eve of the development of a new generation mobile communications network: the 6G network. The move from 5G to 6G is not merely a "generational step". 6G aims to be a fundamental innovation in network technology. Besides the (obvious) higher data throughput and greater availability, 6G targets numerous application areas beyond the current (5G) network.
however, 6G is still standardised. Many aspects of the 6G architecture are not yet known. But fundamental research into its capabilities is well under way. This research is taking place, among others, within the Future Network Services (FNS) programme. FNS is a Dutch research programme with 60 participating organisations, including universities, research centres, network providers and operators, among others.
3GPP, the organisation responsible for drawing up the standard for the mobile communication network (GSM, 3G, 4G, 5G, 6G), in cooperation with the ITU-T, has drawn up a number of functional requirements that the 6G network will have to meet. These requirements concern both the Radio Access Network (RAN) and the Core Network. These requirements will be detailed in the 6G standard. It is foreseeable that development within the 6G network will mainly focus on the Radio Access Network (the RAN).
Speaker 1: Rogier Noldus
Rogier Noldus works as principal solution architect at Ericsson, developing architecture for (mobile) communication systems. He helped create the standard for the mobile network (2G, 3G, 4G), specialising in Intelligent Networks. Rogier also specialised in multimedia communication systems (IMS, VoLTE) and the evolution towards the 5G network. Within the Dutch research project "Future Network Services", Rogier is collaborating on the definition of use cases for the 6G network. Rogier is also a part-time lecturer at TU Delft.
Rogier holds an MSc (Elecrical Engineering) from the University of The Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa. Prior to Ericsson, Rogier worked at Siemens, Telkor and Telephone Manufacturers (in South Africa).
Title 2: Integrated Sensing and Communication (ISAC)
5G/6G: combining communications and sensors
We are currently in a transition phase from 5G to 6G systems. Whereas 5G focused only on larger bandwidths for communication and reliable communication with minimal delays, 6G integrates communication, computing, localisation and sensing in a single infrastructure.
This requires the design of shared hardware and waveforms, and extensive use of large (relative to wavelength) antenna arrays. This shared infrastructure will be dynamically optimised depending on the constantly changing environment.
At the University of Twente, an experimental platform has been developed and dynamic resource allocation is being studied, taking the first steps towards Joint Communication and Sensing (JCAS).
In this presentation, concept Joint Communication and Sensing will be explained and possible applications discussed. In addition, recent results of research in this field at the University of Twente will be presented.
Speaker 2: André Kokkeler
André B. J. Kokkeler worked for more than 6 years at Ericsson as a systems engineer and 8 years at the Netherlands Foundation for Research in Astronomy (ASTRON) as a scientific project manager. In 2003, he joined the University of Twente, where he obtained his PhD in 2005. He is currently appointed professor at the University of Twente, where he is department chair of the Radio Systems Group.
He has a background in telecommunications, mixed-signal design and signal processing architectures. Currently, his main interest is in the design of low-power architectures for telecommunications and computationally intensive applications. He is involved in research projects sponsored by the Dutch and European governments and industry. His research focuses on the efficient realisation of digital signal processing for communications.
