TERRAMETA: TERahertz ReconfigurAble METAsurfaces for ultra-high rate wireless communications

第六代移动通信（6G）计划于2030年左右推出，预计将支持当前技术无法满足需求的创新应用，如大规模通信（物联网内）、感官互联网、全息通信、大规模数字孪生和极限现实、全自动驾驶和飞行网络，并考虑到智慧城市、智能家居和工厂的用例（例如超高精度3D定位）。随着可行的太赫兹通信系统的出现，在超过6G时间框架的技术路线图中贡献太赫兹通信和网络是至关重要的，并且更接近工业采用。TERRAMETA项目旨在研究6G的革命性技术，并演示太赫兹（THz）可重构智能表面（RIS）辅助的超高数据速率无线通信网络的可行性。将开发新型高性能硬件，包括太赫兹RIS和太赫兹发射机/接收机，并使用这些真实的太赫兹组件开发先进的网络分析/优化技术。拟议的TERRAMETA太赫兹网络将由6G使用场景需求驱动，室内、室外和室内到室外场景将在真实工厂环境和电信测试领域进行演示。预计该项目的成果将显著推动整个6G技术和系统的创新。

The sixth generation (6G) of mobile communications, planned around 2030, is expected to support innovative applications with requirements not met with today’s technologies, such as massive-scale communications (within IoT), the Internet of senses, holographic communications, massive digital twinning and Extreme Reality, full autonomous driving and flying networks, considering use cases in smart cities, smart home and factories (e.g. ultra-high precision 3D positioning). With the emergence of viable THz communications systems on the horizon, it is crucial to contribute THz communication and networking to the technology roadmap for beyond 6G timeframe and a step closer to industrial uptake. The TERRAMETA project aims to investigate revolutionary technologies for 6G and demonstrate the feasibility of Terahertz (THz) Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface (RIS) assisted ultra-high data rate wireless communications networks. Novel high-performance hardware including the THz RIS and THz transmitter/receiver will be developed and advanced network analysis/optimizations techniques will be developed using these real THz components. The proposed TERRAMETA THz network will be driven by 6G usage scenario requirements and indoor, outdoor, and indoor-to-outdoorscenarios will be demonstrated in real factory setting and telecom testing field. It is expected that the outcome of this project will significantly progress innovations for across the 6G Technology and systems.