TrialsNet: Trials supported by Smart Networks beyond 5G

TrialsNet将部署全面的大规模试验，以实施一套基于协作机器人、元宇宙、大规模孪生、感官互联网等各种技术的异构综合创新6G应用，并涵盖欧洲城市生态系统的三个相关领域：i)基础设施、交通、安全、ii)电子健康和应急，以及iii)文化、旅游和娱乐。在意大利、西班牙、希腊和罗马尼亚的4个地理集群中，将有13个具有代表性的用例在广泛的覆盖范围内开发，并涉及扩展的真实用户集。用例将是横向的，每个用例都可能在不同的集群上实现，从而允许对网络kpi进行整体评估。为了提高不同领域城市环境的“宜居性”，TrialsNet还将追求以下目标：1)了解当前网络在哪些方面不足以确保用例所需的性能；2)得出下一代移动网络的新要求。为了实现这一目标，TrialsNet将设计和部署具有基于动态切片管理、端到端编排、NFV、MEC和AI/ML方法的高级功能的平台和网络解决方案，并在3GPP和O-RAN网络架构上进行试验。部署系统的可持续性和可负担性的设计目标也将被优先考虑。最后，TrialsNet还将开发适当的技术评估框架，绘制定量和定性措施，并可视化社会接受用例的动态。将对适当的ksi进行监测、验证和改进，为早期采用6G解决方案提供社会技术愿景。

TrialsNet will deploy full large-scale trials to implement a heterogenous and comprehensive set of innovative 6G applications based on various technologies such as cobots, metaverse, massive twinning, Internet of Senses, and covering three relevant domains of the urban ecosystems in Europe identified by i) Infrastructure, Transportation, Security & Safety, ii) eHealth & Emergency, and iii) Culture, Tourism & Entertainment. There will be 13 representative use cases developed over wide coverage areas with the involvement of extended sets of real users in 4 geographical clusters, in Italy, Spain, Greece and Romania. The use cases will be transversal, each single use case will be potentially implementable over different clusters, thus allowing for a holistic evaluation of the network KPIs. Targeting to improve the “liveability” of the urban environment in the different domains, TrialsNet will also pursue the objective to i) understand where current networks are not sufficient to assure the performance needed by the use cases, and to ii) derive the new requirements for next generation mobile networks. To achieve this, TrialsNet will design and deploy platforms and network solutions with advanced functionalities based on dynamic slicing management, E2E orchestration, NFV, MEC and AI/ML methods to be trialled on 3GPP and O-RAN network architectures. Design objectives of sustainability and affordability of the deployed systems will be also treated with the highest priority. Finally, TrialsNet will also develop appropriate technical assessment frameworks mapping quantitative and qualitative measures and visualizing the dynamics of the use cases for society acceptance. Proper KVIs will be monitored, proved and refined to provide a socio-technical vision towards early adoption of 6G solutions.