UKRI-India Future Networks Initiative

该提案将提供建立重新加强的印度-英国电信研究网络所需的网络和注入启动资金；学术领先，但包括英国和印度的行业合作伙伴。科学范围将必然是广泛的，以Open-RAN技术为基础，朝着灵活、可扩展、高性能和人工智能支持的虚拟化Open-RAN （vOpen-RAN）发展。研究活动将在这一范围内，具体活动预计将由研究界确定和推动，并与印度合作者共同确定范围。在拟议的支持人工智能的开放式ran架构中，我们希望探索：-更快，更好的电信系统：电信网络“虚拟化”的增强性能；绿色电信和能源效率：能源效率、数据传输和使用优化的自组织和自修复算法；-安全：用于开放接口的轻量级加密方案和框架，以增强网络弹性；-克服农村数字鸿沟的未来网络，高能效，基于通信和传感集成的开放式架构，由三个短距离网络，广域蜂窝网络和非地面vLEO卫星网络组成的网络，用于偏远地区的接口软件。除了研究计划和为解决关键技术的短期研究活动灵活分配启动资金外，该提案还将：-在Open-RAN和5G及其他多样化的更广泛的电信研究方面，建立两国之间的能力、能力和关系；-在现有关系的基础上，与印度各地的新伙伴建立联系；-通过与现有合作伙伴以及研究和商界研讨会的参与和投入，确定并制定未来研究和创新合作的路线图，以支持多样化的需求；开发共享的测试平台设计和功能，以反馈现有的英国测试平台投资。

This proposal will provide the networking and pump priming funds needed to establish a re-strengthened Indo-UK telecoms research network; academically led but including UK and Indian industry partners.The science scope will be necessarily broad, based around Open-RAN technologies towards a flexible, scalable, high performing and AI-enabled virtualised Open-RAN (vOpen-RAN). Research activities will be within this scope with specific activities expected to be identified and driven by the research community and joint scoping with Indian collaborators. Across the proposed AI-Enabled Open-RAN Architecture we want to explore: -Faster, better telecommunications systems: enhanced performance in 'Virtualisation' of telecoms networks;-AI: intelligent systems for autonomic operation-Green telecoms and energy efficiency: self-organizing and self- healing algorithms for energy efficiency, data transfer and use optimization ;-Security: light-weight encryption schemes and frameworks for open interfaces to enhance cyber resilience;-Future networks to overcome the rural digital divide, highly energy efficient, open architecture based on integration of communication and sensing in a network of networks consisting of three short-range networks, wide-area cellular networks and non-terrestrial vLEO satellite networks interfacing software for remote areas. In addition to the research program and flexible distribution of pump priming funds for short term research activities addressing key technologies, the proposal will:-Build capability, capacity, and relationships between the two countries in Open-RAN and broader telecoms research for 5G and beyond diversification;-Build on existing relationships and engage new partners across India;-Scope and create a Roadmap for future research and innovation collaboration to support the need to diversify, through engagement with and input from existing partners and research and business community workshops;-Develop shared testbed design and function, for feedback to existing UK testbed investments.