A secure and resilient 6G architecture vision of the German flagship project 6G-ANNA

Hoffmann M, Kunzmann G, Dudda T, Irmer R, Jukan A, Macher G, Ahmad A, Beenen FR, Broring A, Fellhauer F, Fettweis G, Fitzek FH, Franchi N, Gast F, Haberland B, Hoppe S, Joodaki S, Kuruvatti NP, Li C, Lopez M, Mehmeti F, Meyerhoff T, Miretti L, Nguyen GT, Parvini M, Pries R, Schaefer RF, Schneider P, Schupke D, Strassner S, Stubbe H, Voicu AM (2023)

Publication Language: English

Publication Type: Journal article

Publication year: 2023

Journal

IEEE Access Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

Pages Range: 102643 - 102660

URI: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10244210

DOI: 10.1109/ACCESS.2023.3313505

Open Access Link: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10244210

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.

Authors with CRIS profile

Norman Franchi Lehrstuhl für Elektrische Smart City-Systeme

Involved external institutions

PHYSEC GmbH DE Germany (DE) Technische Universität Kaiserslautern DE Germany (DE) Vodafone DE Germany (DE) Fraunhofer-Institut für Nachrichtentechnik (Heinrich-Hertz-Institut FhG HHI) DE Germany (DE) Nokia Solutions and Networks GmbH & Co. KG DE Germany (DE) Nokia Networks Deutschland DE Germany (DE) Technische Universität Dresden DE Germany (DE) Technische Universität Braunschweig DE Germany (DE) Ericsson GmbH DE Germany (DE) Airbus Defence and Space GmbH DE Germany (DE) Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule (RWTH) Aachen DE Germany (DE) Robert Bosch GmbH DE Germany (DE) Ruhr-Universität Bochum (RUB) DE Germany (DE) Smart Mobile Labs AG DE Germany (DE) Technische Universität München (TUM) DE Germany (DE)

How to cite

APA:

Hoffmann, M., Kunzmann, G., Dudda, T., Irmer, R., Jukan, A., Macher, G.,... Voicu, A.M. (2023). A secure and resilient 6G architecture vision of the German flagship project 6G-ANNA. IEEE Access, 102643 - 102660. https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2023.3313505

MLA:

Hoffmann, Marco, et al. "A secure and resilient 6G architecture vision of the German flagship project 6G-ANNA." IEEE Access (2023): 102643 - 102660.

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