5GCroCo: 5G Cross Border Control
main goal: Trial 5G technologies in the cross-border corridor connecting the cities of Metz-Merzig-Luxembourg, traversing the borders between France, Germany and Luxembourg to validate advanced 5G features such as 5G New Radio, MEC-enabled distributed computing, Predictive QoS, Network Slicing, and improved positioning systems, all combined together, to enable innovative use cases for connected, cooperative and […]
5GCITY
main goal: Integrate the Cloud and Edge via NFV MANO through a three-tier architecture, consisting of DCs, 5Gcity Mobile Edge Computing (MEC) nodes (i.e., street cabinets), and 5Gcity Small Cells (i.e., street gateways). Build the 5G-based edge platform trials in three distinct smart cities: Barcelona (ES), Lucca (IT) and Bristol (UK). nextworks role: Extend the ETSI […]
5GaaS: 5G as a Service
main goal: 5GaaS is a FTI project that aims at creating and launching a new product in the form of a decentralised marketplace for the telecom ecosystem. The new platform provides three major components: i) a centralised marketplace for site leasing and tenant management, ii) an interoperable, standards-based and software-focused implementation of 5G networks, and […]
5G-TRANSFORMER: 5G Mobile Transport Platform for Verticals
main goal: Design and implement SDN/NFV-based 5G Mobile Transport and Computing Platform (MTP) to simultaneously support specific needs of vertical industries (automotive, healthcare and media) via Network Slicing. In 5G-TRANSFORMER, the transport network and various computing fabrics are aggregated and federated, from the edge up to the core and cloud, to create and manage MTP slices throughout a […]
5G-MEDIA: Programmable edge-to-cloud virtualization fabric for the 5G Media industry
main goal: Design, develop and offer an open source, agile programming, orchestrating and verification DevOps platform based on SDN/NFV tools for media services and applications in 5G networks. nextworks role: Work on micro-Cloud Platforms and develop the 5G-MEDIA Open Repository with generic Network Apps for media VNF lifecyle. Apply the 5G-MEDIA framework to the High Demanding UHD over […]
5G-IANA
main goal: Provide an open 5G experimentation platform to enable the development, deployment and testing of Automotive related 5G applications. The projects aims at releasing a repository for NetApps and VNFs to ease the design and chaining of new Automotive services. The developed NetApps as well as the Automotive Open Experimental Platform will be validated […]
5G-CROSSHAUL: The 5G Integrated fronthaul/backhaul
main goal Design and implement sharable, cost-efficient 5G transport network solution integrating the fronthaul and backhaul segments of the network to interconnect distributed 5G radio access and core network functions, hosted on in-network cloud nodes. nextworks role Design and develop SDN-based control plane, including orchestration mechanisms and specialized functions for optimization of cross-domain energy consumption. […]
5G-COMPLETE: A Unified Network, Computational and Storage Resource Management Framework Targeting End-to-end Performance Optimization for Secure 5G Multi-Technology and Multi-Tenancy Environments
main goal: Efficiently combine compute and storage resource functionality over a unified ultra-high capacity converged digital/analog Fiber-Wireless (FiWi) Radio Access Network (RAN) for 5G. nextworks role Design and develop an SDN controller for the mixed data plane (mmWave, FiWi), work on NFV/MEC orchestration and network slicing and on a monitoring framework from multi-technology network domains […]
5G EVE
5G EVE: 5G European Validation platform for Extensive trials main goal Build an end-to-end 5G facility consisting of the interconnection of four 5G-site-facilities (France, Spain, Italy, Greece), to enable experiments with: (a) heterogeneous access, including NR, licensed/unlicensed spectrum, advanced spectrum management (b) Mobile Edge Computing, backhaul, core/service technologies (c) means for site-interworking and multi-site/domain/technology slicing/orchestration. […]
VITAL-5G
VITAL-5G: Vertical Innovations in Transport And Logistics over 5G experimentation facilities Main goal Realize a production-ready NetApps orchestration platform with open repository to boost the design and deployment of Transport & Logistics (T&L) virtualised services in 5G networks. VITAL-5G aims at fostering the adoption of 5G in T&L production through: i) 5G orchestration tools to […]
