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

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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-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-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 […]

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 […]

SLICENET

End-to-End Cognitive Network Slicing and Slice Management Framework in Virtualised Multi-Domain, Multi-Tenant 5G Networks   Main goal Develop an end-to-end cognitive network slicing and slice management framework capable to act as ‘one-stop shop’ 5G slice management for vertical businesses (5G e Health and 5G Energy), with extensible end-to-end slice FCAPS across multiple planes and operator domains. Nextworks […]