Int5Gent: Integrating 5G enabling technologies in a holistic service to physical layer 5G system platform
main goal: Targets the integration of innovative data plane technology building blocks under a flexible 5G network resource, slice and application orchestration framework, providing a complete 5G system platform for the validation of advance 5G services and IoT solutions. nextworks role: Design and develop a network slicing solution capable of coordinating the provisioning and configuration […]
HEXA-X: A flagship for B5G/6G vision and intelligent fabric of technology enablers connecting human, physical, and digital worlds
main goal: Aims at connecting human, physical, and digital worlds with a fabric of 6G enablers like connected intelligence, networks of networks, sustainability, global service coverage, extreme experience, and trustworthiness. Hexa-x targets: i) new radio access technologies at high frequencies and high-resolution localization and sensing, ii) connected intelligence through AI-driven air interface and governance for […]
DOLFIN: Data Centres Optimization For Energy-Efficient And Environmentally Friendly Internet
main goal: Define tools and mechanisms for datacenter energy consumption optimization. nextworks role: Leader of Data Centre energy consumption optimisation platform: Nextworks energy manager + SDN (OpenDaylight). other key partners: Interoute S.P.A. (IT), Wind S.P.A. (IT), University College London (UK), Fundacio i2CAT (ES) duration: 36 months, Start: 1/Oct/2013 project link: http://www.dolfin-fp7.eu/sd
COSIGN: Combining optics and SDN In next generation data centre networks
main goal: SDN based network control and service orchestration for flat, scalable data center network architectures, empowered by novel optical technologies (scalable TOR optical switches, ultra-high capacity interconnects, large port density). nextworks role: Leader of SDN control plane architecture design and protocols extensions: SDN (OpenDaylight) + PCE. other key partners: Technical University of Denmark (DK), […]
CiViQ: Continuous Variable Quantum Communications
main goal: Design architectures and implement Continuous-Variable Quantum Key Distribution (CV-QKD) technologies in high-performance photonic integrated circuits (PIC), define the related interfaces and control protocols to allow a network-aware software defined functionality and open modular development that can meet the needs of the secure telecommunications. nextworks role: Model QKD control network, lead the development activities […]
blueSpace: Building on the Use of Spatial Multiplexing 5G Networks Infrastructures and Showcasing Advanced technologies and Networking Capabilities
maingoal: Exploiting Spatial Division Multiplexing (SDM) in the RAN to increase bandwidth provision for massive MIMO in Ka-band. BlueSpace aims to design the next generation optical access networks infrastructures with massive beam steering capabilities, building a reconfigurable infrastructure controlled by SDN and NFV tools and integarted with Passive Optical Networks (PONs). nextworks role: Design architecture and interfaces of the […]
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 […]
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Convergence of wireless & IT resources in support of cloud services Main goal Hybrid wireless (WiFi + LTE) and sub-wavelength WDM access-metro (TSON) with network virtualization for IaaS. Nextworks role Leader of SDN control plane developments: SDN (OpenDaylight) for TSON + PCE for TSON + OpenStack orchestration (Heat) for wireless+metro. Other key partners University of […]
