main goal:
Develop, validate and demonstrate the integration of non-3GPP satellite networks with 5G Core Networks. Inn3sco aims at adapting 5G methods for non-3GPP access (designed and validated for terrestrial networks) to a satellite environment through: i) the reworking of existing non-3GPP access NFs, ii) the updating of the satellite protocol stacks control and management planes for integration, and iii) the enhancing of the ATSSS multi-access mechanisms in order to consider satellite channels characteristics.
nextworks role:
Design N3IWF/TNGF for integration of non-3GPP satellite networks with 5G Core networks and related demonstration architecture with implementation of required extensions. NXW is also responsible for the 5G Core network subsystem in the project testbed.
other key partners:
RomARS, MBI
project link: https://artes.esa.int/projects/inn3sco
