Work Packages

WP1: SPECTRUM AND FORWARD-COMPATIBILITY ASPECTS FOR MULTI-GHZ NR OPERATION
  1. Main objectives
    1. State-of-the-art assessment of NR and acquisition of methodological tools focusing on mmWave communications, NOMA waveforms and massive/distributed MIMO.
    2. Design of 5G and beyond transmission techniques
    3. Performance evaluation and experimentation.
  2. WP1 LEADER: NI
WP2: MEC/RAN INTEGRATION AND MEC-EMPOWERED ENHANCEMENTS
  1. Main objectives
    1. State-of-the-art on MEC/RAN convergence and MEC services.
    2. Development of prediction tools and strategies for MEC-empowered service provisioning, with special focus on performance analysis and evaluation of the MEC enhancements.
  2. WP2 LEADER: POLITO
WP3: OPTIMIZATIONS FOR INTEGRATED ACCESS/X-HAUL AND END-TO-END SLICING
  1. Main objectives
    1. State-of-the-art on Integrate Access and Backhaul (IAB), end-to-end slicing and traffic steering. Methodological frameworks for IAB and end-to-end slicing. Propose: performance analysis and evaluation of WP3 solutions
  2. WP3 LEADER: IQU
WP4: DATA-DRIVEN NETWORK CONTROL AND AUTOMATION
  1. Main objectives
    1. State-of-the-art on network control and automation tools for RAN/core network management and sharing.
    2. Data-driven 5G NR parametrization, inter-slice control and SFC placement. Design of a novel data-driven algorithmic framework, which combines machine-learning methods and model-based optimization, for better predict resource consumption and performance in dynamic networks, towards: performance and experimental evaluation the proposed solutions in WP4.
  2. WP4 LEADER: EUR
WP5: TRAINING
  1. Main objectives
    Coordination of the training platforms and tools of SEMANTIC and organization of training events, courses, seminars and schools.
  2. WP5 LEADER: CLM
WP6: PROJECT MANAGEMENT
  1. Main objectives:
    Manage the implementation of the project.
  2. LEADER: CTTC
WP7: DISSEMINATION, COMMUNICATION AND STANDARDIZATION
  1. Objectives:
    1. Disseminate scientific results
    2. Communicate the project to the general audience
    3. Contribute to standards and collaborate with other EU projects
  2. LEADER: NOKIA