6G Sub-Terahertz Software Defined Radio Testbed
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Sheffield
Department Name: Electronic and Electrical Engineering
Abstract
Fast data rate communication over wireless networks like 5G and WiFi has become immensely important to our society, influencing livelihoods, economy and security on every level. The recent experience of home working has highlighted our dependence on reliable and resilient high-speed connectivity, in particular, real-time and streaming video services over wireless networks. These trends are set to grow and with them the need for more data traffic in support of the metaverse, holographic telepresence and cyber-physical systems delivered via a global network of networks. To address this future internet, research into 6G networks is underway and central to this new connectivity paradigm is the use of sub-terahertz electromagnetic waves, which bring bandwidths above 10GHz to achieve data rates above 1 Tbit/s. At the heart of realising the 6G ambition is the design of the radio system from the choice of waveform, through transceiver circuits and signal processing to protocols for controlling the flow of data over the air-interface.
The SDR6G+ facility proposed here aims to support the UK's academic and industrial sectors undertaking research and development into 6G radio systems by providing a versatile capability to experimentally test at full scale and across realistic environments all aspects of the radio system performance. The facility will enable users to take research from fundamental concepts at Technology Readiness Level 1 to technology demonstration at Technology Readiness Level 6, thereby accommodating academic and industry interests. These capabilities will be achieved via a cutting-edge SDR platform incorporating advanced waveform generation, multiple over-the-air sub-terahertz paths, extreme wide bandwidth digitisation and software control of the signals and system. These capabilities allow full performance characterisation at the system as well as device and component level.
The versatility of the SDR6G+ platform will enable different types of users to experimentally evaluate their research concepts and prototypes. For example, user groups studying waveforms will be able to synthesise new waveforms and evaluate their behaviour and resilience over realistic sub-terahertz channels. User groups researching power amplifiers, low noise amplifiers, bandpass filters and antennas will be able to characterise their devices and assess their impact on 6G radio performance. Users researching digital acquisition will be able to test direct sub-terahertz sampling schemes to determine optimum SDR architectures. Users studying medium access control protocols will be able to measure throughput performance on realistic end-to-end transmission channels. A major facet of the facility will be its ability to produce raw data for machine learning/ artificial intelligence applications used at the Physical layer.
The facility is both timely and important and will position the UK at the international forefront of new radio systems research and development for 6G networks and beyond. The facility will support the UK requirement for national capabilities in advanced wireless communication systems aimed at addressing major challenges in a rapidly changing international landscape. For example, to develop energy efficient radio technologies for disaggregated network standards, which facilitate the UK's supplier diversification and 2050 net-zero targets. The facility will support a broad cross-section of the UK telecommunications industry including mobile radio and satellite vendors, and their supply chains. Importantly, the facility will train and inspire diverse cohorts of future UK academic and industrial leaders and innovators in a holistic, collaborative, and vibrant cross-disciplinary environment.
The SDR6G+ facility proposed here aims to support the UK's academic and industrial sectors undertaking research and development into 6G radio systems by providing a versatile capability to experimentally test at full scale and across realistic environments all aspects of the radio system performance. The facility will enable users to take research from fundamental concepts at Technology Readiness Level 1 to technology demonstration at Technology Readiness Level 6, thereby accommodating academic and industry interests. These capabilities will be achieved via a cutting-edge SDR platform incorporating advanced waveform generation, multiple over-the-air sub-terahertz paths, extreme wide bandwidth digitisation and software control of the signals and system. These capabilities allow full performance characterisation at the system as well as device and component level.
The versatility of the SDR6G+ platform will enable different types of users to experimentally evaluate their research concepts and prototypes. For example, user groups studying waveforms will be able to synthesise new waveforms and evaluate their behaviour and resilience over realistic sub-terahertz channels. User groups researching power amplifiers, low noise amplifiers, bandpass filters and antennas will be able to characterise their devices and assess their impact on 6G radio performance. Users researching digital acquisition will be able to test direct sub-terahertz sampling schemes to determine optimum SDR architectures. Users studying medium access control protocols will be able to measure throughput performance on realistic end-to-end transmission channels. A major facet of the facility will be its ability to produce raw data for machine learning/ artificial intelligence applications used at the Physical layer.
The facility is both timely and important and will position the UK at the international forefront of new radio systems research and development for 6G networks and beyond. The facility will support the UK requirement for national capabilities in advanced wireless communication systems aimed at addressing major challenges in a rapidly changing international landscape. For example, to develop energy efficient radio technologies for disaggregated network standards, which facilitate the UK's supplier diversification and 2050 net-zero targets. The facility will support a broad cross-section of the UK telecommunications industry including mobile radio and satellite vendors, and their supply chains. Importantly, the facility will train and inspire diverse cohorts of future UK academic and industrial leaders and innovators in a holistic, collaborative, and vibrant cross-disciplinary environment.
Organisations
- University of Sheffield (Lead Research Organisation)
- U-Blox Melbourn Ltd (Collaboration)
- Toshiba Research Europe LTD (Collaboration)
- Cascoda (Collaboration)
- Thales Group (Collaboration)
- Harada industry co., ltd (Collaboration)
- Heriot-Watt University (Collaboration)
- NEC Corporation (Collaboration)
- University of Bristol (Collaboration)
- Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) (Collaboration)
- University of Leeds (Collaboration)
- University College London (Collaboration)
- Roke Manor Research Ltd. (Collaboration)
- Fujitsu (Collaboration)
- Orange Corporate Services Ltd (Collaboration)
- BAE Systems (Collaboration)
- VCE Mobile & Personal Comm Ltd (Collaboration, Project Partner)
- Queen's University Belfast (Collaboration)
- Real Wireless (Collaboration)
- Virtual Centre of Excellence (VCE) in mobile communications (Collaboration)
- Samsung (Collaboration)
- UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH (Collaboration)
- QinetiQ (Malvern) (Project Partner)
- Samsung R&D Institute UK (Project Partner)
- BT plc (Project Partner)
- Digital Catapult (Project Partner)
- Roke Manor Research Limited (Project Partner)
- NEC Telecom MODUS Ltd (Project Partner)
- Tyndall National Institute (Project Partner)
- Slipstream Engineering Design Ltd (Project Partner)
- Toshiba Europe Limited (Project Partner)
- Filtronic Broadband (Project Partner)
- CellXica (Project Partner)
- Telesoft (Project Partner)
- Keysight Technologies (International) (Project Partner)
- National Physical Laboratory (Project Partner)
- AccelerComm (Project Partner)
- Cambridge Consultants Ltd (Project Partner)
- UK5G (Project Partner)
- Real Wireless Ltd (Project Partner)
Publications
Fu H
(2024)
Encyclopedia of Sustainable Technologies
Sherman D
(2024)
6G mobile technology
Singh R
(2023)
Vector Coding Optical Wireless Links
in Journal of Lightwave Technology
| Description | The National 6G Radio Systems Facility has been established. A launch event is planned in July 2024. The facility is contributing to research on the DSIT YO-RAN and DSTL NGIN projects. |
| Sector | Digital/Communication/Information Technologies (including Software),Electronics |
| Impact Types | Economic |
| Description | Member of DSIT and DCMS Colleges of Experts |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in a guidance/advisory committee |
| Impact | The key change achieved was the introduction of evidence-based research into the formulation of UK government policies related to the ICT sector, especially relating to wireless communications technologies. |
| URL | https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dcms-areas-of-research-interest/dcms-areas-of-research-in... |
| Description | PSTN Disconnect |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Implementation circular/rapid advice/letter to e.g. Ministry of Health |
| Impact | The recommendations have informed how Ofcom will manage the PSTN disconnect through the national network operators. |
| URL | https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/cbp-9471/ |
| Description | Direct Digitisation for Frequency Agile Millimetre Wave Massive MIMO |
| Amount | £617,540 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | EP/S008101/1 |
| Organisation | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 01/2019 |
| End | 07/2023 |
| Description | Federated Telecoms Hub 6G Research Partnership Funds - Native AI Air Interfaces for 6G (THz-AIr) |
| Amount | £250,000 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | Native AI Air Interfaces for 6G (THz-AIr) |
| Organisation | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 06/2024 |
| End | 03/2025 |
| Description | Next Generation Information Networks |
| Amount | £6,000,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Defence Science & Technology Laboratory (DSTL) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 08/2022 |
| End | 03/2025 |
| Description | RAEng Research Chair |
| Amount | £1,200,000 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | Grant Application RCSRF-2425-19-138 |
| Organisation | Royal Academy of Engineering |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 09/2024 |
| End | 09/2029 |
| Description | Yorkshire Open Radio Access Networks (YO-RAN) |
| Amount | £6,500,000 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | Yorkshire Open Radio Access Networks (YO-RAN) Project |
| Organisation | Department for Science, Innovation and Technology |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 02/2023 |
| End | 12/2025 |
| Description | iCASE PhD Scholarship |
| Amount | £92,530 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | EP/L50564X/1 |
| Organisation | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 09/2015 |
| End | 03/2019 |
| Title | Data for: "A system-level performance evaluation of a reconfigurable filtenna in the presence of in- and out-of-band blockers" |
| Description | Direct RF sampling has been suggested as a solution for receivers that are flexible in frequency and across standards, while utilising only a single radio frequency front-end. However there are concerns about their robustness in the presence of out-of-band and in-band blockers. Tunable filtennas offer a solution to this, incorporating filtering into the antenna space while providing rejection of unwanted signals. This paper presents a filtenna containing reconfigurable frequency selective surfaces to provide tunable filtering between 1.44 and 1.95 GHz. The filtenna is characterised as an antenna and a filter, showing minimum 18 dB rejection across the principle beamwidths. It is then implemented in a direct RF sampling receiver and is shown to provide sufficient rejection of blockers to cause no degradation in the received error vector magnitude (EVM) and block error rate (BLER) of LTE signals when subject to 5G NR-compliant blocking signals. The in-band blocker performance is also characterised, showing at most 3 dB degradation in EVM and BLER. |
| Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
| Year Produced | 2024 |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| Impact | The data has been used by practicioners in the related ecosystem |
| URL | https://orda.shef.ac.uk/articles/dataset/Data_for_A_system-level_performance_evaluation_of_a_reconfi... |
| Description | CommNet2 Partners |
| Organisation | NEC Corporation |
| Department | NEC Telecom MODUS Ltd |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | Please see the following field for further details on the nature of this partnership. All of the partners in CommNet, including NEC Telecom Modus, benefit from having the opportunity to review and discuss major developments relating to the UK's research roadmap in ICT relevant to communications and networking. |
| Collaborator Contribution | NEC Telecom Modus LTD is one of several companies that contribute to the CommNet Advisory Board. As such, the CommNet management team benefit from the advice received from the Advisory Board and companies like NEC. which feedback and comment on best practice and event plans as well as alerting the Management Board to opportunities. In the case of NEC, these opportunities frequently relate to the develop of the 5G standard. |
| Impact | The key outputs or products of CommNet have been workshops, which address future research challenges on topics strategic to the development of the UK's research in ICT focused on communications and networking. |
| Start Year | 2015 |
| Description | DDmmMaMi Project Partners |
| Organisation | BAE Systems |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | The development of direct RF sampling techniques for millimetre wave massive MIMO systems. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Technical advice on systems architecture, COTs device functionality and network deployment options. |
| Impact | The project is multi-disciplinary working across millimetre wave antennas and direct RF digitisation of millimetre wave signals. As such this represents two discipline in EM theory (antennas) and digital signal processing (fast digitisations). |
| Start Year | 2019 |
| Description | DDmmMaMi Project Partners |
| Organisation | Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | The development of direct RF sampling techniques for millimetre wave massive MIMO systems. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Technical advice on systems architecture, COTs device functionality and network deployment options. |
| Impact | The project is multi-disciplinary working across millimetre wave antennas and direct RF digitisation of millimetre wave signals. As such this represents two discipline in EM theory (antennas) and digital signal processing (fast digitisations). |
| Start Year | 2019 |
| Description | DDmmMaMi Project Partners |
| Organisation | NEC Corporation |
| Department | NEC Telecom MODUS Ltd |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | The development of direct RF sampling techniques for millimetre wave massive MIMO systems. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Technical advice on systems architecture, COTs device functionality and network deployment options. |
| Impact | The project is multi-disciplinary working across millimetre wave antennas and direct RF digitisation of millimetre wave signals. As such this represents two discipline in EM theory (antennas) and digital signal processing (fast digitisations). |
| Start Year | 2019 |
| Description | DDmmMaMi Project Partners |
| Organisation | Real Wireless |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | The development of direct RF sampling techniques for millimetre wave massive MIMO systems. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Technical advice on systems architecture, COTs device functionality and network deployment options. |
| Impact | The project is multi-disciplinary working across millimetre wave antennas and direct RF digitisation of millimetre wave signals. As such this represents two discipline in EM theory (antennas) and digital signal processing (fast digitisations). |
| Start Year | 2019 |
| Description | DDmmMaMi Project Partners |
| Organisation | Roke Manor Research Ltd. |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | The development of direct RF sampling techniques for millimetre wave massive MIMO systems. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Technical advice on systems architecture, COTs device functionality and network deployment options. |
| Impact | The project is multi-disciplinary working across millimetre wave antennas and direct RF digitisation of millimetre wave signals. As such this represents two discipline in EM theory (antennas) and digital signal processing (fast digitisations). |
| Start Year | 2019 |
| Description | DDmmMaMi Project Partners |
| Organisation | Samsung |
| Country | Korea, Republic of |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | The development of direct RF sampling techniques for millimetre wave massive MIMO systems. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Technical advice on systems architecture, COTs device functionality and network deployment options. |
| Impact | The project is multi-disciplinary working across millimetre wave antennas and direct RF digitisation of millimetre wave signals. As such this represents two discipline in EM theory (antennas) and digital signal processing (fast digitisations). |
| Start Year | 2019 |
| Description | DDmmMaMi Project Partners |
| Organisation | Toshiba Research Europe Ltd |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | The development of direct RF sampling techniques for millimetre wave massive MIMO systems. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Technical advice on systems architecture, COTs device functionality and network deployment options. |
| Impact | The project is multi-disciplinary working across millimetre wave antennas and direct RF digitisation of millimetre wave signals. As such this represents two discipline in EM theory (antennas) and digital signal processing (fast digitisations). |
| Start Year | 2019 |
| Description | DDmmMaMi Project Partners |
| Organisation | VCE Mobile & Personal Comm Ltd |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | The development of direct RF sampling techniques for millimetre wave massive MIMO systems. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Technical advice on systems architecture, COTs device functionality and network deployment options. |
| Impact | The project is multi-disciplinary working across millimetre wave antennas and direct RF digitisation of millimetre wave signals. As such this represents two discipline in EM theory (antennas) and digital signal processing (fast digitisations). |
| Start Year | 2019 |
| Description | FARAD Partners |
| Organisation | Cascoda |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | Developed a concurrent, multiband, tunable single chain radio transceiver that operates from 750 MHz to 6000 MHz for applications in 5G and beyond wireless communication systems. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Technical advice, components, test and measurement equipment, participation in industry facing workshops, secretarial support, use of venues to host progress meetings. |
| Impact | Key outputs are paper publications as listed under "publications". The project involves three main disciplines within Electronic and Electrical Engineering: 1) baseband signal processing; 2) radio frequency circuit design; and 3) antennas. |
| Start Year | 2015 |
| Description | FARAD Partners |
| Organisation | Fujitsu |
| Department | Fujitsu Laboratories of Europe |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | Developed a concurrent, multiband, tunable single chain radio transceiver that operates from 750 MHz to 6000 MHz for applications in 5G and beyond wireless communication systems. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Technical advice, components, test and measurement equipment, participation in industry facing workshops, secretarial support, use of venues to host progress meetings. |
| Impact | Key outputs are paper publications as listed under "publications". The project involves three main disciplines within Electronic and Electrical Engineering: 1) baseband signal processing; 2) radio frequency circuit design; and 3) antennas. |
| Start Year | 2015 |
| Description | FARAD Partners |
| Organisation | Harada industry co., ltd |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | Developed a concurrent, multiband, tunable single chain radio transceiver that operates from 750 MHz to 6000 MHz for applications in 5G and beyond wireless communication systems. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Technical advice, components, test and measurement equipment, participation in industry facing workshops, secretarial support, use of venues to host progress meetings. |
| Impact | Key outputs are paper publications as listed under "publications". The project involves three main disciplines within Electronic and Electrical Engineering: 1) baseband signal processing; 2) radio frequency circuit design; and 3) antennas. |
| Start Year | 2015 |
| Description | FARAD Partners |
| Organisation | NEC Corporation |
| Department | NEC Telecom MODUS Ltd |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | Developed a concurrent, multiband, tunable single chain radio transceiver that operates from 750 MHz to 6000 MHz for applications in 5G and beyond wireless communication systems. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Technical advice, components, test and measurement equipment, participation in industry facing workshops, secretarial support, use of venues to host progress meetings. |
| Impact | Key outputs are paper publications as listed under "publications". The project involves three main disciplines within Electronic and Electrical Engineering: 1) baseband signal processing; 2) radio frequency circuit design; and 3) antennas. |
| Start Year | 2015 |
| Description | FARAD Partners |
| Organisation | Orange Corporate Services Ltd |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | Developed a concurrent, multiband, tunable single chain radio transceiver that operates from 750 MHz to 6000 MHz for applications in 5G and beyond wireless communication systems. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Technical advice, components, test and measurement equipment, participation in industry facing workshops, secretarial support, use of venues to host progress meetings. |
| Impact | Key outputs are paper publications as listed under "publications". The project involves three main disciplines within Electronic and Electrical Engineering: 1) baseband signal processing; 2) radio frequency circuit design; and 3) antennas. |
| Start Year | 2015 |
| Description | FARAD Partners |
| Organisation | Roke Manor Research Ltd. |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | Developed a concurrent, multiband, tunable single chain radio transceiver that operates from 750 MHz to 6000 MHz for applications in 5G and beyond wireless communication systems. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Technical advice, components, test and measurement equipment, participation in industry facing workshops, secretarial support, use of venues to host progress meetings. |
| Impact | Key outputs are paper publications as listed under "publications". The project involves three main disciplines within Electronic and Electrical Engineering: 1) baseband signal processing; 2) radio frequency circuit design; and 3) antennas. |
| Start Year | 2015 |
| Description | FARAD Partners |
| Organisation | Thales Group |
| Department | Thales Research & Technology (Uk) Ltd |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | Developed a concurrent, multiband, tunable single chain radio transceiver that operates from 750 MHz to 6000 MHz for applications in 5G and beyond wireless communication systems. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Technical advice, components, test and measurement equipment, participation in industry facing workshops, secretarial support, use of venues to host progress meetings. |
| Impact | Key outputs are paper publications as listed under "publications". The project involves three main disciplines within Electronic and Electrical Engineering: 1) baseband signal processing; 2) radio frequency circuit design; and 3) antennas. |
| Start Year | 2015 |
| Description | FARAD Partners |
| Organisation | U-Blox Melbourn Ltd |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | Developed a concurrent, multiband, tunable single chain radio transceiver that operates from 750 MHz to 6000 MHz for applications in 5G and beyond wireless communication systems. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Technical advice, components, test and measurement equipment, participation in industry facing workshops, secretarial support, use of venues to host progress meetings. |
| Impact | Key outputs are paper publications as listed under "publications". The project involves three main disciplines within Electronic and Electrical Engineering: 1) baseband signal processing; 2) radio frequency circuit design; and 3) antennas. |
| Start Year | 2015 |
| Description | FARAD Partners |
| Organisation | Virtual Centre of Excellence (VCE) in mobile communications |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | Developed a concurrent, multiband, tunable single chain radio transceiver that operates from 750 MHz to 6000 MHz for applications in 5G and beyond wireless communication systems. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Technical advice, components, test and measurement equipment, participation in industry facing workshops, secretarial support, use of venues to host progress meetings. |
| Impact | Key outputs are paper publications as listed under "publications". The project involves three main disciplines within Electronic and Electrical Engineering: 1) baseband signal processing; 2) radio frequency circuit design; and 3) antennas. |
| Start Year | 2015 |
| Description | Next Generation Information Networks |
| Organisation | Heriot-Watt University |
| Department | School of Engineering & Physical Sciences |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | This collaboration generated new outputs, including new waveforms for 3GPP 6G air interfaces and new algorithms for optimising the performance of direct detection in millimetre-wave receivers. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Contributed new technologies and techniques for millimetre-wave communications systems. |
| Impact | This collaboration contributed to the O'Farrell Keysight/RAEng Research Chair award in 6G Air Interfaces. |
| Start Year | 2020 |
| Description | Next Generation Information Networks |
| Organisation | Queen's University Belfast |
| Department | Institute of Electronics, Communications and Information Technology (ECIT) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | This collaboration generated new outputs, including new waveforms for 3GPP 6G air interfaces and new algorithms for optimising the performance of direct detection in millimetre-wave receivers. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Contributed new technologies and techniques for millimetre-wave communications systems. |
| Impact | This collaboration contributed to the O'Farrell Keysight/RAEng Research Chair award in 6G Air Interfaces. |
| Start Year | 2020 |
| Description | Next Generation Information Networks |
| Organisation | University College London |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | This collaboration generated new outputs, including new waveforms for 3GPP 6G air interfaces and new algorithms for optimising the performance of direct detection in millimetre-wave receivers. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Contributed new technologies and techniques for millimetre-wave communications systems. |
| Impact | This collaboration contributed to the O'Farrell Keysight/RAEng Research Chair award in 6G Air Interfaces. |
| Start Year | 2020 |
| Description | Next Generation Information Networks |
| Organisation | University of Bristol |
| Department | Queen's School of Engineering |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | This collaboration generated new outputs, including new waveforms for 3GPP 6G air interfaces and new algorithms for optimising the performance of direct detection in millimetre-wave receivers. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Contributed new technologies and techniques for millimetre-wave communications systems. |
| Impact | This collaboration contributed to the O'Farrell Keysight/RAEng Research Chair award in 6G Air Interfaces. |
| Start Year | 2020 |
| Description | Next Generation Information Networks |
| Organisation | University of Edinburgh |
| Department | School of Engineering |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | This collaboration generated new outputs, including new waveforms for 3GPP 6G air interfaces and new algorithms for optimising the performance of direct detection in millimetre-wave receivers. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Contributed new technologies and techniques for millimetre-wave communications systems. |
| Impact | This collaboration contributed to the O'Farrell Keysight/RAEng Research Chair award in 6G Air Interfaces. |
| Start Year | 2020 |
| Description | Next Generation Information Networks |
| Organisation | University of Leeds |
| Department | School of Electronic and Electrical Engineering Leeds |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | This collaboration generated new outputs, including new waveforms for 3GPP 6G air interfaces and new algorithms for optimising the performance of direct detection in millimetre-wave receivers. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Contributed new technologies and techniques for millimetre-wave communications systems. |
| Impact | This collaboration contributed to the O'Farrell Keysight/RAEng Research Chair award in 6G Air Interfaces. |
| Start Year | 2020 |
| Description | "A decade of Green Radio and the path to Net-Zero in future wireless networks", WWRF 6G Huddle, Singapore, May 2023. |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Invited talk on energy efficiency in 5G and 6G networks presented at the WWRF workshop on sustainable future wireless networks. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://wp.wwrfhuddle.com/ |
| Description | "Energy Efficiency in 5G", Sustainability in the Digital Transformation, Aalborg University, Denmark, 17 November 2023. |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Workshop on sustainability and NetZero in 5G networks and the roadmap for energy efficiency in 6G networks. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://www.es.aau.dk/sustainability-in-the-digital-transformation-e81719 |
| Description | GreenNet Workshop 2023 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Co-chair responsible for organising the GreenNet Workshop as part of the IEEE International Communications Conference (ICC), Rome, Italy. The workshop provided a technical forum to discuss the most recent advanced in sustainability and energy efficiency in communications networks. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://icc2023.ieee-icc.org/workshop/ws-07-2nd-workshop-green-and-sustainable-networking-greennet-2... |
| Description | GreenNet Workshop 2024 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Co-chair responsible for organising the GreenNet Workshop as part of the IEEE International Communications Conference (ICC), Rome, Italy. The workshop provided a technical forum to discuss the most recent advanced in sustainability and energy efficiency in communications networks. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| URL | https://icc2024.ieee-icc.org/workshop/ws-11-third-international-workshop-green-and-sustainable-netwo... |
| Description | Panel Chair - Building a more sustainable future with 6G, 6G Global Summit, Bahrain, May 2023. |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Chaired a session on the energy efficiency of 6G networks and approaches to NetZero using 6G. Focus on radio technologies. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://global6gsummit.com/ |
| Description | Panel Expert - Research & Innovation: Innovation For 6G, 6GSymposium, University of Surrey, Guildford, April 2023. |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Expert panel on innovations in 6G technology with contributions on waveforms and energy efficiency. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://www.6gworld.com/6gsymposium-spring-2023/ |
| Description | Panel expert - Challenges and opportunities of high frequency mmWave and terahertz bands for 6G, 6G Global Summit, Bahrain, May 2023. |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Panel expert contributing to discussions on millimetre-wave and sub-THz radio solutions for 6G radio access networks. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://global6gsummit.com/ |
| Description | YO-RAN Ehibit at Mobile World Congress |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Exhibited ORAN radio units developed on the YO-RAN project at Mobile World Congress, Barcelona, Spain, March 2025. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2025 |
| URL | http://www.yo-ran.org |