Communication in 5G networks and beyond for URLLC applications with multi-hop case for drones

• Grant number: 25/00206-5
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral
• Start date: April 01, 2025
• End date: March 31, 2026
• Field of knowledge: Physical Sciences and Mathematics - Computer Science - Computer Systems
• Principal Investigator: José Marcos Silva Nogueira
• Grantee: Fernando Garcia Diniz Campos Ferreira
• Host Institution: Instituto de Ciências Exatas (ICEx). Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG). Ministério da Educação (Brasil). Belo Horizonte , SP, Brazil
• Associated research grant: 20/05182-3 - PORVIR-5G: programability, orchestration and virtualization in 5G networks, AP.TEM

Abstract

The expected massive growth of mobile Internet traffic in 5G mobile networks introduces the need to change the operators' networks. Such networks require a drastic transformation towards open, scalable, and elastic ecosystems supporting new types of communication. The PORVIR-5G project aims to develop and demonstrate a programmable fronthaul and backhaul integrating wireless with optical-packet networks and cloud solutions. It is intended to exploit virtual network splits that optimize resource allocation across the wireless, optical, packet, and compute/storage domains. Key enablers for PORVIR-5G are (i) Slicing over packet, wireless, and optical resources, controlled by (ii) deep programmability interfaces, where network functions configure the devices to provide the required performance for future applications on the Internet. This programmability allows a more refined (iii) end-to-end and multilayer orchestration, considering the users' quality of experience for each type of application over the network. This project will validate and demonstrate the proposed programmability and virtualization capabilities in three demonstrations, each one of them enabling the key performance demands of 5G networks: an Internet of Things (e.g., drones) demonstrator focusing on massive machine-type communication, a smart city demonstration for Ultra-reliable low latency communications (URLLC); and a high bandwidth video demonstrator showcasing the next-generation mobile broadband.