On December 14, 2022, the SNS JU adopted its Research and Innovation (R&I) Work Plan for 2023-2024, including information on the 2023 Call for Proposals for Horizon Europe projects. the R&I Work Plan (Annex II of the 2023 SNS Annual Work Plan) will serve as the basis for SNS’ second Call for Proposals, providing 132 The R&I Work Plan (Annex II of the SNS Annual Work Plan 2023) will serve as the basis for the second SNS Call for Proposals, providing €132 million (currently approximately RMB 975 million) in dedicated public funding.

The work plan establishes the second phase of the SNS Roadmap, extending the 35 SNS Phase I Research and Innovation (R&I) projects launched in January 2023. The work plan focuses on complementing research and design in enabling technologies with more systems-oriented research and specialized prototyping and experimentation, as well as long-term research and design of disruptive concepts. It will further address the technical and commercial realization of the 6G vision through joint activities covering industrial and commercial aspects, sustainability and societal challenges, microelectronics, and a series of focused international collaborative activities to support 6G standardization development.

Phase II of the program will be launched on January 17, 2023 and will include the following 3 complementary processes. Process B: Research revolutionary technological advances in preparation for 6G, driving revolutionary advances in IoT, devices and software, with the goal of reaching low to medium Technology Readiness Levels (TRL) and providing innovative solutions for real-life networks, including international collaboration with the US. Process C: SNS System Enabler and Proof of Concept (PoC), with the goal of further developing, federating and consolidating pilot infrastructures across Europe to support all phases of SNS development. Process D: Large-scale vertical-oriented SNS trials and pilots to explore and demonstrate the infrastructure needed for technologies, advanced applications and services in verticals, focusing on the two priorities Automotive and Health, Smart Cities, Agriculture or Education. These 3 processes will be complemented by the SNS Coordination and Support Initiative (CSA) to address societal challenges related to SNS technologies.

Of note, the 2023 SNS R&I Work Plan also highlights a number of indicative R&I themes for 2024 that will be approved later in 2023 and will form the basis of the third SNS Call for Proposals for 2024, providing funding of approximately €129 million (currently about R$953 million).

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In the 6G distributed autonomous network and digital twin network concept prototype test, the ZTE intent network prototype was connected to the network planning scenario verification system and completed the whole process of voice and text intent acquisition, conversion and driving the planning prototype to execute the service verification; the digital twin prototype passed the access network digital twin network capacity capability, access network digital twin network similarity and access network digital twin network prediction capability test The digital twin passed the access network digital twin network capacity, access network digital twin network similarity and access network digital twin network prediction capability tests.

In the 6G arithmetic network key technology concept prototype test, the ZTE prototype completed the arithmetic network awareness and arithmetic routing function tests in the bearer network environment built on the SRv6 architecture, and achieved better objectives: in the arithmetic network awareness function test, it supported the real-time awareness of network information such as network connection, delay, flow rate and arithmetic information such as CPU occupancy and memory occupancy of the arithmetic service deployment container; in the arithmetic routing function test, it supported the real-time awareness of arithmetic information based on the arithmetic network capacity, delay, flow rate and other information. The arithmetic routine test, it supports the ability of real-time arithmetic scheduling and network path selection based on the arithmetic network balance policy.

In the 6G terahertz key technology concept prototype test, ZTE uses the electronics terahertz system prototype, supporting up to 2*2MIMO. in the case of real-time communication, support outdoor long-distance transmission, spectrum efficiency of more than 7bit / s / Hz.

In the 6G communication sensing integration key technology concept prototype test, ZTE uses millimeter wave communication sensing calculation control integrated prototype equipment, using 1 AAU, sensing transceiver using different antenna panels in the AAU for isolation, sensing at the same time communication terminal for separate reception of the transmitted signal. The distance accuracy can reach the decimeter level, which can achieve stable positioning tracking for UAVs within 1km range, and the capability is equivalent to the GPS in the device.

In the 6G Smart Supersurface Technology key technology concept prototype test, the ZTE prototype realized the base station and RIS cooperation and realized the adjustable beam control. Compared with the uninstalled RIS, the measured point position with RIS has a gain of up to 30dB.

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The Hexa-X-II program has received funding from the European Commission as a key component of the first call for the Smart Networks and Services Joint Undertaking (SNS-JU). This is the next important step in bringing together key European industry stakeholders. The goal of Hexa-X and Hexa-X-II is to make Europe the leader in 6G.

Hexa-X-II represents the complete value chain for future connectivity solutions. Its members range from network providers and communication service providers to vertical and technology providers, as well as the most renowned European communication research institutes.

Supported by Hexa-X innovations, the Hexa-X-II Alliance will strive to overcome the following societal challenges.

● Sustainability

Hexa-X-II will research technologies that help to achieve a zero carbon footprint and limit energy and material consumption.

● Inclusiveness

Hexa-X-II aims to provide connectivity to people in developing countries as well as to disadvantaged groups in developed societies.

● Trustworthiness

Hexa-X-II will ensure data transparency, security and privacy as well as network robustness.

As part of the announcement, Ericsson will act as the technical manager of Hexa-X-II. Orange, TIM SpA, TU Dresden, University of Oulu, IMEC, and Atos will help coordinate various work packages such as radio evolution and innovation, future devices and flexible infrastructure, intelligent network management and value as well as requirements and ecosystems.

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