Global6GConference Nanjing,China,April16-18,2024 NetworkArchitectureEvolution towards6G April17.2024 JuhoLee,Fellow,Ph.D.,FIEEE SamsungResearch,SamsungElectronics SamsungResearch SamsungResearch GeneralDiscussionon6G 5GExperiencesToDate Ongoing5Geffortstocreatevalueforbothend-users&operators End-UserViewOperator'sExperience U.S.end-userisexperiencing5-10xTpuiDuetosaturatedARPU,operatorsstrive tofindoutnewrevenuedriver SamsungResearch 5Gcustomersatisfaction4GsatisfactionARPU KTA0.8% 5Gthroughputincreasedmorethan5times thankstowiderbandwidththan4GLTE" growthSKT1.7% (15~)LGU3.8% US¥4.5%EUV1.6% NWEdge FWA EmergingPrivate usecasesJSsubsc'NW SlicingComputing 5Gcustomersatisfactionunderwhelming “4Gisgoodenoughtowatchvideos,5GOperators'Energy Security AI O-RAN connectiondrainsthebatteryfaster."newtech. priority EfficiencyAutomation 5476(72%[59%] otremelyImortont VeryImportantModlerntelyImpoitert NewAttributesof6G 6Grequiresnewwaysofthinkingtoenableuniqueuserexperienceandservices Past'G'sFocus6GNewAttributes 4G→5G,majorupgradeinpeakrate&latencyFuture-proofandsustainableuserexperience 5G→>6G,moderatechangeexpected IserExperienceEataFiate (Mops) samsungResearch T1cC0 Al-Native Sustainable PeakDataRate (Gbps) 000. 200-6G 500Network AreatraffcCapacity (Mbits/s/nm*; 100 0.1 10 105G 4G 350 4.5x 500 50 71000Mobility (km/h) Al-Native&Sustgingble Communicafion 10* punog-owo199 punoq-jaddng91 UbiquitousSecureand CoverageResilientNetwork CoritclionOersilyArLatency (d=Mces/km2)(ms) ITU-RIMT-2030Framework SamsungResearch UseCasesandRequirementsfor6G(IMT-2030) Continuetoidentify&generateusecasesforfuture6G IMTusageScenarioEvolutionfrom5Gto6G Communication -5G/IMT-2020:eMBB,mMTC,URLLC IntegratedSensingAland andinication Communication IMT-2020 mMTCURLLC MassiveHyperReliable -6G/IMT-2030:extensionfromIMT-2020and3newusecases LessonsLearntfromthe5GExperience CommunicationandLow-Latency Communicatior -GapbetweenIMT-2020visionandmarketreality Ubiquitous Connectivity -6Gneedsmarket-drivenapproachtowardusecaseideationand technologydevelopment $Source:ITU-RIMT-2030FrameworkandObjective Potential6GServices-SomeExamples 6Gusecaseswillexpand5Gvision,achievelongacknowledgedneedsincludingubiquitous coverageandsustainability ImmersiveAR,VR.MR trueintegrationofvirtualandrealworldforeverydaylife samsungResearch Sensorintegration(non-3GPP&ISC) tmersive Cenirunication SplitcomputationasaTeleservice captureandmodelcomplexmoving3Dobjectsandsceneson-demandsplitofdevicecomputationalload IrtegrztedSensirs Alann Coninnicstion Cornskatior MT-2020 nMTCURLLE HroerRaliabk Cannniatiar andLowLatency Canninkatiat utishnots ControlofenergyconsumptionbyservicesDigitaltwinwithremoteactuation enablescalableandfinegrainedpolicyforsustainability Cernectity remotelycontrolledmanualwork-safely,accurately Achievablelowpopulationdensityservice combiningNTN,terrestrialnetworking,coverageextension StandardizationTimelinefor6G 3GPPtimelineshouldsupport6Gdeploymentsaround2030 2024202520262027202820292030 EvaluationMethodology&SubmissionTemplate Proposal& ITU-REvaluation& TimelineDecision Recommendatio UseCaseStudy SamsungResearch RequirementStudy ITU-R Samsung'sTechnologyStudy Viewon(Rel-20) 3GPP6G TimelineSpecificationWork (Rel-21) 3GPpWorkshop3GPPASN.1& onIMT-20306GOpenAPIFreeze UseCasesWorkshop FinalSubmission SamsungResearch KeyTechnologiesfor6GNetwork Al-Nativefor6G Current5GAlApplicationsComprehensive6GAl SamsungResearch Networkplanning e.g.,optimizationofsitelocations E2Eoptimizationofnetworkperformance&operation Local/jointAlforglobalawarenessJointoptimizationacrossfunctionsandlayersHandlingnonlinearityandlong-termcorrelations Prediction,detection,andself-healingofnetworkanomalies Networkmanagement e.g.,configurationautomationpowerconsumptionminimization UEBSCoreNetworkApplicationServer Performanceimprovement LocalAlLocalAlLocalAlLocalAl JointAJointAl e.g.,handoveroptimizationand schedulerenhancement End-to-EndAl ComprehensiveAI SamsungResearch SustainableNetwork-ScalableComputingResourceManagement Networkarchitecturewithmicro-servicesanddynamicresourcepooling ScalableResourceMangament nouJad ? vDUvDUVDU Traffic 121416 22 1820 ② Proc.Proc.TimeThourl podpod? vDU Proc.Proc.Proc.Proc.Proc podpodpodpodpod ScalingScaling DynamicscalingwithadditionalcelldeploymentDynamicscalingwithtrafficchange +Podscale-outwhenthetrafficrequiredforthenetworkOptimizingresourceutilizationbydynamicscalingaccordingto increasesandadditionalcelldeploymentisnecessarytherequiredcapacitychangefordayandnight 10 UbiquitousCoverage&SecureandResilientNetwork SamsungResearch UbiquitousCoverage SecureandResilient Network Personalemergencyservice CNF(VDUOrVCU) Directcommunication smartphone satellite Communicationsonthemove /Router LoadBalancerProc.Pod(s)Pod(s) Exampleofal-activeandscalablevRAN Mobileuonesunwo servicesinships&aircraft -SpecializednetworkservicesforextendingthecoverageAll-activearchitectureofpodswithloadbalancermakes ofterrestrialnetworksvRANtobemorereliableevenifoneofpodshappenstofail. A