xURLLC in 6G with meshed RAN

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Khoshkholghi, A., Mahmoodi, T., Pal, S., Chopra, S., Tendulkar, M. and Sarka, S. 2022. xURLLC in 6G with meshed RAN. ITU Journal on Future and Evolving Technologies. 3 (3), pp. 612-622. https://doi.org/10.52953/JTPE9471
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TitlexURLLC in 6G with meshed RAN
AuthorsKhoshkholghi, A., Mahmoodi, T., Pal, S., Chopra, S., Tendulkar, M. and Sarka, S.
Abstract

5G Ultra-Reliable Low Latency Communications Technology (URLLC) will not be able to provide extremely reliable low latency services to the complex networks in 6G. Moreover, URLLC that began with 5G has to be refined and improved in 6G to provide xURLCC (extreme URLCC) with sub-millisecond latency, for supporting diverse mission-critical applications. This paper aims to highlight the importance of peer-to-peer mesh connectivity for services that require xURLLC. Deploying mesh connectivity among RAN nodes would add significant value to the current 5G New Radio (5G NR) enabling 6G to increase flexibility and reliability of the networks while reducing the inherent latency introduced by the core network. To provide a mesh connectivity in RAN, the nodes should be able to communicate with each other directly and be independent from the mobile core network so that data can be directly exchanged between base stations (gNBs) whereas certain aspects of signalling procedure including data session establishment will be managed by RAN itself. In this paper, we introduce several architectural choices for a mesh network topology that could potentially be crucial to a number of applications. In addition, three possible options to create mesh connectivity in RAN are provided, and their pros and cons are discussed in detail.

Keywords6G; mesh connectivity; RAN; xURLCC
Sustainable Development Goals9 Industry, innovation and infrastructure
Middlesex University ThemeCreativity, Culture & Enterprise
PublisherITU
JournalITU Journal on Future and Evolving Technologies
ISSN2616-8375​​
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Online02 Dec 2022
PrintDec 2022
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Accepted20 Nov 2024
Deposited12 Sep 2024
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Web address (URL)https://www.itu.int/pub/S-JNL-VOL3.ISSUE3-2022-A47
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.52953/JTPE9471
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