Towards Future 6G from the Hardware Components Perspective – A Focus on the Hardware-Software Divide, its Limiting Factors and the Envisioned Benefits in Going Beyond it

Iannacci, Jacopo

doi:10.1109/5gwf52925.2021.00008

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“…The sketched asymmetry is what in [28] is termed the HW-SW divide. Based on this principle, telecommunication standards evolved across several decades, from 1G to 5G, without any substantial need for its revision, modification, or extension.…”

Section: A Hw-sw Dividementioning

confidence: 99%

“…Also, the need for a modification of the classical set of interlinks between HW and SW entities emerged. Such a conceptual rearrangement implies the reinforcement of the concepts of separation and symmetry, introduced in [28] and briefly recalled in the following.…”

Section: B E Y O N D T H E H W -S W D I V I D Ementioning

confidence: 99%

“…This means that, differently from current conception, HW will have to acquire enhanced flexibility and resident self-adaptivity, thus thinning down the gap to SW. In essence, 6G/FN will demand for an augmented level of abstraction (or intelligence [28]) of the HW, weakening its currently tight constraints to the physical dimension. As partial conclusion of the discussion, the sketched scenario has to be intended as a vision of what 6G/FN could possibly be.…”

Section: ) Separationmentioning

confidence: 99%

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“…The hardware-software co-design that is in use today, cannot cater to such stringent requirements of the future. In this light, there have been several innovative approaches for increasing the efficiency of the hardware through advancements in MEMS/NEMS technologies [5], and by using AI-enabled solutions [6].…”

Section: Algorithm-hardware Separationmentioning

confidence: 99%

6G-AUTOR: Autonomic CSI-Free Transceiver via Realtime On-Device Signal Analytics

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2022

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Next-generation wireless systems aim at fulfilling diverse application requirements but fundamentally rely on point-to-point transmission qualities. Aligning with recent AI-enabled wireless implementations, this paper introduces autonomic radios, 6G-AUTOR, that leverage novel algorithm-hardware separation platforms, softwarization of transmission (TX) and reception (RX) operations, and automatic reconfiguration of RF frontends, to support link performance and resilience. As a comprehensive transceiver solution, our design encompasses several ML-driven models, each enhancing a specific aspect of either TX or RX, leading to robust transceiver operation under tight constraints of future wireless systems. A data-driven radio management module was developed via deep Q-networks to support fast-reconfiguration of TX resource blocks (RB) and proactive multi-agent access. Also, a ResNet-inspired fast-beamforming solution was employed to enable robust communication to multiple receivers over the same RB, which has potential applications in realisation of cell-free infrastructures. As a receiver the system was equipped with a capability of ultrabroadband spectrum recognition. Apart from this, a fundamental tool -automatic modulation classification (AMC) which involves a complex correntropy extraction, followed by a convolutional neural network (CNN)based classification, and a deep learning-based LDPC decoder were added to improve the reception quality and radio performance. Simulations of individual algorithms demonstrate that under appropriate training, each of the corresponding radio functions have either outperformed or have performed on-par with the benchmark solutions.

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“…Wrapping together all these challenges weighting on the shoulders of 6G, this work develops a discussion gravitating around the field of Hardware (HW) technologies. As already anticipated by the authors in [6], [7], turning 6G visions into reality will require adoption of unprecedented strategies in development of Hardware-Software (HW-SW) systems, leveraging increased functional abstraction of HW, leading to its partial reconceptualization. A pivotal role for Microtechnologies and Nanotechnologies, intended as devices, systems (Micro/NanoElectroMechanical-Systems -MEMS/NEMS) and materials, is envisioned in the 6G scenario, with particularly relevant estimated impact on the network edge architecture.…”

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Review and Perspectives of Micro/Nano Technologies as Key-Enablers of 6G

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2022

IEEE Access

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Towards Future 6G from the Hardware Components Perspective – A Focus on the Hardware-Software Divide, its Limiting Factors and the Envisioned Benefits in Going Beyond it

Cited by 7 publications

References 37 publications

A perspective vision of micro/nano systems and technologies as enablers of 6g, super-iot, and tactile internet [point of view]

A perspective vision of micro/nano systems and technologies as enablers of 6g, super-iot, and tactile internet [point of view]

6G-AUTOR: Autonomic CSI-Free Transceiver via Realtime On-Device Signal Analytics

Review and Perspectives of Micro/Nano Technologies as Key-Enablers of 6G

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