Samsung, Verizon Use Base Station Radio Signals to Detect Crowd Density; 6G ISAC Demonstrated
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Samsung Electronics and Verizon said on the 15th that they had conducted a field validation of 6G technology that uses base station radio signals to track people’s movement and crowd density. The demonstration was carried out in July at a large sports event in Texas using AI-based ISAC technology, and it analyzed crowd density at the venue in real time and visualized it as a heatmap. Samsung Electronics said it was the industry’s first field demonstration of virtualized network-based ISAC in a real event environment, and the two companies confirmed whether communication and sensing could be implemented simultaneously on existing communications infrastructure without separate sensing equipment.
Samsung Electronics and Verizon said on the 15th that they had conducted a field validation of 6G technology that uses base station radio signals to track people’s movement and crowd density. The demonstration confirmed at an actual event whether communication and sensing can be carried out simultaneously on existing communications infrastructure without adding separate sensing equipment.
The two companies demonstrated AI-based ISAC technology at a large sports event in Texas in July. Using ISAC technology and AI, Samsung Electronics and Verizon analyzed crowd density at the venue in real time.
The analysis results were visualized as a heatmap. Samsung Electronics said this was the industry’s first field demonstration of virtualized network-based ISAC in a real event environment.
ISAC is a core 6G technology that uses communications equipment like a sensor. It analyzes reflection information from radio signals collected by the base station to determine the location, speed and direction of movement of objects. It does not require separate equipment and can use existing communications infrastructure. It can also be used in blind spots and dark environments where conventional sensing methods are difficult to apply.
In this demonstration, ISAC was used to detect the movement and density of people at the venue. The collected information was analyzed in real time by AI. Crowd density was visualized as a heatmap. This can be used to identify congested areas in crowded venues such as sports games and performances, and to guide movement routes.
The solution used in the demonstration was Samsung Electronics' AI radio access network (AI RAN), "NIS (Network in a Server)." NIS implements network functions such as AI, base stations and the core network in software. It also integrates computing resources such as CPU and GPU into a single platform.
This structure is a method of implementing multiple network functions in software on a single hardware platform. As a result, there is no need to replace existing network equipment, and new functions can be applied without adding separate equipment.
Samsung Electronics and Verizon used this structure to implement ISAC. The two companies also applied crowd density analysis in a real-world high-traffic environment.
ISAC is a way to use communication radio signals to sense the surrounding environment, and is a technology that implements communication and sensing functions on a single infrastructure. Proposed use cases for ISAC include safety and security, transportation and industrial sites.
Seol Ji-yoon, vice president and head of the Product Strategy Team in Samsung Electronics' Network Business Division, said competition for leadership in network AI is intensifying and outlined plans to prepare for the AI and 6G era based on advanced technological capabilities. Yago Tenorio, Verizon's chief technology officer (CTO) and senior vice president of technology development, said the AI-based ISAC demonstration with Samsung Electronics was an achievement that made the blueprint for the 6G era more concrete, and said the company would continue to verify future technologies that combine AI across areas such as living infrastructure and industrial ecosystems.
Source: IT DAILY · Kim Byeong-ju
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