TTA to Host 3GPP International Meeting in Jeju to Map Out 6G
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TTA will hold a 3GPP RAN working group international meeting at ICC Jeju from Oct. 12 to 16.
The meeting will discuss 6G wireless network standardization, including AI-native networks, sensing and satellite communications.
About 1,500 wireless communications standards experts from around the world will participate, and 3GPP plans to complete 6G wireless technology research in the first half of 2027.
The Telecommunications Technology Association (TTA) will host an international meeting of 3GPP's Radio Access Network (RAN) working groups at the Jeju International Convention Center (ICC Jeju) from Oct. 12 to 16. The article's headline is TTA to Host 3GPP International Meeting in Jeju.
The meeting will be a forum for fully kicking off discussions on 6G wireless network standardization. Topics under discussion include 6G wireless network standardization for AI-native networks, sensing and satellite communications.
The meeting is being held by 3GPP, the global mobile communications standards body. A 3GPP international meeting is structured so that four working group meetings take place at the same time. RAN1 is responsible for the physical layer, RAN2 for radio protocols, RAN3 for network architecture, and RAN4 for radio performance.
About 1,500 wireless communications standards experts from around the world are expected to gather in Jeju. The expected attendance is about 1,500 wireless communications standards experts from around the world.
Rather than merely improving performance over 5G, 6G wireless networks are being promoted in a direction that implements AI, sensing and satellite communications (NTN) support in a single unified network.
3GPP's 6G standards research got underway in earnest following a 6G technology workshop hosted by TTA in March last year. 3GPP plans to complete 6G wireless technology research in the first half of 2027 and finish detailed 6G standards specifications by 2028. In this process, sustainability based on energy savings and cost efficiency are being reflected as design considerations.
Specifically, RAN1 is tasked with research into technologies and structures for sharing the same frequency band between 5G and 6G. It is also studying 6G's energy efficiency, spectrum efficiency and expanded coverage compared with 5G.
RAN2 is responsible for designing communication procedures between terminals and base stations. Its research areas include data transmission, connection control protocols and security, simplified reporting methods for terminal capabilities, mobility for uninterrupted connectivity while moving, and transmission methods for various types of data, including AI and sensing.
Looking at the roles of the wireless network working groups, RAN3 designs the base station-core network connection architecture and interfaces, as well as the internal connection structure of base stations. RAN4 sets radio performance standards for 6G terminals and base stations.
AI and sensing are common tasks for all four working groups, not just any one specific group. Each working group is studying use cases for AI within 6G wireless networks, AI model management frameworks and data collection methods. Also under discussion are signal design for base station sensing, sensing performance evaluation and sensing-communications integration plans.
TTA Chairman Son Seung-hyun said the influence of 3GPP standards stems from the fact that they are communications technologies applied worldwide, and that wireless network technology sits at the center of that. He added that he hopes the latest working group meeting will accelerate standardization discussions related to the evolution of 6G communications networks into AI-native networks.
Source: IT DAILY · Seong Won-young
Original: https://www.itdaily.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=242115
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