Challenges faced in network security have significantly steered the deployment timeline of
Fifth Generation (5G) communication at a global level; therefore, research in Sixth …

Building upon the significant number of already published 6G position papers, we are
concentrating on the immediate next steps toward turning the research vision of software …

The 5G+ networks are going through extensive overhauling at both the radio access network
(RAN) and core network (CN) to truly support the envisioned 5G+ use cases with ever so …

This article proposes a new service architecture for 6G core networks based on the
advancements in software services adopted by the IT industry. Through reconsidering the …

The introduction of the Service-Based Architecture (SBA) for the 5G Core Networks has
drastically changed the way these networks are designed and operated. Aiming for higher …

This article proposes a new infrastructure-free service architecture for the 6G core network.
The proposed service architecture aims to reinvent and extend the scope of the 3GPP 5G …

Facing 6G or any future IT-system, watching the development of past mobile communication
standards or any machine communication solution, common advancement strategies can be …

The upcoming generation of mobile communications, 6G, will hold great potential to become
the backbone of an interconnected world, bringing together various kinds of services and …

This manuscript investigates viable Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) architecture
approaches to be used as basis for the distribution of integrity verification data. We discuss …

With the wide adoption of edge compute infrastructures, an opportunity has arisen to deploy
part of the functionality at the edge of the network to enable a localized connectivity service …