6G-NTN² (NEXUS) – Harmonized Ku/Ka TN/NTN Radio Access & GNSS-Free PNT

Sat, 01 Jun 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Horizon Europe SNS JU

Role: Task 5.4 PoC#2 Lead (SnT – SIGCOM / 6GSPACE Lab)
Funding: European Commission (Horizon Europe Smart Networks and Services Joint Undertaking – SNS JU)
Official Page: uni.lu/snt-en/research-projects/6g-ntn2/

Executive Summary

6G-NTN² (NEXUS) is a Horizon Europe SNS JU flagship project designing a unified 6G Terrestrial / Non-Terrestrial Network (TN/NTN) architecture. Within the consortium, the 6GSPACE Lab leads Task 5.4 Proof-of-Concept #2 (PoC#2) on harmonized TN/NTN radio access above 10 GHz (Ku/Ka-band) with native, GNSS-independent Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) for mobile user terminals.

Key Objectives & Contributions

Ku/Ka-Band Joint Communications & PNT (JCAP): High-accuracy range and Doppler positioning exploiting wideband Ku/Ka-band 6G-NTN waveforms without relying on GNSS availability.
In-Lab & Over-the-Air (OTA) PoC#2 Validation: End-to-end validation using a 4-channel PNT-e receiver and multi-orbit hardware channel emulator in the laboratory, followed by over-the-air trials with 2 commercial NGSO satellites in Ku/Ka-band.

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XTRUST-6G – AI-Driven Physical Layer Security & O-RAN Zero-Trust (Pilot 4)

Wed, 01 May 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Horizon Europe SNS JU

Role: Pilot 4 Lead (SnT – SIGCOM / 6GSPACE Lab)
Funding: European Commission (Horizon Europe Smart Networks and Services Joint Undertaking – SNS JU)
Official Page: uni.lu/snt-en/research-projects/xtrust-6g/

Executive Summary

Within the XTRUST-6G Horizon Europe SNS JU project, the 6GSPACE Lab at SnT leads Pilot 4 on AI-Driven Physical Layer Security and Zero-Trust O-RAN Resilience. The activity develops real-time AI/ML defenses at the radio physical layer and Open RAN Near-Real-Time RAN Intelligent Controller (Near-RT RIC) to protect 6G terrestrial, UAV, and non-terrestrial links against smart jamming and adversarial waveforms.

Key Objectives & Contributions

Adversarial-Resilient Neural Receivers: Deep-learning physical layer receivers hardened against protocol-aware and adversarial RF attacks.
Near-RT RIC Security xApps: Real-time interference classification, physical-layer key generation, and automated spectrum/beam mitigation via O-RAN E2 interfaces.

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Horizon Europe | Dr. Jorge Querol

6G-NTN² (NEXUS) – Harmonized Ku/Ka TN/NTN Radio Access & GNSS-Free PNT

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Key Objectives & Contributions

XTRUST-6G – AI-Driven Physical Layer Security & O-RAN Zero-Trust (Pilot 4)

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Key Objectives & Contributions