Paper Info
Title
Vision, application scenarios, and key technology trends for 6G mobile communications
Abstract
With the global commercialization of the fifth-generation (5G) network, many countries, including China, USA, European countries, Japan, and Korea, have started exploring 6G mobile communication network, following the tradition of “planning the next while commercializing one generation”. Currently, studies on 6G networks are at the infancy stage. Research on the vision and requirements for 6G is still ongoing, and the industry is yet to clarify the key enabling technologies for 6G. However, 6G will certainly build on the success of 5G. Therefore, developing high-quality 5G networks and seamlessly integrating 5G with verticals are the priorities before 2030, when 6G is projected to be commercialized. Also, global 5G standards will keep evolving to better support vertical applications. As a milestone, the Third-Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) published Release 16 in July 2020, which continuously enhanced the capabilities of mobile broadband service based on Release 15 and realized the support for low-delay and high-reliability applications, such as Internet of Vehicles and industrial Internet. Currently, 3GPP is working on Releases 17 and 18, focusing on meeting the demands of medium- and high-data-rate machine communication with low-cost and high-precision positioning, which will be published in June 2022. Thus, 6G networks will further expand the application fields and scope of the Internet of Things to accommodate those services and applications that are beyond the capabilities of 5G networks. Herein, we present our vision, application scenarios, and key technological trends for 6G networks. Furthermore, we propose several future research opportunities in 6G networks with regard to industrialization and standardization.
Year
DOI
Venue
2022
10.1007/s11432-021-3351-5
Science China Information Sciences
Keywords
DocType
Volume
sixth-generation (6G) mobile communication, 6G vision, application scenarios of 6G, terahertz communication, integrated sensing and communication, integrated intelligence and communication, ultra-massive MIMO, reconfigurable intelligent surface, co-frequency co-time full-duplex, holographic radio technology
Journal
65
Issue
ISSN
Citations 
5
1674-733X
2
PageRank 
References 
Authors
0.39
0
21
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Zhiqin Wang163.48
Ying Du261.79
Kejun Wei380.89
Kaifeng Han443.80
Xiaoyan Xu520.39
Guiming Wei620.39
Wen Tong720.39
Peiying Zhu829516.35
Jianglei Ma920.39
Jian Wang102526.58
Guangjian Wang11303.36
Xueqiang Yan1220.39
Jiying Xiang1320.73
He Huang145312.79
Ruyue Li1520.73
Xinhui Wang1620.39
Yingmin Wang1720.39
Sun ShaoHui1825129.46
Shiqiang Suo1920.73
Qiubin Gao2020.39
Xin Su2128353.83