PHY – Physical Layer and Fundamentals
- New air interfaces (5G, MTC, mmWave, etc.)
- Beyond 5G, Terahertz communication
- New modulation and coding techniques
- New antenna arrays and antenna types
- Reconfigurable radios and new radio heads
- Advanced and massive MIMO
- Hardware/Software co-design and implementation
RAS – Radio Access and Softwarisation
- New spectrum management and sharing methods
- Reconfigurable and energy efficient RRM
- Modular and reconfigurable MAC
- Soft-RAN and fronthauling
- Cognitive and green radio
- New access architectures and technologies in 5G (UNB, UWB, DSA, etc.)
- Radio slicing
NET – Network Softwarisation
- New network protocols and architectures
- Cognitive network management in 5G and beyond
- Software defined networking
- Network slicing management
- Network function virtualisation
- Network programming for reconfigurability, mobility management, etc.
- Fog and edge computing
- Data aware networks and overlays (P2P, CDN, ICN, etc.)
- Network operating system
- Quality (QoE and QoS) aware networking
- Security, trust and privacy
WOS – Wireless, Optical and Satellite Networks
- 5G access and core networks
- Advances in M2M, WSN, IoT networks
- Integrated and hybrid satellite/terrestrial networks
- Next generation passive optical networks
- Optical/Wireless convergence
- Communications for unmanned platforms
- Communications for navigation and observation
VAP – Vertical Applications and Internet of Things
- Factory automation solutions
- Autonomous driving solutions
- Digital health and wellbeing
- Critical communications and public safety
- Agriculture and environmental monitoring
- Smart cities and smart grids
- Localization and location-based services
- Emerging business models and monetisation strategies
OPE – Operational & Experimental Insights
- 5G trials and experiments
- Deployment insights from verticals (smart city, energy, digital health, public safety, automotive etc.)
- Plug-and-play deployments and experiments
- Advanced wireless platforms and testbeds
- Network applications for test and production deployments
- Network forensics, network instrumentation
- Data driven network design and optimisation
- Next Generation Internet