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1 Motivation
The volume and diversity of data generated by network and application services are continuously increasing in the recent years and the trend will continue in the coming years too. The handling of huge data of diverse nature by networks beyond IMT-2020 imposes requirements on network capabilities such as high data rates, low latency, massive connections, and low energy consumption. Given that these requirements are difficult to be supported using conventional host-centric, location-based and client-server architectural approaches (see ITU-T Y.3001), information-centric networking (ICN) appeared to be a promising candidate solution that has been studied in the previous study period. Similarly, the trends of leveraging the ICN features of ID- or name-based communication, together with upcoming information and communication technologies such as, distributed ledger technology (DLT) and digital twin network (DTN) for data transmission, as well as the network service design, control and management, have been embraced in new communication network architecture and service design.
Therefore, this Question focuses on the study of leveraging the ID- or name-based communication and upcoming ICT innovations in the IMT-2030 and beyond network architectures.
The following major Recommendations, in force at the time of approval of this Question, fall under its responsibility:
? ITU-T Y.2623, Y.3071-Y.3080, Y. 3081, Y.3082, Y.3083, and Y.3090
2 Study items
Study items to be considered include, but are not limited to:
? What are the requirements, frameworks, and functional architectures of IMT-2030 and beyond networks incorporating enhanced ICN and emerging technologies such as in-network computing, digital twin of networks, distributed ledger technology, self-controlled identity, and deterministic, low latency, and energy efficient communications?
? What are the emerging technologies of networks for industrial Internet, digital assets transmission, and metaverse?
? What extensions or enhancements are required in ICN to incorporate in-network computing, big data analysis, distributed ledger technology/blockchain, artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML) for satisfying requirements of high throughput, low latency, energy efficiency, security, scalability, and high network efficiency? How enhanced ICN functions can be configured and deployed by applying software-defined networking, network function virtualization, service function chaining, network slicing and orchestration?
3 Tasks
Tasks include, but are not limited to:
? Development of documents of Recommendations, Supplements and Technical Report on scenarios, use cases, requirements, framework and functional architecture of IMT 2030 and beyond networks incorporating enhanced ICN and emerging technologies such as in-network computing, digital twin of networks, distributed ledger technology, self-controlled identity, and deterministic, low latency, and energy-efficient communications.
? Development of documents on the emerging technologies of networks for industrial Internet, digital assets transmission, and metaverse.
? Development of documents on the extensions or enhancement of ICN with the component technologies of in-network computing, big data analysis, DLT/blockchain, AI/ML.
? Development of documents on deployment and configuration of ICN and network functions by applying software-defined networking, network function virtualization, service function chaining, network slicing and orchestration.
? Development of documents on ICN deployment-oriented functional architecture and component technologies including data object naming, name resolution, information discovery, transport, routing, mobility, caching, and security.
? Development of documents on ICN use-case specific mechanisms and bridging technologies for applying ICN in IMT-2030 and beyond networks.
? Study and standardization of other relevant emerging network technologies of the study period 2025-2028.
An up-to-date status of work under this Question is contained in the SG13 work programme: https://www.itu.int/ITU-T/workprog/wp_search.aspx?sp=18&q=22/13.
4 Relationships
Recommendations:
? ICN and emerging technologies related Recommendations: ITU-T Y.3071, Y.3072, Y.3073, Y.3074, Y.3075, Y.3076, Y.2623, Y.3077, Y.3078, Y.3079, Y.3080, Y. 3081, Y.3082, Y.3083, Y.3084, Y.3085. Y.3086 and Y.3090
? IMT-2030 and beyond networks related Recommendations
Questions:
- IMT-2030 and beyond networks related Questions
Study groups:
- ITU-T study groups involved with IMT-2030 and beyond networks
Other bodies:
? International Organization for Standardization (ISO)/International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) Joint Technical Committee (JTC)1 Subcommittee (SC) 6
? Internet Engineering Taks Force (IETF)
? European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) relevant ISGs
? TM Forum
? Linux Foundation relevant open-source projects
WSIS Action Lines:
? C2
Sustainable Development Goals:
? 9
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