Policy on Intellectual Property Right (IPR)
1 Introduction
2 Scope
3 Related ITU-R documents
3.1 ITU-R Recommendations
3.2 ITU-R Reports/Questions
3.3 ITU-R Resolutions
4 Overview of emerging services and applications
4.1 New services and application trends
4.1.1 Potential new services, trends and opportunities
4.1.2 Diversification of terminals
4.2 Drivers for future technology trends towards 2030 and beyond
5 Emerging technology trends and enablers
5.1 Technologies for AI-native communications
5.1.1 AI-native air interface
5.1.2 AI-native radio network
5.1.3 Radio network to support AI services
5.2 Technologies for integrated sensing and communication
5.3 Technologies to support convergence of communication and
computing architecture
5.4 Technologies for device-to-device communications
5.4.1 Sidelink communications
5.4.2 Cooperation with peripheral devices
5.5 Technologies to efficiently utilize spectrum
5.5.1 Spectrum sharing technologies
5.5.2 Technologies for broader frequency spectrum
5.6 Technologies to enhance energy efficiency and low power
consumption
5.6.1 Backscattering communications
5.6.2 On-demand access technologies
5.7 Technologies to natively support real-time services and
communications
5.8 Technologies to enhance trustworthiness
5.8.1 RAN privacy
5.8.2 Quantum technology with respect to the RAN
5.8.3 Physical-layer security technologies
6 Technologies to enhance the radio interface
6.1 Advanced modulation, coding and multiple access schemes
6.1.1 Advanced modulation schemes
6.1.2 Advanced coding schemes
6.1.3 Advanced waveforms
6.1.4 Multiple access
6.2 Advanced antenna technologies
6.2.1 E-MIMO with new type of antenna arrays
6.2.2 E-MIMO with distributed mechanism
6.2.3 E-MIMO with AI assistance
6.3 In-band full duplex communications
6.4 Multiple physical dimension transmission
6.4.1 Reconfigurable intelligent surface
6.4.2 Holographic radio
6.4.3 Orbital angular momentum
6.5 THz communications
6.5.1 Pencil-beam THz radio
6.5.2 THz transceiver technologies
6.5.3 Spectrum aspects for THz
6.6 Technologies to support ultra-high accuracy positioning
7 Technology enablers to enhance the radio network
7.1 RAN slicing
7.2 Technologies to support resilient and soft networks for
guaranteed QoS
7.3 New RAN architecture
7.3.1 Support RAN nodes cooperation and aggregation
7.3.2 User-centric architecture
7.4 Technologies to support digital twin network
7.5 Technologies for interconnection with non-terrestrial networks
7.6 Support for ultra-dense radio network deployments
7.7 Technologies to enhance RAN infrastructure sharing
8 Conclusion
9 Acronyms, terminology, abbreviations