PN-02: ENERGY EFFICIENCY IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS, 5G TO 6G CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES
(Tuesday, 23 April, 14:00 GMT+4)
Room: Ballroom B, 4th Floor
The panel will discuss following topics:
• Energy efficiency in wireless network, discuss the challenges and opportunities.
• Major energy consumers in wireless network and their evolution from 5G to 6G
• Metrics of energy efficiency in current and future mobile networks
• Challenges of using AI for improving network energy efficiency: AI sustainability, AI energy consumption
• Evolution of the service-based architecture (SBA), from 5G to 6G, to improve energy efficiency
• What could be the role of Open RAN paradigm in sustainability and energy efficiency enhancement of the network?
Program
00:00 – 00:10 Introduction on the Topic and Panelists – Dr Mir Ghoraishi (CEO, Project Manager, Gigasys Solutions)
00:10 – 00:20 Sustainability as a Key Criterion for Network Design on the Path to 6G; Dr Volker Ziegler (Senior Advisor, Chief Architect, Nokia)
00:20 – 00:30 Sustainability in 6G, Challenges and Opportunities; Prof. Merouane Debbah (Professor at Khalifa University, Director of the KU 6G Research Centre)
00:30 – 00:40 - Sustainable AI for mobile networks: challenges and GREENEDGE and VERGE projects solutions; Dr Paolo Dini (Senior Researcher and Coordinator of Sustainable Artificial Intelligence Research Unit, CTTC/CERCA)
00:40 – 00:50 A Win-Win Approach towards 6G Sustainability: 6Green green economical approach for infrastructure and virtual stakeholders to join forces towards a common efficiency goal; Dr Chiara Lombardo (Researcher at University of Genoa)
00:50 – 00:60 What ORAN Can Offer to Facilitate Enhancing Energy Efficiency in 6G: BeGREEN ORAN based intelligent solutions for enhanced energy efficiency in radio access; Dr Mir Ghoraishi (CEO and Project Manager, Gigasys Solutions)
00:60 – 00:90 Panel discussion (with involvement of audience)
