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XL-MIMO Channel Modeling and Prediction for Wireless Power Transfer – academic article by Benjamin J. B. Deutschmann, Thomas Wilding, Maximilian Graber and Klaus Witrisal

UAV-Based Servicing of IoT Nodes: Assessment of Ecological Impact– academic article by Jarne Van Mulders, Jona Cappelle, Sarah Goossens, Lieven De Strycker and Liesbet Van der Perre

Uplink Joint Positioning and Synchronization in Cell-Free Deployments with Radio Stripes – academic article by Alessio Fascista, Benjamin J. B. Deutschmann, Musa Furkan Keskin, Thomas Wilding, Angelo Coluccia, Klaus Witrisal, Erik Leitinger, Gonzalo Seco-Granados and Henk Wymeersch

“The 6G Architecture Landscape – European perspective” – by Bahare, Massod Khorsandi; Gavras, Anastasius; Gramaglia, Marco; Cosmas, John; Li, Xi; Bulakci, Ömer; Rahman, Arifur; Kostopoulos, Alexandros; Mesodiakaki, Agapi; Tsolkas, Dimitris; Ericson, Mårten; Boldi, Mauro; Uusitalo, Mikko; Ghoraishi, Mir; Rugeland, Patrik

This white paper summarizes the main findings from the European research landscape on the vision of the 6G architecture. Such a design vision is derived from around 45 projects starting from October 2020 in all relevant areas of 5G while paving the way towards 6G, within the 5G Public Private-Partnership (5G PPP) in the scope of the European Framework for Research and Innovation (the list of contributing projects can be obtained from the 5G PPP website.). At present, the European networking research community has started a new program along with 33 projects on the Smart Networks and Service (SNS) programme that will focus on 5G advanced and 6G. The 5G/B5G Architecture Working Group (WG), as part of the 5G PPP Initiative, is identifying and capturing novel trends and key technological enablers for the realization of the 5G and 6G architecture. The main findings and results of the Architecture WG are now captured in this white paper, which presents a consolidated view from European perspective on the technical directions for the architecture design in the 6G era.

The 6G Architecture Landscape – European perspective | Zenodo

Energy-Efficient Power Allocation for an Underlay Spectrum Sharing RadioWeaves Network – academic article by Zakir Hussain Shaik, Rimalapudi Sarvendranath and Erik G. Larsson

Activity Detection in Distributed MIMO: Distributed AMP via Likelihood Ratio Fusion – academic article by Jianan Bai and Erik G. Larsson

Dynamic Federations for 6G Cell-Free Networking: Concepts and Terminology – academic article by Gilles Callebaut, William Tärneberg, Liesbet Van der Perre, Emma Fitzgerald

Wireless Power Transfer: Systems, Circuits, Standards, and Use Cases – academic article by Jarne Van Mulders; Daan Delabie; Cédric Lecluyse; Chesney Buyle; Gilles Callebaut; Liesbet Van der Perre; Lieven De Strycker

Grant-Free Random Access in Massive MIMO for Static Low-Power IoT Nodes – academic article by Gilles Callebaut, Liesbet Van der Perre, François Rottenberg

Physical Layer Abstraction Model for RadioWeaves – academic article by Rimalapudi Sarvendranath, Unnikrishnan Kunnath Ganesan, Zakir Hussain Shaik, Erik G. Larsson

The second REINDEER newsletter is now available for download. In this edition, we present a message from the technical lead, an update on current work in the project including recent publications, a listing of past & upcoming events, an overview of REINDEER related podcasts and a special focus on the teams’ contributions to ICC 2022. Please have a look and of course, share within your network.

„Beyond 5G/6G KPIs and Target Values” by Nielsen, Lars;  Gavras, Anastasius;  Dieudonne, Michael;  Mesogiti, Ioanna;  Roosipuu, Priit; Houatra, Drissa; Kosmatos, Evangelos

The main objective of this document is to present the current view of the available B5G and 6G KPIs from 5G PPP phase III projects with a focus on projects of the ICT-52 call. This view includes mapping to KPIs previously defined for 5G and evaluating how they might evolve to fit the B5G and 6G visions…

Uplink D-MIMO with Decentralized Subset Combining – academic article by Ke Wang Helmersson; Pål Frenger and Anders Helmersson

Location-based Initial Access for Wireless Power Transfer with Physically Large Arrays – academic article by Benjamin J. B. Deutschmann, Thomas Wilding, Erik G. Larsson and Klaus Witrisal.

Techtile – Open 6G R&D Testbed for Communication, Positioning, Sensing, WPT and Federated Learning – academic article by Gilles Callebaut, Jarne Van Mulders, Geoffrey Ottoy, Daan Delabie, Bert Cox, Nobby Stevens, Liesbet Van der Perre

D1.1 provides an inventory of interactive use case specifications, representative deployment scenarios, technical requirements and KPIs for the four focus domains. D1.1 includes the initial channel model based on existing measurements and models. It reports on the particular investigation of the origin of latency in wireless applications.

D2.1 provides an initial assessment of the RadioWeaves infrastructure, developed in WP2 of REINDEER. Taking the description of RadioWeaves in D1.1 and the use cases and KPIs defined therein, as a starting point, a first version of the building blocks of the infrastructure are presented, together with new terminology. Architecture and topology are introduced together with a quantitative and qualitative analysis of high-level requirements on a RadioWeaves infrastructure, setting the scope for more detailed investigations and design.

D3.1 develops a framework for physical-layer performance evaluation of RadioWeaves. Specifically, an effective-SINR abstraction model is developed and shown to be accurate and highly efficient in terms of computational complexity. Furthermore, this document evaluates complexity of existing algorithms in terms of computational load and front-haul signaling for different cell-free topologies considered in the literature. It also proposes efficient algorithms for distributed MIMO processing of RadioWeaves with centralized and decentralized approaches.

This deliverable presents the REINDEER communication kit, including the project’s visual identity as well as communication and dissemination materials, which are used within the project.

This report constitutes an updated plan and initial report on the partners` dissemination and communication activities of the first 12 months. It also includes an overview of the advancements in terms of spectrum harmonization that took place in different radio regulatory bodies (e.g. as the ITU), and a short forecast on how current advancements may shape 6G in terms of, e.g. overall requirements, allocated spectrum parts, etc.

This Project Quality Plan constitutes a set of project templates and explanations on the project management process, review process, quality checks and meeting organisation, which are communicated to all partners.

A Multi-band Solution for Interacting with Energy-Neutral Devices – an academic article by Chesney Buyle, Bert Cox, Liesbet Van der Perre and Lieven De Strycker.

Reciprocity calibration of Distributed Massive MIMO Access Points for Coherent Operation – academic article by Joao Vieira and Erik G. Larsson.

BeamSync: Over-The-Air Carrier Synchronization in Distributed RadioWeaves – an academic article by Unnikrishnan Kunnath Ganesan, Rimalapudi Sarvendranath and Erik G. Larsson.

The first REINDEER newsletter is now available for download. In this edition, we present a message from the coordinator, all workpackages in the project, a listing of past and upcoming events and a look at all recent media releases. Please have a look and of course, share within your network.

Partial Interference Suppression in Massive MIMO Systems: Taxonomy and Experimental Analysis – an academic article by Andrea P. Guevara, Cheng-Ming Chen, Alessandro Chiumento and Sofie Pollin.

A Primer on Techtile: An R&D Testbed for Distributed Communication, Sensing and Positioning – an academic article by Gilles Callebaut, Jarne Van Mulder, Geoffrey Ottoy and Liesbet Van der Perre.

Physical Layer Latency Management Mechanisms: A Study for Millimeter-Wave Wi-Fi – an academic article by Alexander Marinšek, Daan Delabie, Lieven De Strycker and Liesbet Van der Perre.

The 5G PPP PROJECTS Brochure was released and the H2020 REINDEER project it is mentioned on page 62.

The sixth issue of the European 5G Annual Journal was released at the end of May 2021. H2020 REINDEER contribution on pages 123-124.

R&I initiatives on 6G technologies are now starting in leading regions worldwide, with the first products and infrastructures expected for the end of this decade. In January 2021, a first set of 6G projects was launched, worth 60 million EUR under the 5G PPP with the Hexa-X flagship developing a first 6G system concept complemented by 8 projects investigating specific technologies for 6G, putting Europe on a par with our global competitors. In February 2021, the Commission adopted a legislative proposal for the upcoming European partnership on Smart Networks and Services (SNS) towards 6G, the successor of our 5G PPP

6G technology – Domestic Trio Working on Tomorrow’s Mobile Communications – with an eye on future mobile communications standards, a European consortium is working on the next generation of antennas for wireless networks. Austria is clearly represented with NXP, Technikon and TU Graz. Check out the TU Graz press release:

The REINDEER project will address fundamental aspects of 6G multi-antenna technology, by developing a new smart connect compute platform based on RadioWeaves technology. Check out more information in the project poster:

The 5G Infrastructure Association (5G IA) elects its Governing Board and broadens its membership in view of the new ‘Smart Networks and Services’ European Partnership. Check out the press release:

Ericsson embarks on 6G journey with REINDEER – featured in Mobile World Live

The REINDEER project will develop technology to ensure that fast wireless access is where we need it, when we need it.

The official leaflet of the H2020 project “REINDEER” is available, containing project information, mission, vision and goals of the project.

REINDEER featured in Ericsson blog