interruptions also heavily impact the user experience.
By introduced, 6G waveform and multiple access technologies
introducing AI/ML-based enhancements and simplified,
minimized control signaling, cellular operations could be
made more power and performance efficient.
6G device users can benefit from more
6G device users can reliable communication in mobility
benefit from more reliable scenarios enabling interruption-free
communication in mobility and robust data transmission and
scenarios enabling reception across radio technologies.
interruption-free and robust This also includes optimized
data transmission and interworking with other entities of the
reception across radio 6G ecosystem (e.g., sidelink and TN/
technologies. NTN interoperation). Wireless networks
will benefit from improved KPIs in terms
of reduced handover failure rates, reduced
radio link failure rates, and reduced signaling
and processing overhead.
Figure 3.1.7: Seamless Mobility
The target is to research and develop robust methods
for interruption-free handover between cells of same
technology and across technologies while simplifying and
minimizing the amount of control signaling, signaling delays,
procedure delays, and processing efforts. This goal includes
optimization of device power consumption under mobility
scenarios and for mobility-related procedures. For applicable
use cases and scenarios, local and combined coordinated AI/
ML could be considered to achieve the targets.
For North America to obtain 6G leadership, investment
is required to research novel and superior solutions for
seamless mobility procedures to meet KPI targets across
all 6G use cases. The major aspect is to enable reliable,
interruption-free, and robust data transmission and reception
across various radio technologies.
3.1.8 Waveform, Coding, Modulation,
and Multiple Access Schemes
Waveform, coding, modulation, and multiple access are
fundamental building blocks of cellular systems in every
generation. As more and more frequency bands are
are expected to continue to evolve based on 5G waveform
and multiple access schemes to improve spectrum and
power efficiency, provide more robust coverage, supplement
adjacent 6G technologies such as advanced MIMO (e.g.,
advanced beam/CSI acquisition and tracking) (see Section
3.1.4), and ultra-low resolution data conversion technologies
(see Section 3.2.1). Channel coding and modulation design
will also continue to advance to scale to extremely high
throughput (together with bandwidth and MIMO order
scaling), link reliability, and low latency, as well as meeting
other requirements for specific use cases such as massive
Machine Type Communication (MTC), which needs to support
high connection density and high user density.
In addition to established use cases, the 6G waveform,
multiple access, coding, and modulation design are expected
to enable new use cases and new verticals such as joint
communication, positioning, sensing, and Physical Layer
(PHY) security, all of which
have attracted research
interest in both academy and
industry. Meanwhile, cross-
disciplinary research areas and
technologies such as AI/ML
have emerged as new tools
for wireless communication
physical layer design. One key
question is how to leverage
powerful AI/ML technologies,
tools, and data-driven design
methodology in crafting
fundamental building blocks
for 6G systems.
DL/UL for NTN
communication and sensing
sensing and positioning
DL/UL for TN
SL
Figure 3.1.8: Waveform, Coding, Modulation,
Multiple Access 6G Use Case Scenarios
As the industry evolves toward 6G, there are new technology
and business opportunities, as well as design challenges
to meet 6G requirements. First, the unified 6G design —
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