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Sixth Generation 6G Wireless Technology An Overview Vision Challenges and Use Cases
Sixth Generation 6G Wireless Technology An Overview Vision Challenges and Use Cases
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Sixth Generation (6G) Wireless
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Technology: An Overview, Vision,
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Challenges and Use Cases
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Jasneet Kaur, M. Arif Khan (Member IEEE)
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School of Computing, Mathematics and Engineering
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Charles Sturt University, Australia
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Email: {jkaur@csu.edu.au, mkhan@csu.edu.au}
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Abstract—Sixth Generation (6G) research has al- these upcoming demands for future wireless com-
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ready begun in academia and industry since 2019 munication system, our article has focused on
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which is considered as ‘year zero’ for 6G research. understanding 6G and its future vision with other
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The technology is expected to be available for com-
technologies: machine learning (ML), artificial
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mercial deployment from 2030, following the pattern
intelligence (AI), smart cities (SC) and future
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that every decade a new generation of wireless
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technology is introduced. Currently, i.e. from 2020, potential use cases in post pandemic world.
telecom operators around the world has started de- If we look further deeper, [4] mentioned com-
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ploying 5G technology in their networks. There are
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a number of conceptual papers on 6G and its related
munication and delivery speed for 6G will be
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technologies available with some research groups more than a thousand times faster than 5G. The
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working actively on this new wireless communication table I below compares the technical difficulties
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generation. It is yet to be seen that what benefits of 5G and how 6G will overcome them. It is also
6G will bring for society, however, one thing is sure
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that Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence in
analysed from table I that both the technologies
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smart cities will play key roles in 6G technology.
are enablers for the internet of things. 5G can be
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Therefore the innovative applications raise the qual- referred to as the internet of things, and 6G will
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ity of life (QoL) for the citizen by monitoring, analyz- focus on speeding up the Internet of Things using
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ing, planning, and executing with the integration of AI/VR/XR.
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various components . We further anticipate that the
Figure 1 represents the future emerging smart
sixth generation (6G) of the wireless network should
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be fully autonomic to deliver the quality of services applications till 2024+. The vision has been based
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(QoS) and network performance. In this paper, we on yearly development for this technology and is
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review what is the current state-of-the-art in 6G. not restricted to these applications.
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Our aim is to provide readers a starting point in 6G
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research and to provide an overview of how 6G will
be used to build the applications using cutting-edge
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technologies- SC, AI and ML. We also conceptualise
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and identify the role of 6G technology with its vision
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and future challenges. In addition, we have discussed
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the availability of 6G at the network and user side,
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along with various future potential use cases for 6G.
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Index Terms—Sixth Generation (6G); Artificial
Intelligence (AI); Machine Learning (ML); Smart
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Cities (SC); Internet of Things (IoT).
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I. I NTRODUCTION
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Fig. 1. 6G Vision with some future applications.
The COVID-19 pandemic has enormously
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changed the digital world. The industries are
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Considering these applications as a part of scal-
endeavoring to have more flexible technologies
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able borderless workplaces and the future post-
and agile workplaces, referred to as scalable bor-
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pandemic world has urged the need to recognize
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derless workplaces. The IT-based organisations:
TCS, Infosys, etc., have envisioned that this will the constraints of 5G and how 6G can overcome
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them. Moreover, it has become vital to understand
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increase the demand for high internet connec-
tivity, more rigid networks, and more responsive the integration between 6G-ML-AI. Motivated by
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this, we have reviewed the relevant research in
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user applications [1]. The [2], [3], mentioned the
tremendous demand for digital inclusion, sustain- emerging 6G and other technologies (SC, ML
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and AI in this work) and discussed the concept
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able applications and assure of privacy is biggest
challenge in post-pandemic world. Considering of 6G flip, which focuses on understanding how
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this integration will look from user and network
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978-1-6654-6658-5/22/31.00 ©2022 IEEE perspective followed by potential 6G use cases.
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