Automation of Network edge Infrastructure & Applications with aRtificiAl intelligence
| Reference number | |
| Coordinator | Ericsson AB - Ericsson Research |
| Funding from Vinnova | SEK 28 998 567 |
| Project duration | June 2020 - February 2024 |
| Status | Completed |
| Venture | Eureka cluster co-funding |
Important results from the project
The ANIARA project goal of "accelerating digital transformation by the efficient use of a highly integrated and flexible edge infrastructure that is programmable across all its components, from the basic connectivity setup to fully virtualized network functions and application components" turned out to be spot on to complement the evolution of 5G with crucial technical enablers towards an intelligent and sustainable 6G platform. The project results contributed to this goal with developing compute and AI enablers for future mobile networks.
Expected long term effects
The project contributed to a sustainable and intelligent 6G network platform with the following: a) Energy efficient edge infrastructure; b) Automated management of the distributed platform, which includes both resource orchestration for distributed edge resources as well as intelligence support for 6G network functions; and c) 6G platform services on the edge exposed for society, enterprise, and industrial applications.
Approach and implementation
The planned deliverables were produced according to the initial plan. The results will be presented three times during the project in mid term and final reviews. Several joint works have ben done including Swedish and non Swedish organizations. Several workshops and consortium meetings have been organized to accomodate this collaborations and the results have been captured in several demos, product, paetnsts and publications.