References

CampusOS

22 partners from industry and research have published a guideline for the development and operation of open and modular 5G campus networks. These networks offer an alternative to the monolithic solutions of established providers and, through their Open RAN-based approach, promote the digital sovereignty of European companies. 5G campus networks can be deployed in various sectors, such as logistics, construction, manufacturing, agriculture, and healthcare.

Project information about CampusOS

Project information about Econom

FUDGE-5G

The main objective of FUDGE-5G is to devise, assess and demonstrate a conceptually novel and forward-looking cloud-native, unified and secured service-based 5G architecture, solutions and systems for private networks. The architecture will allow for extensive interoperability and customization for industry verticals among wired and wireless access infrastructure, featuring “all-Ethernet” 5GLAN (Local Area Network), 5G-TSN (Time-Sensitive Networking), and 5G-Multicast.

During the tenure of the FUDGE-5G project the Open5GCore was extended to enable the Virtual Office and the Interconnected NPNs use cases.

FUDGE-5G: Interconnected NPN nodes in three different countries

5G ACIA Testbed 

Fraunhofer FOKUS and Fraunhofer IPK build up an “Open 5G Campus Network for the Software-defined Factory” in Berlin, Germany integrating distributed 5G standalone network components from different manufacturers, such as FOKUS and Huawei, to validate deterministic 5G ultra reliable low latency communication (URLLC) in an AGV Use Case within the Fraunhofer IPK central test areal. 

The joint “Open 5G Campus Network for the Software-defined Factory” in Berlin located at Fraunhofer FOKUS and Fraunhofer IPK is an open environment for testing the end to end performance of integrated 5G standalone components from different vendors within specific customer use cases for the automation industry. In this specific context we instantiated a Deterministic 5G URLLC for Industrial Automation Testbed for 5GACIA.

5G-ACIA website

5G VICTORI

Fraunhofer FOKUS delivered the 5G testbed infrastructure based on the xG Playground for the 5G VICTORI project. The 5G VICTORI platform aims to transform closed and specialized infrastructures into open environments.
In these, resources and functions are openly available in vertical and non-specific repositories for the ICT and vertical industry. These functions can be used jointly and “on demand” to provide different sets of services in a variety of ecosystems.

A field trail in 2023 in Berlin showcased various use cases for digital mobility, rail critical services, and content delivery networks, all of which were able to access a modular and highly specialized 5G campus network.

Project information about 5G VICTORI

AMADEUS: Drone-Based 5G Solution for Emergency Responders

Whether in the event of flooding, an earthquake, or other disasters: A reliable, high-performance communications network enables more than just communication between emergency responders: reconnaissance drones can use it to survey large-scale damage and transmit high-resolution 2D and 3D maps to the command center in real time. Via a satellite connection, emergency responders can also use apps that, for example, display available hospital capacity or pre-notify suitable hospitals of incoming patients. In this context, the AMADEUS (Airborne reMote observAtion anD rEscUe ActivitieS) research project developed a mobile broadband solution for disaster and crisis response operations that can be operated from the air independently of existing infrastructure. To achieve this, the Fraunhofer FOKUS research team miniaturized the necessary 5G technology to the point where it can be carried by a heavy-lift drone.

5G-SPRINT

The overall objective of the 5G-SPRINT project is to develop an innovative airborne 5G radio cell to improve communication between crisis intervention forces in the areas of rescue services, disaster control, and disaster management. In particular, a prototype is to be developed that provides a broadband communication channel with low latency. In addition, the project aims to evaluate performance on the ground by equipping Fraunhofer FOKUS' SPOT robot system with 5G measurement technology to perform autonomous measurements of the 5G network on the ground using the OMNT toolkit.

Forest Firefighting in Brandenburg with 5G

The ALADIN project aims to ensure safer forest firefighting in the future utilizing demand-oriented 5G networking of emergency forces and response resources. As a first step, a nomadic, i.e. local and temporary, network is being set up at the Schönhagen airfield in Brandenburg. The network will then be used to enable emergency forces to communicate with each other, unmanned firefighting vehicles to be remotely controlled, and current situation images of the scene to be transmitted by a reconnaissance drone. In this way, it will also be possible to monitor and secure areas where it was previously impossible to enter or drive through due to contaminated sites (in particular unexploded bombs and shells as well as ammunition parts).

Temporary network at the Festival of Lights

Fraunhofer FOKUS conducted a field trial as part of the EU project 5Genesis with partners from the Leibniz Institute Innovations for High Performance Microeletronics (IHP), Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Karlstads Universitet, NetApp and Simula Festival of Lights in Berlin on October 2019.

The field test took place in front of the main building of Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, one of the festival's main squares. A 180 degree camera recorded the surrounding light installations on both evenings. Instead of sending the data to a central cloud, the videos were transmitted via a 60 Ghz antenna to an “Edge Cloud”, which was located in a van on site.

The outdoor deployment for the Berlin Festival of Lights 2019

1. Non-3GPP (WiFi) access for the front-end to allow popular usage
   
2. 5G specific authentication and authorization over WiFi (N3IWF and AMF)
   
3. mmWave backhaul for wireless connected nodes
   
4. A single-hop high capacity core network
   
5. A comprehensive monitoring and assessment solution
   
6. Live testing of security and reliability management features