Hosted by the Future Networks Satellite Working Group Date/Time: Thursday, December 18th, 2024 @ 17:00 UTC Join us for two amazing presentations Topic: Management and Control Techniques for Energy Saving in Integrated Non-Terrestrial/Terrestrial Networks by Franco Davoli (CNIT-University of Genoa, Italy), Hesham Elbakoury (Consultant, USA) Abstract: In the evolutionary path beyond 5G toward 6G, network energy efficiency is being recognized as a fundamental indicator, along with those regarding system performance. The impact of this aspect extends to both wired and wireless networks and, among the latter, to Non-Terrestrial Networks (NTNs) as well, and implies a reconsideration of management and control techniques to include the trade-off between energy and performance KPIs. This talk will touch upon some topics relevant to NTN/TN integration in this respect: conveying energy consumption information and adjustment capabilities; energy/performance tradeoff over multiple time scales; role of virtualization; multiple orchestration levels; exploiting O-RAN functional splitting in NTN edge extension; role of AI/ML. Speakers: Franco Davoli is Professor Emeritus at the University of Genoa, Department of Electrical, Electronic and Telecommunications Engineering, and Naval Architecture (DITEN). (see full bio in SPEAKER details) Hesham is an industry veteran with extensive background and expertise in IT/OT, and the architecture and design of access, carrier, and enterprise Networks. (see full bio in SPEAKER details) Topic: Evolving Non-Terrestrial Networks from 5G to 6G by Alessandro Guidotti (CNIT-University of Bologna, Italy) Abstract: In the evolutionary path beyond 5G toward 6G, network energy efficiency is being recognized as a fundamental indicator, along with those regarding system performance. The impact of this aspect extends to both wired and wireless networks and, among the latter, to Non-Terrestrial Networks (NTNs) as well, and implies a reconsideration of management and control techniques to include the trade-off between energy and performance KPIs. This talk will touch upon some topics relevant to NTN/TN integration in this respect: conveying energy consumption information and adjustment capabilities; energy/performance tradeoff over multiple time scales; role of virtualization; multiple orchestration levels; exploiting O-RAN functional splitting in NTN edge extension; role of AI/ML. Speaker: Dr. Alessandro Guidotti received the master degree (magna cum laude) in telecommunications engineering and the Ph.D. degree in electronics, computer science, and telecommunications from the University of Bologna, Italy, in 2008 and 2012, respectively. (see full bio in SPEAKER details) Co-sponsored by: Future Networks Satellite Working Group Speaker(s): Franco Davoli (CNIT-University of Genoa, Italy), Hesham Elbakoury (Consultant, USA), Alessandro Guidotti (CNIT-University of Bologna, Italy) Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/451783