5GMED Architecture for Advanced Automotive and Railway Communication Services in Cross-Border Scenarios

Abstract

Cooperative, Connected and Automated Mobility (CCAM) and Future Railway Mobile Communications System (FRMCS) use cases present strict requirements in terms of service end-to-end latencies, data-rates, reliability and service availability, posing challenges in the design of 5G network architectures for cross-border scenarios, where current roaming mechanisms introduce large latencies and service disruption times. The 5GMED project proposes a novel 5G network architecture for the Mediterranean corridor cross-border between Spain and France, where the challenges imposed by CCAM and FRMCS in crossborder scenarios are addressed. In this paper, we describe crossborder challenges and present the 5GMED network architecture that will be deployed and evaluated in large-scale trials.

5GMED Seamless Connectivity for Digital Trains

“…The multi-connectivity solution is deployed as the network infrastructure layer of the architecture proposed in [7]. This architecture (shown in Figure 1) also includes the following layers: MEC layer, orchestration layer, slice management layer, cloud layer, and data analytics layer.…”

“…This architecture (shown in Figure 1) also includes the following layers: MEC layer, orchestration layer, slice management layer, cloud layer, and data analytics layer. The description of these layers is out of the scope of this paper and can be found in [7].…”

Cross-Border 5G Seamless Connectivity for Connected and Automated Mobility: Challenges, Network Implementation, and Lessons Learnt

“…V. NETWORK IMPLEMENTATION To address the challenges outlined in Section IV, 5GMED has devised a cross-border network architecture that comprises six distinct layers: network infrastructure, MEC, orchestration, slice management, cloud, and data analytics [5]:…”

“…This section summarizes insights from the 5GMED crossborder network architecture [5] implementation and testing in the Castellolí test site and cross-border corridor. Initial tests focused on assessing roaming capabilities, particularly handovers between gNodeBs from Sunwave and Ericsson.…”

“…Additionally, cross-MNO orchestration and network slicing continuity are also required to support cross-border mobility. In this regard, the EU-funded Horizon 2020 5GMED project has devised a cross-border network architecture tailored to tackle the unique challenges posed by smart mobility scenarios along the Spanish-French border [5].…”