Analysis of Metaverses Structure and Characteristics

Abstract

Statement of the problem: The fundamental changes currently taking place in the development of networks and communication systems are concentrated in the concept of creating metaverses. Despite the fact that this concept appeared within the framework of the International Telecommunication Union only in 2023, research in this area already occupies the first line in scientific publications on networks and communication systems. In the Russian Federation, this area of investigation is currently not given the required attention. The goal of the paper is to analyze the documents of the Telecommunication Standardization Sector of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU-T) and determine the structure and characteristics of metaverses based on the results of the ITU-T focus group on metaverses. The method used is systems analysis. Result: definition, structure, including virtual and mirror worlds, characteristics of metaverses. Novelty: The conducted analysis allowed us to define the concept of the metaverse and its constituent worlds: virtual world and mirror world, as well as an important feature of metaverses such as logging, which is a log of the life of users and objects. These results allow us to accurately determine the vector of further research. Theoretical/Practical significance: a fundamental definition of metaverses, their structure and characteristics are obtained. From a practical point of view, the results obtained make it possible to begin a set of scientific investigations on metaverses on conceptual and systemic basis that meets international standards.