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Smart Networks and Services Joint Undertaking SRIA (2nd edition, 2023)

The Smart Networks and Services Joint Undertaking SRIA establishes Europe’s path toward 6G networks as the foundation for future immersive, intelligent, and sustainable digital ecosystems. It orchestrates R&I across revolutionary technologies, experimental infrastructures, and vertical pilots (Streams B–D), combining policy and industrial drivers. By integrating connectivity, edge computing, AI, photonics, and trust frameworks, it directly supports the European Commission’s Web 4.0 building blocks.

For OPENVERSE, SNS provides the connectivity and orchestration pillar of virtual worlds. Its Streams map cleanly to the European Commission’s technical building blocks, offering multiple interfaces for OPENVERSE to operate as an ecosystem glue — aligning standards, ensuring interoperability, and promoting responsible, energy-efficient immersive services.

6G SNS — Building-Block-Aligned SRIA Analysis

Basic Identification

Strategic orientation

  • Vision Statement: Europe to lead creation of next-generation smart network technologies and services (6G), safeguarding EU values (security, privacy) and strengthening technological sovereignty; full digitalisation of verticals and public administration.
  • Core Mission / Objectives: Define and implement R&I and deployment roadmaps for 6G; ensure positive impact on citizens’ quality of life and Europe’s data economy.
  • Key Strategic Pillars / Focus Areas: Drivers from society, policy, and business; convergence of physical–human–digital worlds; deterministic E2E services; integrated sensing/communication; trustworthiness, sustainability, and affordability.
  • Expected Outcomes / KPIs: SME participation (~20%), standardisation deliverables, number of trials/pilots, and open infrastructure reuse; biennial SRIA updates.
  • Policy Alignment: Horizon Europe KSOs (A & C), Digital Europe Programme synergies, and alignment with the Chips Act and Green Deal sustainability metrics.

Technological and thematic priorities

  • Main Technological Domains (by Streams):
    • Stream A: Evolution of 5G toward pre-6G (sunset after WP2022).
    • Stream B: Revolutionary & evolutionary 6G R&I (low–medium TRL: AI-native networks, devices, IoT, software).
    • Stream C: Enablers & federated experimental infrastructures — integration of microelectronics, photonics, cloud–edge–IoT continuum.
    • Stream D: Large-scale trials & pilots with verticals, progressively incorporating 6G functions and immersive communications.
  • Cross-cutting Topics:
    • Sustainability and energy efficiency
    • Ethics, privacy, cybersecurity, and trustworthiness
    • Standards and interoperability frameworks (W3C, ISO/IEC, IEEE, 3GPP) - explicitly added from EC building blocks
    • Digital identity and authentication mechanisms (aligned with eIDAS / European Digital Identity Wallet)
    • SME participation, open innovation diffusion, and impact assessment via IAFAs
  • Related Infrastructures / Platforms: Federated experimental infrastructures (Stream C); synergies with HPC, KDT/Chips, AI/Data/Robotics, Photonics21, and GAIA-X (cloud–edge–IoT continuum).
  • Interdependencies / Synergies with Other SRIDAs: Strong connections across Cluster 4 partnerships; formal MoUs and joint workshops with ADRA, Photonics21, and Key Digital Technologies JU; co-shaping of future work programmes through biennial consultations.

Building blocks alignment

EC Technical Building Block SNS SRIA Streams / Topics OPENVERSE Orchestration Relevance
Connectivity (5G/6G) Streams B–D – deterministic low-latency, high-throughput, secure connectivity Foundational enabler for immersive, persistent virtual worlds
Cloud–Edge–IoT Continuum Stream C – distributed programmable networks, edge orchestration Supports spatial computing and data offloading for XR
High-Performance Computing (HPC) Stream C – integration with HPC and photonics for simulation & AI training Enables rendering, AI model execution for immersive services
Artificial Intelligence / AIoT Stream B – AI-native networks, distributed intelligence Bridges adaptive network management and autonomous agents
Digital Twins Streams B & D – digital-twin communication models Common ground for industrial, cultural, and mobility use-cases
Extended Reality (XR) Stream D – immersive communication & human–digital convergence Connects directly to OPENVERSE’s virtual-world domain
Microelectronics & Photonics Stream C – component integration for energy efficiency Hardware foundation for immersive displays, sensing
Blockchain / DLT IAFA topics – trusted transactions, security layers Supports virtual economies and decentralised governance
Digital Identity Trust frameworks in Stream D pilots Essential for identity portability across virtual environments
Standards & Interoperability Cross-cutting – alignment with 3GPP, ETSI, ISO, IEEE Crucial for OPENVERSE’s role as orchestrator and policy bridge
Integration & Engineering of Platforms Overall coordination (SNS JU / 6G-IA / Networld Europe) Directly aligns with OPENVERSE’s CSA mission: system-level integration

Governance and ecosystem

Alignment with OPENVERSE

  • Relevance to OPENVERSE Domains:
    • Provides the infrastructure backbone for interoperable, trustworthy, and energy-efficient virtual worlds.
    • Incorporates digital twins, immersive communications, and AI-native architectures - direct enablers for OPENVERSE’s cross-initiative orchestration.
  • Potential Collaboration Layers:
    • Participate in IAFA cycles and biennial partnership workshops to align performance metrics (latency, trust, sustainability) with immersive-world needs.
    • Collaborate on Stream C infrastructures for XR/virtual-world experimentation.
    • Contribute to standardisation activities (3GPP, W3C, ISO) ensuring 6G-enabled interoperability

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