UNITY-6G is an important driver in the evolution of telecommunications, moving beyond theoretical research to deliver tangible impacts on international standards. Our partners actively contribute technical specifications, architectural frameworks, and proof-of-concept demonstrations to the world’s most influential Standards Development Organizations (SDOs).
By translating project innovations into formal contributions—spanning AI-native architectures in the ITU-T, autonomous management in ETSI, and API federation in GSMA and CAMARA—UNITY-6G ensures that European research directly shapes the 6G ecosystem.
The registry below captures our tangible impact on global 6G development, showcasing the technical specifications, architectural frameworks, and demonstrations delivered by the UNITY-6G consortium.
| SDO | Contribution name | Description | Partners | Status | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ITU-T (FG-AINN) | FG-AINN-I-WG2-006: Sustainable Networks for Disaster Handling | Use Case Provision: Contributed Sustainable Networks for Disaster Handling scenario, emphasising AI-native mechanisms to maintain resilient connectivity in emergency scenarios. | CTTC, CER | Approved | – |
| ITU-T (FG-AINN) | FG-AINN-I-177-R1: Technical Specifications – Architecture Framework for AI Native Telecom Networks | Architectural Framework Definition: Contributed architectural requirements and framework specifications for integrating AI natively into 6G telecommunication infrastructures. | CTTC, CER | Approved | – |
| ETSI-ENI | GR ENI 055 – V4.1.1: Experiential Networked Intelligence (ENI); Use Cases and Requirements for AI Agents-Based Core Network | Use Case Provision: Contributed two scenarios for AI-Agent Core Networks: Sustainable Networks for Disaster Handling and Time-Sensitive Networking, defining their specific AI-driven service | CER, IMEC | Approved | More info |
| ETSI-ENI | GR ENI 056 – V4.1.1 – Experiential Networked Intelligence (ENI); Study on Multi-Agent Frameworks for Next-Generation Core Networks | Experiential Networked Intelligence (ENI); Study on Multi-Agent Frameworks for Next-Generation Core Networks | PUT | Approved | More info |
| GSMA | Federation implementation choice | Edge Platform Group (EPG) — subgroup of the Operator Platform Group (OPG): Kubernetes-based implementation of the federation APIs (E/WBI) | NBC | Ongoing | – |
| GSMA | Open telco AI initiative | Benchmarking of LLMs for telecommunication use cases | ORANGE | Ongoing; first leaderboard for LLMs evaluation available, with results presented at MWC | More info |
| O-RAN | WP9-O-RAN.WG9.XTRP-MGT.0-R003, “Operational Closed-loops in TNM” | – | TID | – | – |
| TMForum | Autonomious networks | Link the TMForum Open Digital Architecture with Agentic Infrastructure | ORANGE | Ongoing | More info |
| 3GPP RAN Plenary | – | – | HSA | – | – |
| ETSI-TFS | Network Slice Controller Release 7 | Contributions to the latest TeraflowSDN release. New NSC features: enhanced restciconf-based NBI supporting IETF Network Slice Model, mapping of resources to support multipoint slices | TID | Approved | More info |
| ETSI-OpenOP SDG | ETSI Software Development Group OpenOP (SDG OOP) | Contributed development of Transformation Functions (TFs) within the ETSI Open Operator Platform (OOP) initiative through the transformation-function-sdk project. The contribution includes: (i) CAMARA QoD to 3GPP NEF AsSessionWithQoSSubscription mapping for 5G QoS exposure, (ii) CAMARA Device Location to 3GPP NEF MonitoringEventSubscriptionRequest translation for device monitoring/location services, (iii) GSMA-to-aerOS API transformation functions enabling east/west multi-domain resource sharing and federation, and (iv) CAMARA-to-aerOS transformation functions enabling northbound developer-facing APIs for cloud-edge service exposure and orchestration. | NCSRD | Approved | More info |
| CAMARA | Edge Cloud API family group | APIs definition, implementation choice | NBC | Ongoing | More info |
| IEEE 802.11 WNG | Openwifi and sub-20MHz co-OFDMA | Showing how you can achieve coordinated OFDMA via wired backbone time synchronisation | IMEC | Approved | More info |
| IEEE 802.11 WNG | Openwifi contributions toward Wi-Fi 9 | Showcasing the possible features that OpenWIFI can support for future Wireless TSN | IMEC | Approved | More info |
| ETSI-OpenCAPIF SDG | ETSI Software Development Group OpenCAPIF (SDG OCF) | Contribution to software development on the latest Release 4.0 for API Management Resource: https://labs.etsi.org/rep/ocf/ | NCSRD | Ongoing | More info |