Energy-efficient campus networks with 6G

Focus:	Resource efficiency Transfer
Type of funding:	Project funding programmes
Programme:	CZS Transfer
Funded institution:	Hochschule Koblenz

Campus networks are local mobile radio networks that connect buildings and grounds. The project develops technologies to minimize their energy consumption and optimizes their use, network control and architecture. The solutions are then tested at Koblenz University of Applied Sciences.

Goals

5G and 6G campus networks are crucial for Industry 4.0 and digitalized logistics and use mobile communications technology to network buildings and factory premises. In contrast to nationwide networks, campus networks offer particular potential for energy optimization due to their specific structure and operating patterns. The project team wants to reduce energy consumption and increase efficiency. The team is recording the use of productive grids, forecasting it, developing mechanisms for capacity regulation and optimizing the grid architecture. The solutions developed will then be tested in the 6G research network at Koblenz University of Applied Sciences. The central aim is to design campus networks in an energy-optimized way and maximize their performance.

The project is being carried out by Koblenz University of Applied Sciences together with industry partners.