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6G-FORMOSA

Trial Network

HOMETrial Network

Description

The 6G Trial Network Platform, independently established within the ITRI campus in Hsinchu, Taiwan, provides an integrated validation environment for next-generation communication technologies. The platform combines capabilities for integrated sensing and communication verification, energy-efficient network architecture evaluation, network digital twin simulation, AI-driven intelligent network management, and satellite communication testing across both non-terrestrial and multi-orbit systems. By integrating these experimental capabilities into a unified infrastructure, the platform enables comprehensive validation from device-level technologies to system-level deployment scenarios. Designed as an open experimental environment for academia, industry, and research institutions, the platform supports technology trials, interoperability testing, and innovative application development. Through an open-call collaboration mechanism, domestic and international partners are invited to conduct joint experiments and validate emerging technologies, helping accelerate product development while reducing development risks and shortening time-to-market for next-generation communication solutions.

架構圖

Key Assets in the Current Infrastructure

Integrated Sensing and Communication (ISAC)

  • NVIDIA-GPU AI Server(GeForce RTX 5090)
  • Generic-2D LiDAR、Generic-3D LiDAR
  • Generic-Autonomous Mobile Robot (AMR)
  • Generic-IP Camera
  • ITRI ISAC Tester System

Efficiency Energy (EE)

  • YTTEK-Signal Generator
  • YTTEK-Spectrum Analyzer
  • YTTEK-RIS Passive Smart Repeater
  • G REIGNS-Distributed MIMO Base Station
  • ITRI / G REIGNS-Massive MIMO Base Station
  • ITRI EE Automated Validation Platform

Intelligent Network (IN)

  • Pegatron / G REIGNS / LITEON-Base station
  • Pegatron / ITRI-OAM and RIC
  • ATAYA / Saviah / CMU-Core Network

Non-Terrestrial Network (NTN)

  • Rohde & Schwarz / Keysight-NR Signal Generator (NTN Channel Impairment Support)
  • Rohde & Schwarz / Keysight-NR Signal Analyzer (NTN Channel Impairment)
  • Generic-NTN UE emulator
  • Keysight-NTN channel emulator
  • ITRI-O-RAN NTN gNB

Network Digital Twin (NDT)

  • ITRI-Virtual-Physical Network Operation Platform Server
  • NVIDIA-GPU Server (L40S) for NDT RF Rehearsal Engine

Multi-Orbit Satellite Communication

  • Satellite Operator link access capability
  • ESA / phased array antenna test capability
  • RF measurement & calibration infrastructure
  • Automated test & monitoring platform

Services Currently

Integrated Sensing and Communication (ISAC)

  • Automated ISAC DUT Performance Verification with AMR
  • ISAC DUT Performance Analysis and Report Generation

Efficiency Energy (EE)

  • Automated Network Element Energy Measurement Platform
  • Multi-Scenario End-to-End Energy Efficiency Verification Service

Intelligent Network (IN)

  • Intelligent Network Application Validation Platform
  • AI/ML-Driven 6G Network Management

Non-Terrestrial Network (NTN)

  • NTN Test Infrastructure aligned with 3GPP NR NTN concepts
  • Non-signaling Test Environment for NTN System Validation
  • High-fidelity E2E NTN system-level validation

Network Digital Twin (NDT)

  • RF coverage and communication behavior scenario simulation

Multi-Orbit Satellite Communication

  • International-Standard Multi-Orbit Test Environment
  • Real Satellite Link Integration with Global Partners
  • Integrated Indoor and Outdoor Verification Capabilities

Extensions and New Features

Integrated Sensing and Communication (ISAC)

  • Low-altitude UAV economy: UAV detection, localization, and motion tracking
  • Personnel localization and action recognition: Human positioning and behavior sensing
  • Smart factories with AGV/AMR: Precise localization and motion sensing for industrial automation

Efficiency Energy (EE)

  • AI-Assisted Energy Optimization and Control Capabilities
  • Integration with Management & Automation Frameworks
  • Extension to Emerging 6G Energy-Saving Use Cases

Network Digital Twin (NDT)

  • Interconnection of all laboratories within the 6G FORMOSA Testbed