Collection of 6G-related use cases and related scenarios

This Work Item will define a collection of use cases and scenarios relevant in the time frame when 6G is commercially available (>2030).

6G and robotics

The evolution of mobile radio networks beyond 5G is expected to enable new applications and enhance existing ones in various vertical domains. Among the different application areas, robotics applications, such as cooperative robots in industries, logistics robots within medical facilities, and service robots in domestic environments are gaining significant attention. These applications could potentially uncover new requirements to be provided by 6G that have not been previously discussed or analyzed in detail from a robotics perspective.

This Work Item aims to develop and elaborate on robotics use cases to understand their wireless communication system relevant requirements from key performance indicators (KPI) and functional perspective.

6G and e-health

In the last decades, the healthcare sector has been experiencing multiple developments, such as the personalization of healthcare services, increased reliance on data-based analysis for treatment (e.g., preventive medicine), and higher degree of technology (e.g., static robots in operation rooms). It is foreseen that these developments can be positively influenced or even potentially solved with the application of 6G technology. The 6G system can potentially help precisely model individual treatment, enhance the interconnection of different medical data sources of all stakeholders, and improve the capabilities of mobile robotic systems in the whole treatment process with enhanced sensor, connectivity, and intelligence services.

The goal of this Work Item is to identify areas/use cases such as those above that are either currently pursued or envisioned in the healthcare system. The relevant 6G system requirements will be derived by identifying key performance indicators along with other functional/operational requirements.

Digital twin and metaverse

Digital twin and metaverse are now considered important applications of the sixth-generation (6G) systems. Enabling true and real time replicas of the real world in the digital domain will unlock a wide range of new use cases in the future communication and sensing networks. For example, a few notable use cases could include optimizing wireless communication networks,
enhancing the performance in manufacturing, and improving health care systems. This Work Item aims to develop and elaborate on these use cases and others, and will investigate the respective wireless communication and sensing requirements for digital twins in 6G networks, and derive the associated key performance indicators.