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| author | Alves, Hirley Mahmood, Nurul H. López, Onel L. A. Samarakoon, Sumudu Yrjölä, Seppo Latva-Aho, Matti Juntti, Markku Pouttu, Ari Dekorsy, Armin de Sena, Arthur Sousa Sezgin, Aydin Matthiesen, Bho Benzaid, Chafika Weeraddana, Chathuranga Hutchison, David Marasinghe, Dileepa Ergenc, Doganalp Jorswieck, Eduard Harjula, Erkki Dressler, Falko Saarnisaari, Harri Atzeni, Italo Van De Beek, Jaap Rak, Jacek Mikhaylov, Konstantin Loven, Lauri Liyanage, Madhusanka Katz, Marcos Matinmikko-Blue, Marja Rasti, Mehdi Ylianttila, Mika Nguyen, Nhan Porambage, Pawani Popovski, Petar Ahokangas, Petri Rajatheva, Premanandana Reifert, Robert-Jeron Hewa, Tharaka Svensson, Tommy |
| author_facet | Alves, Hirley Mahmood, Nurul H. López, Onel L. A. Samarakoon, Sumudu Yrjölä, Seppo Latva-Aho, Matti Juntti, Markku Pouttu, Ari Dekorsy, Armin de Sena, Arthur Sousa Sezgin, Aydin Matthiesen, Bho Benzaid, Chafika Weeraddana, Chathuranga Hutchison, David Marasinghe, Dileepa Ergenc, Doganalp Jorswieck, Eduard Harjula, Erkki Dressler, Falko Saarnisaari, Harri Atzeni, Italo Van De Beek, Jaap Rak, Jacek Mikhaylov, Konstantin Loven, Lauri Liyanage, Madhusanka Katz, Marcos Matinmikko-Blue, Marja Rasti, Mehdi Ylianttila, Mika Nguyen, Nhan Porambage, Pawani Popovski, Petar Ahokangas, Petri Rajatheva, Premanandana Reifert, Robert-Jeron Hewa, Tharaka Svensson, Tommy |
| contents | 6G must be designed to withstand, adapt to, and evolve amid prolonged, complex disruptions. Mobile networks' shift from efficiency-first to sustainability-aware has motivated this white paper to assert that resilience is a primary design goal, alongside sustainability and efficiency, encompassing technology, architecture, and economics. We promote resilience by analysing dependencies between mobile networks and other critical systems, such as energy, transport, and emergency services, and illustrate how cascading failures spread through infrastructures. We formalise resilience using the 3R framework: reliability, robustness, resilience. Subsequently, we translate this into measurable capabilities: graceful degradation, situational awareness, rapid reconfiguration, and learning-driven improvement and recovery.
Architecturally, we promote edge-native and locality-aware designs, open interfaces, and programmability to enable islanded operations, fallback modes, and multi-layer diversity (radio, compute, energy, timing). Key enablers include AI-native control loops with verifiable behaviour, zero-trust security rooted in hardware and supply-chain integrity, and networking techniques that prioritise critical traffic, time-sensitive flows, and inter-domain coordination.
Resilience also has a techno-economic aspect: open platforms and high-quality complementors generate ecosystem externalities that enhance resilience while opening new markets. We identify nine business-model groups and several patterns aligned with the 3R objectives, and we outline governance and standardisation. This white paper serves as an initial step and catalyst for 6G resilience. It aims to inspire researchers, professionals, government officials, and the public, providing them with the essential components to understand and shape the development of 6G resilience. |
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| publishDate | 2025 |
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| spellingShingle | 6G Resilience -- White Paper Alves, Hirley Mahmood, Nurul H. López, Onel L. A. Samarakoon, Sumudu Yrjölä, Seppo Latva-Aho, Matti Juntti, Markku Pouttu, Ari Dekorsy, Armin de Sena, Arthur Sousa Sezgin, Aydin Matthiesen, Bho Benzaid, Chafika Weeraddana, Chathuranga Hutchison, David Marasinghe, Dileepa Ergenc, Doganalp Jorswieck, Eduard Harjula, Erkki Dressler, Falko Saarnisaari, Harri Atzeni, Italo Van De Beek, Jaap Rak, Jacek Mikhaylov, Konstantin Loven, Lauri Liyanage, Madhusanka Katz, Marcos Matinmikko-Blue, Marja Rasti, Mehdi Ylianttila, Mika Nguyen, Nhan Porambage, Pawani Popovski, Petar Ahokangas, Petri Rajatheva, Premanandana Reifert, Robert-Jeron Hewa, Tharaka Svensson, Tommy Signal Processing Emerging Technologies Social and Information Networks 6G must be designed to withstand, adapt to, and evolve amid prolonged, complex disruptions. Mobile networks' shift from efficiency-first to sustainability-aware has motivated this white paper to assert that resilience is a primary design goal, alongside sustainability and efficiency, encompassing technology, architecture, and economics. We promote resilience by analysing dependencies between mobile networks and other critical systems, such as energy, transport, and emergency services, and illustrate how cascading failures spread through infrastructures. We formalise resilience using the 3R framework: reliability, robustness, resilience. Subsequently, we translate this into measurable capabilities: graceful degradation, situational awareness, rapid reconfiguration, and learning-driven improvement and recovery. Architecturally, we promote edge-native and locality-aware designs, open interfaces, and programmability to enable islanded operations, fallback modes, and multi-layer diversity (radio, compute, energy, timing). Key enablers include AI-native control loops with verifiable behaviour, zero-trust security rooted in hardware and supply-chain integrity, and networking techniques that prioritise critical traffic, time-sensitive flows, and inter-domain coordination. Resilience also has a techno-economic aspect: open platforms and high-quality complementors generate ecosystem externalities that enhance resilience while opening new markets. We identify nine business-model groups and several patterns aligned with the 3R objectives, and we outline governance and standardisation. This white paper serves as an initial step and catalyst for 6G resilience. It aims to inspire researchers, professionals, government officials, and the public, providing them with the essential components to understand and shape the development of 6G resilience. |
| title | 6G Resilience -- White Paper |
| topic | Signal Processing Emerging Technologies Social and Information Networks |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.09005 |