Semantic-effectiveness filtering and control for post-5G wireless connectivity
File(s)
Accepted version
Author(s)
Popovski, Petar
Simeone, Osvaldo
Boccardi, Federico
Gunduz, Deniz
Sahin, Onur
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
The traditional role of a communication engineer is to address the technical problem of transporting bits reliably over a noisy channel. With the emergence of 5G, and the availability of a variety of competing and coexisting wireless systems, wireless connectivity is becoming a commodity. This article argues that communication engineers in the post-5G era should extend the scope of their activity in terms of design objectives and constraints beyond connectivity to encompass the semantics of the transferred bits within the given applications and use cases. To provide a platform for semantic-aware connectivity solutions, this paper introduces the concept of a semantic-effectiveness (SE) plane as a core part of future communication architectures. The SE plane augments the protocol stack by providing standardized interfaces that enable information filtering and direct control of functionalities at all layers of the protocol stack. The advantages of the SE plane are described in the perspective of recent developments in 5G, and illustrated through a number of example applications. The introduction of a SE plane may help replacing the current “next-G paradigm” in wireless evolution with a framework based on continuous improvements and extensions of the systems and standards.
Date Issued
2020-05-05
Date Acceptance
2020-03-19
Citation
Journal of the Indian Institute of Science, 2020, 100, pp.435-443
ISSN
0970-4140
Publisher
Springer India
Start Page
435
End Page
443
Journal / Book Title
Journal of the Indian Institute of Science
Volume
100
Copyright Statement
© Indian Institute of Science 2020. The final publication is available at Springer via https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s41745-020-00165-6
Sponsor
Commission of the European Communities
Identifier
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs41745-020-00165-6
Grant Number
677854
Subjects
Science & Technology
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Science & Technology - Other Topics
06 Biological Sciences
General Science & Technology
Publication Status
Published
Date Publish Online
2020-05-05