Demonstration of a Control Plane in Support of E2E Deterministic Service Provisioning over a Multi-domain Multi-technology 6G Network
Fernando Agraz, Albert Pagès, Alejandro Calvillo, David Rico-Menéndez, Antonio de la Oliva, Pietro G. Giardina, Matteo Ravalli, José Luis Cárcel, Marc Ruiz, Luis Velasco, Salvatore Spadaro · 2025
The use cases associated to the emerging 6G technology demand a dynamic and adaptive network operation capable of addressing the specific requirements of heterogeneous data plane technologies. This demonstration presents the operation of a multi-domain multi-technology control plane architecture designed to provision end-to-end (E2E) connectivity with deterministic performance guarantees. Key innovations highlighted in the demonstration include homogenized configuration of diverse data plane technologies, advanced topology abstraction enabling Key Performance Indicator (KPI)-aware path computation, and the use of digital twin (DT)-based KPI estimation to support deterministic connectivity configuration. These capabilities collectively showcase a promising approach for managing the complexity and performance demands of future 6G networks.