Research and Development services in 6G technologies, within the framework of the Coordinated Project "Contribution on 6G for the deployment of satellite networks in the paradigm of non-terrestrial networks"

With the realization of the aforementioned lot 1 of the contractual object, the contracting authority intends to cover the following needs and / or functionalities:

Evaluate and quantify the capabilities of NTN architectures for the provision of functions and services planned for 6G. To this end, the contractor shall produce a scientific publication containing the scenario, the analysis process, the results of the analysis, a quantification of capabilities of the NTN architecture based on simulations and the conclusions.

With the realization of the aforementioned lot 2 of the contractual object, the contracting authority intends to cover the following needs and / or functionalities:

Security development of the orchestrator of the satellite constellation. For this purpose, the contractor must prepare a document that presents the technical requirements to be met by said development, design a solution proposal according to said requirements, and make a demonstrator that shows the security aspects necessary to implement a unified orchestrator of terrestrial and non-terrestrial infrastructures.

With the realization of the aforementioned lot 3 of the contractual object, the contracting authority intends to cover the following needs and / or functionalities:

Development of a flexible ISL device for heterogeneous satellites. For this purpose, the contractor must make a document presenting the technical requirements to be met by the developed device and design a solution, manufacture a prototype of the flexible ISL system, as well as carry out a verification carried out with the demonstrator on the validity of the proposed solution and the prototype manufactured.

With the realization of the aforementioned lot 4 of the contractual object, the contracting authority intends to cover the following needs and / or functionalities:

Research oriented to the analysis related to potential threats in satellite systems. To this end, the contractor must produce a document and a scientific publication containing the study of these threats, as well as a list of recommendations and potential solutions in the form of a technological roadmap.

With the realization of the aforementioned lot 5 of the contractual object, the contracting authority intends to cover the following needs and / or functionalities:

Development of distributed security mechanisms for ISL, considering threats that affect the different scenarios of NTN network use cases. To this end, the contractor must prepare a document that presents the technical requirements to be met by these mechanisms, and develop a demonstrator of the proposed security solution that verifies the achievement of authentication, data integrity and confidentiality.

With the realization of the aforementioned lot 6 of the contractual object, the contracting authority intends to cover the following needs and / or functionalities:

Research oriented to the study on the mechanisms applied to mass communications for an optimal exploitation of a service satellite link, defined as the interface between satellites and a large number of UEs. To this end, the contractor must produce a document presenting the technical requirements to be met by these mechanisms, develop a demonstrator of the mass communications system and produce a scientific publication presenting the results of the study and the verification carried out with the demonstrator in a scenario representative of the object of the study.

With the realization of the aforementioned lot 7 of the contractual object, the contracting authority intends to cover the following needs and / or functionalities:

Research aimed at studying the energy saving modes of user equipment synchronized with satellites for optimal use of energy resources. To this end, the contractor shall produce a document presenting the technical requirements to be met by these energy-saving modes and a solution proposal, develop a demonstrator of the proposed energy-saving mode and produce a scientific publication presenting the results of the study and verification carried out with the demonstrator in a representative scenario.

With the realization of the aforementioned lot 8 of the contractual object, the contracting authority intends to cover the following needs and / or functionalities:

Development of a hardware system that is capable of virtualizing satellite payloads. To this end, the contractor shall produce a document presenting the technical requirements to be met by the flexible payload architecture together with a solution design proposal, and develop a hardware and software prototype according to the proposed solution.