6G-SENSES has released its last deliverable, D5.1 entitled “Testing Methodologies and Testbed Setup“.

This document defines the 6G-SENSES testing and evaluation methodologies and provides a complete roadmap for the project testing and evaluation activities. To summarize, this document provides:

• Formalization of the adopted common terminology.
• Overview of the planning of the testing activities phases of each PoC.
• Association of the testing and evaluation phases with the project activities.
• Identification of the objectives and evaluation KPIs.

With the defined methodology, the 6G-SENSES test objectives have been refined and translated into specific test cases that are executed and evaluated according to a clearly defined set of KPIs. These test cases ensure consistent assessment of performance, functionality, and interoperability across all PoCs:

• PoC#1: Multi-Technology Integrated Sensing and Communication (ISAC) Platform

This PoC develops a small-scale E2E prototype to demonstrate both performance and energy efficiency in a multi-technology ISAC environment. By leveraging multiple WATs as sensing inputs, and integrating them with real-time RAN and CN extensions, the PoC validates the ability of 6G-SENSES to dynamically and intelligently adapt network behaviour.

• PoC#2: Cell-Free MIMO (CF-MIMO) Prototype

The second PoC delivers a CF-MIMO PHY layer prototype, enhanced with real-time control capabilities. Implemented on representative SDR hardware, it demonstrates the feasibility of distributed signal processing, tight synchronization, and efficient fronthaul/backhaul integration. This PoC provides strong evidence of how advanced PHY innovations can translate into tangible performance gains in 6G networks.

• PoC#3: Network Digital Twin via RAN Sensing

The third PoC will make use of the sensing functionality of the RAN to build up an NDT that are emulated thanks to the telemetry data provided by the O-RAN Radio controllers. The demonstrator comprises the use of 6G-SENSES sensing information sources to be pushed to the O-RAN framework for carrying out an assessment of the current network planning. The generated data sets are used for network optimization purposes, mainly focused on energy efficiency improvement.

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Interested? Readers can refer to the project website to discover more  https://6g-senses.eu/dissemination-communication/deliverables/