The Centre for Development of Telematics (C- DoT) and Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Jodhpur have signed an agreement for automated service management in 5G and beyond networks using artificial intelligence (AI).
The agreement is signed under the telecom technology development fund (TTDF) of the Department of Telecommunications (DoT), which is designed for providing funding support to domestic companies and institutions involved in technology design, development, commercialisation of telecommunication products and solutions to enable affordable broadband and mobile services in rural and remote areas.
The primary objective is to develop AI frameworks for automated network management, fault detection, and diagnostic techniques by utilising continuous information generated within the network like 5G. The service will establish a real time 5G and beyond testbed (in compliance with open radio access network) for the demonstration of the developed automated network management and slicing techniques in conjunction with specific application use-cases such as smart metering, remotely operated vehicles, etc.
The agreement signing ceremony was attended by Dr Pankaj Kumar Dalela, director, C-DOT and Dr Sai Kiran, MPR, assistant professor, department of electrical engineering, IIT Jodhpur.
Commenting on the agreement, Dr Sai Kiran, MPR, associate professor, IIT Jodhpur, said, “we are thrilled to announce the research and development (R&D) grant received from the DoT, which will fuel advanced research and development initiatives aimed at revolutionising network management and improving quality of service (QoS) in 5G and 6G telecom networks. By leveraging cutting-edge AI technologies, our team will spearhead the creation of automated network management solutions that ensure low-latency and high-reliability performance, enabling the growth of new 5G and 6G application verticals such as remotely operated vehicles, smart cities, etc.”
C-DOT and IIT-Jodhpur reiterated that the successful completion of this project shall enable new use-cases in the areas of transportation systems, smart cities, and allow India in better contribution towards future 6G telecom standards.
