6G Radio Testbeds: Requirements, Trends, and Approaches
Gilles Callebaut, Liang Liu, Thomas Eriksson, Liesbet Van der Perre,, Ove Edfors, Christian Fager

TL;DR
This paper discusses the essential role of 6G radio testbeds in validating new wireless technologies, highlighting requirements, current trends, and development approaches to support next-generation network research.
Contribution
It clarifies the requirements for 6G testbeds, identifies current trends, and introduces approaches for their development to facilitate realistic validation of 6G technologies.
Findings
Identifies key requirements for 6G radio testbeds
Highlights emerging trends in testbed development
Proposes approaches for building effective 6G testbeds
Abstract
The proof of the pudding is in the eating - that is why 6G testbeds are essential in the progress towards the next generation of wireless networks. Theoretical research towards 6G wireless networks is proposing advanced technologies to serve new applications and drastically improve the energy performance of the network. Testbeds are indispensable to validate these new technologies under more realistic conditions. This paper clarifies the requirements for 6G radio testbeds, reveals trends, and introduces approaches towards their development.
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Taxonomy
TopicsAdvanced MIMO Systems Optimization · Energy Harvesting in Wireless Networks · Millimeter-Wave Propagation and Modeling
