TY - JOUR
T1 - Metaverse for Wireless Systems
T2 - Vision, Enablers, Architecture, and Future Directions
AU - Khan, Latif U.
AU - Han, Zhu
AU - Niyato, Dusit
AU - Guizani, Mohsen
AU - Hong, Choong Seon
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2024
Y1 - 2024
N2 - Recently, significant research efforts have been initiated to enable the next-generation-the sixth-generation (6G)-wireless systems. In this article, we present a vision of the metaverse toward effectively enabling the development of 6G wireless systems. A metaverse uses virtual representation (e.g., digital twin), digital avatars, and interactive experience technologies (e.g., extended reality) to assist analyses, optimizations, and operations of various wireless applications. Specifically, the metaverse can offer wireless system operations through virtual modeling that allows network designers, mobile developers, and telecommunications engineers to monitor, observe, analyze, and simulate their solutions collaboratively and virtually. We first introduce a general architecture of metaverse for wireless systems. We discuss key driving applications, design trends, and key enablers of the metaverse for wireless systems. Finally, we present several open challenges and their potential solutions.
AB - Recently, significant research efforts have been initiated to enable the next-generation-the sixth-generation (6G)-wireless systems. In this article, we present a vision of the metaverse toward effectively enabling the development of 6G wireless systems. A metaverse uses virtual representation (e.g., digital twin), digital avatars, and interactive experience technologies (e.g., extended reality) to assist analyses, optimizations, and operations of various wireless applications. Specifically, the metaverse can offer wireless system operations through virtual modeling that allows network designers, mobile developers, and telecommunications engineers to monitor, observe, analyze, and simulate their solutions collaboratively and virtually. We first introduce a general architecture of metaverse for wireless systems. We discuss key driving applications, design trends, and key enablers of the metaverse for wireless systems. Finally, we present several open challenges and their potential solutions.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85185200799&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1109/MWC.013.2300287
DO - 10.1109/MWC.013.2300287
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85185200799
SN - 1536-1284
VL - 31
SP - 245
EP - 251
JO - IEEE Wireless Communications
JF - IEEE Wireless Communications
IS - 4
ER -