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  1. Principal investigator(s): P. Ameigeiras, J. Navarro-Ortiz
    Spanish Ministry of Economic Affairs and Digital Transformation, TSI-063000-2021-28, 01/2022-12/2024, 820.979 euros
    "AI-assisted beyond 5G-6G arCHitectuRe with deterministic netwOrking for iNdustrial communicatiOnS (6G-CHRONOS)", P. Ameigeiras, J. Navarro-Ortiz, 2024
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Funded by the European Union NextGeneration Funded by the Spanish Ministry of Economic Affairs and Digital Transformation

    This national project (TSI-063000-2021-28) is titled "AI-assisted beyond 5G-6G arCHitectuRe with deterministic netwOrking for iNdustrial communicatiOnS (6G-CHRONOS)". It started in January 2022 and its duration is 3 years.

Description

    The fourth industrial revolution will apply digital transformation to industrial production via enterprise-wide networks to capture data from and to exchange data between machines, devices and people. By using the Internet of Things (IoT) and cyber physical systems, conventional production will be transformed into a network of smart and interconnected devices.
    Fifth-generation wireless communications (5G) and time sensitive networking (TSN) technologies can play a key role in future industrial communications. TSN and 5G are wired and wireless technologies with strong potential for the large real-time network needed for Industry 4.0 applications. However, to achieve this vision two main challenges lie ahead. First, the 5G network should provide deterministic, reliable, high-bandwidth, low-latency communication. Second, a smooth integration between TSN and 5G is required.
    For this purpose, the 6G-CHRONOS project will design a B5G/6G network service framework that will incorporate the paradigm of Deterministic Networking as a design principle on the 5G network slicing concept to enable the low and deterministic latency required for scenarios of connected robotics and autonomous systems in Industry 4.0. Additionally, the 6G-CHRONOS project will design state-of-the art solutions to carry out the interoperation of the B5G/6G network service framework and TSN. Moreover, the 6G-CHRONOS project will implement an experimental testbed as a proof-of-concept, which will deploy a 5G network and a synchronous Time Sensitive Network in order to evaluate the performance of some relevant solutions proposed in the project.
    The results of the 6G-CHRONOS project are expected to contribute to the applicability of 5G and 6G networks to the industrial domain by providing solutions that enable industry-grade QoS with very low and deterministic end-to-end latencies (<1 ms), high data rates, and seamless integration of 5G with TSN networks for industrial applications.
    This project started on 2022 and its duration is 3 years (plus an extension of 6 months).

Participating companies and objectives

  • Telefonica: designs and environment to support direct open interactions between the applications and the network.
  • Safran: designs synchronization and TSN solutions for integrated 5G-TSN networks.
  • Neutroon: provides 5G private network with slicing and low latency support for TSN integration.

  • Architecture of integrated 5G/6G-TSN network

      The proposed architecture for the integrated 5G/6G-TSN network is shown in the figure below. This diagram shows the integrated 5G/6G-TSN network, which connects an industrial production line to an Edge Cloud. Specifically, the 5G network is composed of a 5G-Core formed by the Open5GS software and the 5G RAN formed by a commercial 5G base station (SDR + vBBU). The TSN network is formed in the Edge Cloud by a TSN switch (Safran's Z16) that implements the TAS scheduler (IEEE 802.1Qbv). This switch is synchronised to a time and frequency reference server (Secure Sync from Safran), and it is also connected on the network-side to a TSN translator (NW-TT). The TSN network on the device side (production line) is also formed by the device side TSN translator (DS-TT) and another TSN switch for TAS scheduling. TSN translators, NW-TT and DS-TT, guarantee that the time reference signal from the TSN Grand Master reach the TSN switch at the production. The TSN switches are connected to the industrial controllers or the sensors/actuators depending on their location, i.e., whether they are in the Edge Cloud or on the production lines, respectively.
      Architecture of Integrated 5G/6G-TSN network

    6G-CHRONOS prototype

    TSN Network

      TSN switch. The TSN switches employed in the 6G-CHRONOS project are Safran's Z16. The hardware of the Z16-TSN Switch comprises eight ports and two quad ports, with Ethernet capabilities reaching 1 Gigabit over 1000 Base-X (see figure below). The operating system within the switch is a customized embedded Linux. This operating system incorporates Time-Sensitive Networking features, allowing the switch utilizes Time-Aware Shaper (TAS) defined in the IEEE 802.1Qbv standard, Virtual LANs (VLAN), and Frame Replication and Elimination for Reliability (FRER) as defined in the IEEE 802.1CB standard. These functionalities are critical for systems that require stringent timing and synchronization for data transfer, such as in industrial automation or real -time analytics. The switch also emphasizes precision timing. It employs Precision Time Protocol (PTP) by default and offers support for Grandmaster (GM) modes in conjunction with PTP4L (Precision Time Protocol for Linux). Moreover, it extends support for synchronization from Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) using Pulse Per Second (PPS) signals at 10MHz.
      Safran's TSN-Z16 Switch

    5G/6G Network

      The 6G-CHRONOS project has deployed a private 5G/6G network, that has been managed by the company Neutroon Technologies. The private 5G/6G network comprises the following equipment.

      Dell 1445 Server (5G Core). The core of the 5G network used in the testbed is the open-source software Open5GS [9]. Open5GS is an implementation of the 5G core network (5GC), and access network (5G-AN) based on the Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) specifications. It provides a complete implementation of the 5G core network architecture, including the key network functions required to implement a 5G standalone (SA) or non-standalone (NSA) network. In our case, Open5GS is used to implement the 3GPP-defined core network functions for 5G networks. This includes key functions such as Access and Mobility Management Function (AMF), Session Management Function (SMF), User Plane Function (UPF), Policy Control Function (PCF), among others.

      5G Base Station (Amarisoft). The 5G network is composed of a PC with two Amarisoft PCIe SDR boards and an AMARI NW 600 license. This license includes the software for the base station (4G eNB or 5G gNB), the core network (both 4G EPC and 5GC), an IMS server and an eMBMS server. The software allows the developer to deploy LTE, LTE-M, NB-IoT and 5G (both Non Stand-Alone (NSA) and Stand-Alone (SA)). Next figure shows the base station used in the testbed.
      PC with two Amarisoft PCIe SDR boards

      Antennas and SDR. The base station uses the SDR50MHz board for processing the radio signals in software. The employed SDR board is shown below.
      PC with two Amarisoft PCIe SDR boards
      Specifically, this board works at a frequency of 50 MHz, has 4 female SMA sockets (TX1, TX2, RX1, RX2 as shown in the figure below) coupled to an AC source and 1 female SMA socket for the GPS antenna with a 3.3V DC power supply. The board features a PCle gen2 connection with a 12V power supply, the main characteristics of which are shown in the table below.
    Features Values
    RF power output < 10 dBm
    Max RF input power ~ -10 dBm RMS (+2dBm peak)
    ADC/DAC sample rate max. 61.44 MS/s
    ADC/DAC resolution 12 bits
    Frequency accuracy 2 ppm
      The range for transmit gain is from 0 to 89.75 dB while the receive range depends on the power used (from 70-4000 Hz gain from 3 to 71 dB and from 4001 to 6000 MHz a gain of 0 to 62 dB).
      The antennas used by the station are 700-6000MHz 5G Rubber Duck Antenna SMA Male Connector specifically model 5A2-0264-S01SP4-050 25. The antenna radiates in a frequency range of 700-6000 MHz with a gain of 5dBi, with a VSWR (Voltage Standing Wave Ratio) ≤ 2.0, with a maximum input power of 20 W and an input impedance of 50º. The antenna has a vertical polarisation, omnidirectional radiation, and a length of 163 mm. As can be seen in next figure (left) the connector type is SMA male.
      5G Rubber Duck Antenna SMA Male Connector (left) and magnetic antenna base (right)

      . The Quectel RM500Q-AE modem (one of the few 5G modems officially supported by Amarisoft) is used as UE in our testbed, in addition to the RM500Q-GL that was already available. These boards support 4G, 5G NSA and 5G SA in a large variety of bands. This board has a maximum downstream speed of 2.5 Gbps and a maximum upstream speed of 900 Mbps. Next figure shows the evaluation board which contains the RM500Q-AE chip, which allows us to connect it through USB to a computer.
      Quectel RM500Q-AE modem
      The Quectel card is connected to the Intel NUC 10 NUC10i7FNKN.
      Intel NUC 10 NUC10i7FNKN

    Physical Deployment of Integrated 5G/6G-TSN Network Testbed

      Next figure shows the overall physical deployment of the 6G-CHRONOS testbed with all the equipment described above, see the description table below.
      Physical Testbed front (left) and back (right) with device table
    Number Devices
    1 Server 1 (Industrial Controller)
    2 Master TSN Switch (Safran's Z16 switch)
    3 Base Station (Amarisoft)
    4 Intel NUC + Quectel board
    5 Slave TSN Switch (Z16 switch)
    6 Server 2 (Sensor)
    7 Time and frequency reference server (Safran's Secure Sync)
    8 Server Dell VEP1445
    9 Faraday Cage

    6G-CHRONOS brochure

      The following brochure was presented in the Mobile World Congress 2024 in Neutroon's stand.
      6G-CHRONOS brochure, front side 6G-CHRONOS brochure, back side

    Publications

    Conferences & Workshops

    1. Empirical Analysis of the Impact of 5G Jitter on Time-Aware Shaper Scheduling in a 5G-TSN Network
      Pablo Rodriguez-Martin, Oscar Adamuz-Hinojosa, Pablo Munoz-Luengo, Julia Caleya-Sanchez, Jorge Navarro-Ortiz, Pablo Ameigeiras
      21st IEEE International Conference on Factory Communication Systems (WFCS 2025) (accepted for publication), June 2025.
      "Empirical Analysis of the Impact of 5G Jitter on Time-Aware Shaper Scheduling in a 5G-TSN Network", Pablo Rodriguez-Martin, Oscar Adamuz-Hinojosa, Pablo Munoz-Luengo, Julia Caleya-Sanchez, Jorge Navarro-Ortiz, Pablo Ameigeiras, "21st IEEE International Conference on Factory Communication Systems (WFCS 2025) (accepted for publication)", 2025
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            booktitle={21st IEEE International Conference on Factory Communication Systems (WFCS 2025) (accepted for publication)},
            address={Rostock, Germany},
            month={June},
            year={2025},
            COMMENTdoi = {https://doi.org/xxx},
            project={6gchronos|6ginspire},
            url={https://wfcs25.uni-rostock.de/}
      }
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    2. 'Empirical Analysis of 5G TDD Patterns Configurations for Industrial Automation Traffic
      Oscar Adamuz-Hinojosa, Felix Delgado-Ferro, Nuria Domenech, Jorge Navarro-Ortiz, Pablo Munoz, Seyed Mahdi Darroudi, Pablo Ameigeiras, Juan Manuel Lopez-Soler
      2025 European Conference on Networks and Communications & 6G Summit (EuCNC/6G Summit) (accepted for publication), June 2025.
      "'Empirical Analysis of 5G TDD Patterns Configurations for Industrial Automation Traffic", Oscar Adamuz-Hinojosa, Felix Delgado-Ferro, Nuria Domenech, Jorge Navarro-Ortiz, Pablo Munoz, Seyed Mahdi Darroudi, Pablo Ameigeiras, Juan Manuel Lopez-Soler, "2025 European Conference on Networks and Communications & 6G Summit (EuCNC/6G Summit) (accepted for publication)", 2025
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            author={Oscar Adamuz-Hinojosa and Felix Delgado-Ferro and Nuria Domenech and Jorge Navarro-Ortiz and Pablo Munoz and Seyed Mahdi Darroudi and Pablo Ameigeiras and Juan Manuel Lopez-Soler},
            booktitle={2025 European Conference on Networks and Communications & 6G Summit (EuCNC/6G Summit) (accepted for publication)},
            address={Poznan, Poland},
            month={June},
            year={2025},
            COMMENTdoi = {https://doi.org/xxx},
            project={6gchronos|6ginspire},
            url={https://www.eucnc.eu/}
      }
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    3. 6G-LoRaGRAN: A Testbed for Researching LoRaWAN and 5G Integration
      Natalia Chinchilla-Romero, Jorge Navarro-Ortiz, Felix Delgado-Ferro, Juan M. Lopez-Soler
      IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (IEEE WCNC 2025), March 2025.
      "6G-LoRaGRAN: A Testbed for Researching LoRaWAN and 5G Integration", Natalia Chinchilla-Romero, Jorge Navarro-Ortiz, Felix Delgado-Ferro, Juan M. Lopez-Soler, "IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (IEEE WCNC 2025)", 2025
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            title={6G-LoRaGRAN: A Testbed for Researching LoRaWAN and 5G Integration},
            author={Natalia Chinchilla-Romero and Jorge Navarro-Ortiz and Felix Delgado-Ferro and Juan M. Lopez-Soler},
            booktitle={IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (IEEE WCNC 2025)},
            address={Milan, Italy},
            month={March},
            year={2025},
            COMMENTdoi = {https://doi.org/xxx},
            project={6gloragran|6gchronos|6ginspire},
            url={https://wcnc2025.ieee-wcnc.org/}
      }
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    4. ORANUS: Latency-tailored Orchestration via Stochastic Network Calculus in 6G O-RAN
      Oscar Adamuz-Hinojosa, Lanfranco Zanzi, Vincenzo Sciancalepore, Andres Garcia-Saavedra, Xavier Costa-Perez
      IEEE International Conference on Computer Communications (INFOCOM), 2024.
      "ORANUS: Latency-tailored Orchestration via Stochastic Network Calculus in 6G O-RAN", Oscar Adamuz-Hinojosa, Lanfranco Zanzi, Vincenzo Sciancalepore, Andres Garcia-Saavedra, Xavier Costa-Perez, "IEEE International Conference on Computer Communications (INFOCOM)", 2024
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            title={ORANUS: Latency-tailored Orchestration via Stochastic Network Calculus in 6G O-RAN},
            author={Oscar Adamuz-Hinojosa and Lanfranco Zanzi and Vincenzo Sciancalepore and Andres Garcia-Saavedra and Xavier Costa-Perez},
            booktitle={IEEE International Conference on Computer Communications (INFOCOM)},
            address={Vancouver, Canada},
            year={2024},
            COMMENTdoi = {https://doi.org/10.1109/INFOCOM52122.2024.10621356},
            project={6gchronos|6ginspire},
            url={https://doi.org/10.1109/INFOCOM52122.2024.10621356}
      }
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    5. Converting a weather station into a LoRaWAN-enabled device
      Jorge Navarro-Ortiz, Natalia Chinchilla-Romero, Felix Delgado-Ferro, Juan Jose Ramos-Munoz, Juan Manuel Lopez-Soler
      XVI Jornadas de Ingenieria Telematica (JITEL 2023), November 2023.
      "Converting a weather station into a LoRaWAN-enabled device", Jorge Navarro-Ortiz, Natalia Chinchilla-Romero, Felix Delgado-Ferro, Juan Jose Ramos-Munoz, Juan Manuel Lopez-Soler, "XVI Jornadas de Ingenieria Telematica (JITEL 2023)", 2023
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    6. Reduccion de la latencia en redes 5G-NR
      Felix Delgado-Ferro, Jorge Navarro-Ortiz, Natalia Chinchilla-Romero, Juan Manuel Lopez-Soler
      XVI Jornadas de Ingenieria Telematica (JITEL 2023), November 2023.
      "Reduccion de la latencia en redes 5G-NR", Felix Delgado-Ferro, Jorge Navarro-Ortiz, Natalia Chinchilla-Romero, Juan Manuel Lopez-Soler, "XVI Jornadas de Ingenieria Telematica (JITEL 2023)", 2023
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    7. Transmission of images over LoRa
      Jorge Navarro-Ortiz, Natalia Chinchilla-Romero, Felix Delgado-Ferro, Juan Jose Ramos-Munoz, Juan Manuel Lopez-Soler, Fernando Tejero-Rodriguez
      XVI Jornadas de Ingenieria Telematica (JITEL 2023), November 2023.
      "Transmission of images over LoRa", Jorge Navarro-Ortiz, Natalia Chinchilla-Romero, Felix Delgado-Ferro, Juan Jose Ramos-Munoz, Juan Manuel Lopez-Soler, Fernando Tejero-Rodriguez, "XVI Jornadas de Ingenieria Telematica (JITEL 2023)", 2023
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         COMMENTdoi   = {xxx},
         project      = {premonition|true5g|6gchronos},
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    8. Flow Prioritization for TSN Asynchronous Traffic Shapers
      Julia Caleya-Sanchez, Jonathan Prados-Garzon, Lorena Chinchilla-Romero, Pablo Munoz-Luengo, Pablo Ameigeiras
      International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP) Networking 2023 - TENSOR workshop, June 2023.
      "Flow Prioritization for TSN Asynchronous Traffic Shapers", Julia Caleya-Sanchez, Jonathan Prados-Garzon, Lorena Chinchilla-Romero, Pablo Munoz-Luengo, Pablo Ameigeiras, "International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP) Networking 2023 - TENSOR workshop", 2023
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         title        = {Flow Prioritization for TSN Asynchronous Traffic Shapers},
         booktitle    = {International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP) Networking 2023 - TENSOR workshop},
         year         = {2023},
         publisher    = {IFIP Technical Committee on Communication Systems (TC6)},
         month        = {June},
         address      = {Barcelona, Spain},
         COMMENTdoi   = {xxx},
         project      = {5gclarity|true5g|6gchronos},
         COMMENTurl   = {https://doi.org/xxx}
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    9. Autonomous Radio Resource Provisioning in Multi-WAT Private 5G RANs based on DRL
      L. Chinchilla-Romero, J. Prados-Garzon, P. Munoz, P. Ameigeiras, J. J. Ramos-Munoz
      IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC), Glasgow, Mar 2023.
      "Autonomous Radio Resource Provisioning in Multi-WAT Private 5G RANs based on DRL", L. Chinchilla-Romero, J. Prados-Garzon, P. Munoz, P. Ameigeiras, J. J. Ramos-Munoz, "IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC), Glasgow", 2023
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    10. URLLC Achieved Data Rate through Exploiting Multi-Connectivity in Industrial Private 5G Networks with Multi-WAT RANs
      L. Chinchilla-Romero, J. Prados-Garzon, P. Munoz, P. Ameigeiras, J. M. Lopez-Soler
      IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC), Glasgow, Mar 2023.
      "URLLC Achieved Data Rate through Exploiting Multi-Connectivity in Industrial Private 5G Networks with Multi-WAT RANs", L. Chinchilla-Romero, J. Prados-Garzon, P. Munoz, P. Ameigeiras, J. M. Lopez-Soler, "IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC), Glasgow", 2023
      close
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        title        = {URLLC Achieved Data Rate through Exploiting Multi-Connectivity in Industrial Private 5G Networks with Multi-WAT RANs},
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        publisher    = {IEEE},
        month        = {Mar},
        address      = {Glasgow, Scotland, UK},
        COMMENTdoi   = {xxx},
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        COMMENTurl   = {https://doi.org/xxx}}
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    11. Leveraging DRL for Traffic Prioritization in 5G and Beyond TSN-based Transport Networks
      Jonathan Prados-Garzon, Lorena Chinchilla-Romero, Pablo Munoz, Pablo Ameigeiras, Juan J. Ramos-Munoz
      XXXVII Symposium of the International Union of Radio Science (URSI 2022), pp. 1-4, Sep 2022, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7060474.
      "Leveraging DRL for Traffic Prioritization in 5G and Beyond TSN-based Transport Networks", Jonathan Prados-Garzon, Lorena Chinchilla-Romero, Pablo Munoz, Pablo Ameigeiras, Juan J. Ramos-Munoz, "XXXVII Symposium of the International Union of Radio Science (URSI 2022)", pp. 1-4, 2022. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7060474
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      }
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    12. WIMUNET: Current research on Internet of (Robotic) things and 5G
      P. Munoz, L. Chinchilla-Romero, N. Chinchilla-Romero, J. Prados-Garzon, O. Adamuz-Hinojosa, F. Delgado-Ferro, J. Caleya-Sanchez, P. Rodriguez-Martin, P. Ameigeiras, J. Navarro-Ortiz, J. J. Ramos-Munoz, J. M. Lopez-Soler
      Arqus Research Focus Forum - Artificial Intelligence and its applications, Granada, 2022.
      "WIMUNET: Current research on Internet of (Robotic) things and 5G", P. Munoz, L. Chinchilla-Romero, N. Chinchilla-Romero, J. Prados-Garzon, O. Adamuz-Hinojosa, F. Delgado-Ferro, J. Caleya-Sanchez, P. Rodriguez-Martin, P. Ameigeiras, J. Navarro-Ortiz, J. J. Ramos-Munoz, J. M. Lopez-Soler, "Arqus Research Focus Forum - Artificial Intelligence and its applications, Granada", 2022
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    13. DRL-assisted Radio Resource Provisioning in multi-WAT Private 5G Networks
      L. Chinchilla-Romero, J. Prados-Garzon, P. Munoz, P. Ameigeiras, J. J. Ramos-Munoz
      XXXVII Simposio de la URSI (Union Cientifica Internacional de Radio), Malaga, 2022.
      "DRL-assisted Radio Resource Provisioning in multi-WAT Private 5G Networks", L. Chinchilla-Romero, J. Prados-Garzon, P. Munoz, P. Ameigeiras, J. J. Ramos-Munoz, "XXXVII Simposio de la URSI (Union Cientifica Internacional de Radio), Malaga", 2022
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    Journals

    1. Experimental 5G Network Performance Analysis in a Semi-Anechoic and Semi-Reverberation Chamber
      F. Delgado-Ferro, A. Ramirez-Arroyo, J. Navarro-Ortiz, J.F. Valenzuela-Valdes
      IEEE Access (accepted for publication), 2025, DOI: xxx. (IF=3.4, Q2)
      "Experimental 5G Network Performance Analysis in a Semi-Anechoic and Semi-Reverberation Chamber", F. Delgado-Ferro, A. Ramirez-Arroyo, J. Navarro-Ortiz, J.F. Valenzuela-Valdes, IEEE Access (accepted for publication), 2025. DOI: xxx
      close
      @ARTICLE{Delgado2025,
        author={F. Delgado-Ferro and A. Ramirez-Arroyo and J. Navarro-Ortiz and J.F. Valenzuela-Valdes},
        journal={IEEE Access (accepted for publication)},
        title={Experimental 5G Network Performance Analysis in a Semi-Anechoic and Semi-Reverberation Chamber},
        year={2025},
        doi={xxx},
        impact = {(IF=3.4, Q2)},
        project = {6gchronos|6ginspire}
      }
      close

    2. MAREA: A Delay-Aware Multi-time-Scale Radio Resource Orchestrator for 6G O-RAN
      V. Sciancalepore O. Adamuz-Hinojosa L. Zanzi, X. Costa-Pérez
      IEEE Transactions on Communications, 2025, DOI: 10.48550/arXiv.2503.08599. (IF=7.2, Q1)
      "MAREA: A Delay-Aware Multi-time-Scale Radio Resource Orchestrator for 6G O-RAN", V. Sciancalepore O. Adamuz-Hinojosa L. Zanzi, X. Costa-Pérez, IEEE Transactions on Communications, 2025. DOI: 10.48550/arXiv.2503.08599
      close
      @ARTICLE{Marea2025,
        author={O. Adamuz-Hinojosa, L. Zanzi, V. Sciancalepore and X. Costa-Pérez},
        journal={IEEE Transactions on Communications},
        title={MAREA: A Delay-Aware Multi-time-Scale Radio Resource Orchestrator for 6G O-RAN},
        year={2025},
        doi={10.48550/arXiv.2503.08599},
        impact = {(IF=7.2, Q1)},
        project = {6gchronos|6ginspire}
      }
      close

    3. Computationally Efficient UE Blocking Probability Model for GBR Services in Beyond 5G RAN
      Oscar Adamuz-Hinojosa, Pablo Ameigeiras, Pablo Munoz, Juan M. Lopez-Soler
      IEEE Access, pp. 1-1, 2024, DOI: 10.1109/ACCESS.2024.3377112. (IF=3.9, Q2)
      "Computationally Efficient UE Blocking Probability Model for GBR Services in Beyond 5G RAN", Oscar Adamuz-Hinojosa, Pablo Ameigeiras, Pablo Munoz, Juan M. Lopez-Soler, IEEE Access, pp. 1-1, 2024. DOI: 10.1109/ACCESS.2024.3377112
      close
      @ARTICLE{10471531,
        author={Adamuz-Hinojosa, Oscar and Ameigeiras, Pablo and Munoz, Pablo and Lopez-Soler, Juan M.},
        journal={IEEE Access},
        title={Computationally Efficient UE Blocking Probability Model for GBR Services in Beyond 5G RAN},
        year={2024},
        volume={},
        number={},
        pages={1-1},
        keywords={Signal to noise ratio;Computational modeling;Interference;Data models;Probability;Planning;Mathematical models;Beyond 5G;Blocking probability;GBR service;Markov Chain;Proportional Fair;Round Robin},
        doi={10.1109/ACCESS.2024.3377112},
        impact = {(IF=3.9, Q2)},
        project = {6gchronos|6ginspire}}
      close

    4. Combining 5G New Radio, Wi-Fi, and LiFi for Industry 4.0: Performance Evaluation
      Jorge Navarro-Ortiz, Juan J. Ramos-Munoz, Felix Delgado-Ferro, Ferran Canellas, Daniel Camps-Mur, Amin Emami, Hamid Falaki
      Sensors, 24 (18), 2024, DOI: 10.3390/s24186022. (IF=3.4, Q2)
      "Combining 5G New Radio, Wi-Fi, and LiFi for Industry 4.0: Performance Evaluation", Jorge Navarro-Ortiz, Juan J. Ramos-Munoz, Felix Delgado-Ferro, Ferran Canellas, Daniel Camps-Mur, Amin Emami, Hamid Falaki, Sensors, 24 (18), 2024. DOI: 10.3390/s24186022
      close
      Fifth-generation mobile networks (5G) are designed to support enhanced Mobile Broadband, Ultra-Reliable Low-Latency Communications, and massive Machine-Type Communications. To meet these diverse needs, 5G uses technologies like network softwarization, network slicing, and artificial intelligence. Multi-connectivity is crucial for boosting mobile device performance by using different Wireless Access Technologies (WATs) simultaneously, enhancing throughput, reducing latency, and improving reliability. This paper presents a multi-connectivity testbed from the 5G-CLARITY project for performance evaluation. MultiPath TCP (MPTCP) was employed to enable mobile devices to send data through various WATs simultaneously. A new MPTCP scheduler was developed, allowing operators to better control traffic distribution across different technologies and maximize aggregated throughput. Our proposal mitigates the impact of limitations on one path affecting others, avoiding the Head-of-Line blocking problem. Performance was tested with real equipment using 5GNR, Wi-Fi, and LiFi —complementary WATs in the 5G-CLARITY project—in both static and dynamic scenarios. The results demonstrate that the proposed scheduler can manage the traffic distribution across different WATs and achieve the combined capacities of these technologies, approximately 1.4 Gbps in our tests, outperforming the other MPTCP schedulers. Recovery times after interruptions, such as coverage loss in one technology, were also measured, with values ranging from 400 to 500 ms.
      close
      @Article{s24186022,
      AUTHOR = {Navarro-Ortiz, Jorge and Ramos-Munoz, Juan J. and Delgado-Ferro, Felix and Canellas, Ferran and Camps-Mur, Daniel and Emami, Amin and Falaki, Hamid},
      TITLE = {Combining 5G New Radio, Wi-Fi, and LiFi for Industry 4.0: Performance Evaluation},
      JOURNAL = {Sensors},
      VOLUME = {24},
      YEAR = {2024},
      NUMBER = {18},
      ARTICLE-NUMBER = {6022},
      URL = {https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/24/18/6022},
      ISSN = {1424-8220},
      ABSTRACT = {Fifth-generation mobile networks (5G) are designed to support enhanced Mobile Broadband, Ultra-Reliable Low-Latency Communications, and massive Machine-Type Communications. To meet these diverse needs, 5G uses technologies like network softwarization, network slicing, and artificial intelligence. Multi-connectivity is crucial for boosting mobile device performance by using different Wireless Access Technologies (WATs) simultaneously, enhancing throughput, reducing latency, and improving reliability. This paper presents a multi-connectivity testbed from the 5G-CLARITY project for performance evaluation. MultiPath TCP (MPTCP) was employed to enable mobile devices to send data through various WATs simultaneously. A new MPTCP scheduler was developed, allowing operators to better control traffic distribution across different technologies and maximize aggregated throughput. Our proposal mitigates the impact of limitations on one path affecting others, avoiding the Head-of-Line blocking problem. Performance was tested with real equipment using 5GNR, Wi-Fi, and LiFi —complementary WATs in the 5G-CLARITY project—in both static and dynamic scenarios. The results demonstrate that the proposed scheduler can manage the traffic distribution across different WATs and achieve the combined capacities of these technologies, approximately 1.4 Gbps in our tests, outperforming the other MPTCP schedulers. Recovery times after interruptions, such as coverage loss in one technology, were also measured, with values ranging from 400 to 500 ms.},
      DOI = {10.3390/s24186022},
      impact = {(IF=3.4, Q2)},
      project = {6gchronos|6ginspire|5gclarity}}
      close

    5. Deterministic 6GB-Assisted Quantum Networks With Slicing Support: A New 6GB Use Case
      Jonathan Prados-Garzon, Tarik Taleb, Lorena Chinchilla-Romero, Masoud Shokrnezhad
      IEEE Network, 38 (1), pp. 87-95, 2024, DOI: 10.1109/MNET.2023.3328587. (IF=6.8, Q1)
      "Deterministic 6GB-Assisted Quantum Networks With Slicing Support: A New 6GB Use Case", Jonathan Prados-Garzon, Tarik Taleb, Lorena Chinchilla-Romero, Masoud Shokrnezhad, IEEE Network, 38 (1), pp. 87-95, 2024. DOI: 10.1109/MNET.2023.3328587
      close
      @ARTICLE{10299673,
        author={Prados-Garzon, Jonathan and Taleb, Tarik and Chinchilla-Romero, Lorena and Shokrnezhad, Masoud},
        journal={IEEE Network},
        title={Deterministic 6GB-Assisted Quantum Networks With Slicing Support: A New 6GB Use Case},
        year={2024},
        volume={38},
        number={1},
        pages={87-95},
        keywords={6G mobile communication;Qubit;Quantum entanglement;Teleportation;Quantum networks;Standards;Logic gates;Internet;Quantum communication;Network slicing;Quantum Internet (QI);Quantum Communications;Software-Defined Programmable Quantum Networks;6G & Beyond (6GB);QNs-6GB integration;Quantum Networks slicing;6GB use case;Deterministic Networking},
        doi={10.1109/MNET.2023.3328587},
        impact = {(IF=6.8, Q1)},
        project = {6gchronos}
      }
      close

    6. Economic Feasibility of 5G-Based Autonomous Mobile Robots Solutions for Industry 4.0
      Lorena Chinchilla-Romero, Jonathan Prados-Garzon, Ramya Vasist, Meysam Goordazi
      IEEE Communications Magazine, 62 (11), pp. 52-59, 2024, DOI: 10.1109/MCOM.005.2400125. (IF=8.3, Q1)
      "Economic Feasibility of 5G-Based Autonomous Mobile Robots Solutions for Industry 4.0", Lorena Chinchilla-Romero, Jonathan Prados-Garzon, Ramya Vasist, Meysam Goordazi, IEEE Communications Magazine, 62 (11), pp. 52-59, 2024. DOI: 10.1109/MCOM.005.2400125
      close
      @ARTICLE{10746257,
        author={Chinchilla-Romero, Lorena and Prados-Garzon, Jonathan and Vasist, Ramya and Goordazi, Meysam},
        journal={IEEE Communications Magazine},
        title={Economic Feasibility of 5G-Based Autonomous Mobile Robots Solutions for Industry 4.0},
        year={2024},
        volume={62},
        number={11},
        pages={52-59},
        keywords={Industries;Costs;5G mobile communication;Sensitivity analysis;Transportation;Systems architecture;Fourth Industrial Revolution;Mobile robots;Investment;Autonomous robots;Technology;Economics;Communication systems},
        doi={10.1109/MCOM.005.2400125},
        impact = {(IF=8.3, Q1)},
        project = {6gchronos|5gclarity}
      }
      close

    7. Potential-Game-Based 5G RAN Slice Planning for GBR Services
      Oscar Adamuz-Hinojosa, Pablo Munoz, Pablo Ameigeiras, Juan M. Lopez-Soler
      IEEE Access, pp. 1-1, 2023, DOI: 10.1109/ACCESS.2023.3236103. (IF=3.9, Q2)
      "Potential-Game-Based 5G RAN Slice Planning for GBR Services", Oscar Adamuz-Hinojosa, Pablo Munoz, Pablo Ameigeiras, Juan M. Lopez-Soler, IEEE Access, pp. 1-1, 2023. DOI: 10.1109/ACCESS.2023.3236103
      close
      @ARTICLE{10015017,
        author={Adamuz-Hinojosa, Oscar and Munoz, Pablo and Ameigeiras, Pablo and Lopez-Soler, Juan M.},
        journal={IEEE Access},
        title={Potential-Game-Based 5G RAN Slice Planning for GBR Services},
        year={2023},
        volume={},
        number={},
        pages={1-1},
        doi={10.1109/ACCESS.2023.3236103},
        impact = {(IF=3.9, Q2)},
        project = {6gchronos|true5g|5gclarity}}
      close

    8. UE Blocking Probability Model for Planning 5G Guaranteed Bit Rate (GBR) RAN Slices
      Oscar Adamuz-Hinojosa, Pablo Ameigeiras, Pablo Munoz, Juan M. Lopez-Soler
      IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, 2023, DOI: 10.1109/TVT.2023.3266526. IF=6.8 (Q1)
      "UE Blocking Probability Model for Planning 5G Guaranteed Bit Rate (GBR) RAN Slices", Oscar Adamuz-Hinojosa, Pablo Ameigeiras, Pablo Munoz, Juan M. Lopez-Soler, IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, 2023. DOI: 10.1109/TVT.2023.3266526
      close
      @ARTICLE{2023Adamuz,
        author={Adamuz-Hinojosa, Oscar and Ameigeiras, Pablo and Munoz, Pablo and Lopez-Soler, Juan M.},
        journal={IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology},
        title={UE Blocking Probability Model for Planning 5G Guaranteed Bit Rate (GBR) RAN Slices},
        year={2023},
        doi={10.1109/TVT.2023.3266526},
        impact = {IF=6.8 (Q1)},
        project = {true5g|5gclarity|6gchronos}}
      close

    9. A LoRaWAN Architecture for Communications in Areas without Coverage: Design and Pilot Trials
      Felix Delgado-Ferro, Jorge Navarro-Ortiz, Natalia Chinchilla-Romero, Juan Jose Ramos-Munoz
      Electronics, 11 (5), 2022, DOI: 10.3390/electronics11050804. (IF=2.9, Q2)
      "A LoRaWAN Architecture for Communications in Areas without Coverage: Design and Pilot Trials", Felix Delgado-Ferro, Jorge Navarro-Ortiz, Natalia Chinchilla-Romero, Juan Jose Ramos-Munoz, Electronics, 11 (5), 2022. DOI: 10.3390/electronics11050804
      close
      This article proposes a system based on a long-distance communications system with low economic and energy costs that allows connectivity to be carried out independently from the existing cellular coverage in the area. In addition, it describes the design, development, implementation and analysis of an Internet of Things (IoT) architecture based on Long-Range Wide-Area Network (LoRaWAN). Moreover, the system has been deployed as a prototype, and the behavior and scope of the system have been analyzed in various real environments: urban, rural and natural. The results obtained from the analysis show that the system is suitable for working in areas without coverage such as mountains.
      close
      @Article{electronics11050804,
      AUTHOR = {Delgado-Ferro, Felix and Navarro-Ortiz, Jorge and Chinchilla-Romero, Natalia and Ramos-Munoz, Juan Jose},
      TITLE = {A LoRaWAN Architecture for Communications in Areas without Coverage: Design and Pilot Trials},
      JOURNAL = {Electronics},
      VOLUME = {11},
      YEAR = {2022},
      NUMBER = {5},
      ARTICLE-NUMBER = {804},
      URL = {https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/5/804},
      ISSN = {2079-9292},
      ABSTRACT = {This article proposes a system based on a long-distance communications system with low economic and energy costs that allows connectivity to be carried out independently from the existing cellular coverage in the area. In addition, it describes the design, development, implementation and analysis of an Internet of Things (IoT) architecture based on Long-Range Wide-Area Network (LoRaWAN). Moreover, the system has been deployed as a prototype, and the behavior and scope of the system have been analyzed in various real environments: urban, rural and natural. The results obtained from the analysis show that the system is suitable for working in areas without coverage such as mountains.},
      DOI = {10.3390/electronics11050804},
      impact = {(IF=2.9, Q2)},
      project = {6gchronos|true5g|artemis|premonition}
      }
      close

    10. A LoRaWAN Network Architecture with MQTT2MULTICAST
      Jorge Navarro-Ortiz, Natalia Chinchilla-Romero, Felix Delgado-Ferro, Juan Jose Ramos-Munoz
      Electronics, 11 (6), 2022, DOI: 10.3390/electronics11060872. (IF=2.9, Q2)
      "A LoRaWAN Network Architecture with MQTT2MULTICAST", Jorge Navarro-Ortiz, Natalia Chinchilla-Romero, Felix Delgado-Ferro, Juan Jose Ramos-Munoz, Electronics, 11 (6), 2022. DOI: 10.3390/electronics11060872
      close
      In this work, an architecture for IoT networks oriented towards environmental sustainability is presented. Due to the suitability of its characteristics in terms of coverage, power and support of a large number of devices, an enhanced LoRaWAN network has been chosen as the basis for this proposal. The architecture is completed with the virtualization of the different LoRaWAN network entities and the usage of a software-defined network for their interconnection. The publication and subscription to environmental data is carried out by using the MQTT protocol. MQTT has been optimized thanks to the use of the SDN network and the use of edge computing resources, which allows multicasting of published data. Thanks to our developed MQTT2MULTICAST protocol, latency is improved by approx. 90% and the traffic load within the SDN network is reduced by 55%. An scalability analysis shows that this solution is able to support tens of thousands of LoRaWAN gateways. The proposed architecture has been implemented using commercial equipment as a proof of concept.
      close
      @Article{electronics11060872,
      AUTHOR = {Navarro-Ortiz, Jorge and Chinchilla-Romero, Natalia and Delgado-Ferro, Felix and Ramos-Munoz, Juan Jose},
      TITLE = {A LoRaWAN Network Architecture with MQTT2MULTICAST},
      JOURNAL = {Electronics},
      VOLUME = {11},
      YEAR = {2022},
      NUMBER = {6},
      ARTICLE-NUMBER = {872},
      URL = {https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/6/872},
      ISSN = {2079-9292},
      ABSTRACT = {In this work, an architecture for IoT networks oriented towards environmental sustainability is presented. Due to the suitability of its characteristics in terms of coverage, power and support of a large number of devices, an enhanced LoRaWAN network has been chosen as the basis for this proposal. The architecture is completed with the virtualization of the different LoRaWAN network entities and the usage of a software-defined network for their interconnection. The publication and subscription to environmental data is carried out by using the MQTT protocol. MQTT has been optimized thanks to the use of the SDN network and the use of edge computing resources, which allows multicasting of published data. Thanks to our developed MQTT2MULTICAST protocol, latency is improved by approx. 90% and the traffic load within the SDN network is reduced by 55%. An scalability analysis shows that this solution is able to support tens of thousands of LoRaWAN gateways. The proposed architecture has been implemented using commercial equipment as a proof of concept.},
      DOI = {10.3390/electronics11060872},
      impact = {(IF=2.9, Q2)},
      project = {6gchronos|true5g|artemis|premonition}
      }
      close


    Patents

    1. Metodos de configuracion de redes sensibles al retardo basadas en planificadores con conformacion de trafico asincrono, y con calidad de servicio determinista
      Julia Caleya-Sanchez, Jonathan Prados-Garzon, Pablo Ameigeiras, Lorena Chinchilla-Romero, Pablo Munoz-Luengo, Juan M. Lopez-Soler
      Universidad de Granada, 2023.
      "Metodos de configuracion de redes sensibles al retardo basadas en planificadores con conformacion de trafico asincrono, y con calidad de servicio determinista", Universidad de Granada, Julia Caleya-Sanchez, Jonathan Prados-Garzon, Pablo Ameigeiras, Lorena Chinchilla-Romero, Pablo Munoz-Luengo, Juan M. Lopez-Soler, 2023
      close
      @patent{Caleya2023,
      	title = {Metodos de configuracion de redes sensibles al retardo basadas en planificadores con conformacion de trafico asincrono, y con calidad de servicio determinista},
      	commenturl = {https://patentscope.wipo.int/search/en/detail.jsf?docId=WO2003049354},
      	language = {es},
      	assignee = {Universidad de Granada},
      	commenturldate = {2023-xx-xx},
      	author = {Caleya-Sanchez, Julia and Prados-Garzon, Jonathan and Ameigeiras, Pablo and Chinchilla-Romero, Lorena and Munoz-Luengo, Pablo and Lopez-Soler, Juan M.},
      	commentmonth = Jun,
      	year = {2023},
        project = {6gchronos|true5g|5gclarity}
      }
      close


    Dissemination

    1. CanalUGR is reporting on our leadership in the 6G-CHRONOS project! Read it here.

      The University of Granada leads the 6G-CHRONOS project.


    2. We have presented the 6G-LoRaGRAN project in the CITIC-coffee (June 2024)!

      Poster about isochronous applications over 5G-TSN bridges in Industry 4.0 environments during the CITIC-coffee (June 2024)

    Thesis

    Related ongoing Ph.D. thesis

    1. Orchestration and management of independent virtualized networks for the support of new services in 5G
      Jose Antonio Ordonez-Lucena (directed by Pablo Ameigeiras)
      Defended on October 2022.
      "Orchestration and management of independent virtualized networks for the support of new services in 5G", Jose Antonio Ordonez-Lucena, University of Granada, 2022
      close
      @PhdThesis{thesisordonez,
        author      = {Jose Antonio Ordonez-Lucena},
        director    = {Pablo Ameigeiras},
        title       = {Orchestration and management of independent virtualized networks for the support of new services in 5G},
        institution = {University of Granada},
        type        = {phdthesis},
        project     = {5gcity|5gclarity|true5g|6gchronos},
        year        = {2022},
        month       = {October},
        pagetotal   = {321}
      }
      close

    2. Network Slicing Management for 5G Radio Access Networks
      Oscar Adamuz-Hinojosa (directed by Pablo Ameigeiras and Juan M. Lopez-Soler)
      Defended on April 2022, ISBN 9788411173377.
      "Network Slicing Management for 5G Radio Access Networks", Oscar Adamuz-Hinojosa, University of Granada, ISBN 9788411173377, 2022
      close
      @PhdThesis{thesisadamuz,
        author      = {Oscar Adamuz-Hinojosa},
        director    = {Pablo Ameigeiras and Juan M. Lopez-Soler},
        title       = {Network Slicing Management for 5G Radio Access Networks},
        institution = {University of Granada},
        type        = {phdthesis},
        project     = {5gcity|5gclarity|true5g|6gchronos},
        year        = {2022},
        type        = {phdthesis},
        language    = {English},
        month       = {April},
        isbn        = {9788411173377},
        pagetotal   = {380},
        pdf         = {https://digibug.ugr.es/bitstream/handle/10481/74957/80783%281%29.pdf}
      
      }
      close

    3. Multi-connectivity solutions for 5G/6G networks
      Felix Delgado-Ferro (directed by Jorge Navarro-Ortiz and Juan M. Lopez-Soler)
      Ongoing.
      "Multi-connectivity solutions for 5G/6G networks", Felix Delgado-Ferro, University of Granada
      close
      @PhdThesis{thesisdelgado,
        author      = {Felix Delgado-Ferro},
        director    = {Jorge Navarro-Ortiz and Juan M. Lopez-Soler},
        title       = {Multi-connectivity solutions for 5G/6G networks},
        institution = {University of Granada},
        type        = {phdthesis},
        project     = {5gclarity|true5g|artemis|premonition|6gchronos|6ginspire},
        note        = "ongoing"
      }
      close

    4. AI-assisted management of 5G private networks
      Lorena Chinchilla-Romero (directed by Pablo Ameigeiras and Pablo Munoz)
      Ongoing.
      "AI-assisted management of 5G private networks", Lorena Chinchilla-Romero, University of Granada
      close
      @PhdThesis{thesislorena,
        author      = {Lorena Chinchilla-Romero},
        director    = {Pablo Ameigeiras and Pablo Munoz},
        title       = {AI-assisted management of 5G private networks},
        institution = {University of Granada},
        type        = {phdthesis},
        project     = {5gclarity|true5g|6gchronos|6ginspire},
        note        = "ongoing"
      }
      close

    5. Optimization and orchestration of LoRaWAN networks
      Natalia Chinchilla-Romero (directed by Jorge Navarro-Ortiz)
      Ongoing.
      "Optimization and orchestration of LoRaWAN networks", Natalia Chinchilla-Romero, University of Granada
      close
      @PhdThesis{thesisnatalia,
        author      = {Natalia Chinchilla-Romero},
        director    = {Jorge Navarro-Ortiz},
        title       = {Optimization and orchestration of LoRaWAN networks},
        institution = {University of Granada},
        type        = {phdthesis},
        project     = {5gclarity|true5g|artemis|premonition|6gchronos|6ginspire},
        note        = "ongoing"
      }
      close


    Related B.Sc. and M.Sc. thesis

    1. Configuration and performance assessment of 4G/5G networks
      Bachelor thesis (degree on Telecommunications Engineering)
      Javier Jimenez-Gonzalez (directed by Jorge Navarro-Ortiz, Felix Delgado-Ferro)
      Defended on 7 2023.
      "Configuration and performance assessment of 4G/5G networks", Javier Jimenez-Gonzalez, 2023
      close
      @mastersthesis{jimenez_2023,
        author       = {Javier Jimenez-Gonzalez},
        director     = {Jorge Navarro-Ortiz, Felix Delgado-Ferro},
        title        = {Configuration and performance assessment of 4G/5G networks},
        school       = {Higher Technical School of Informatics and Telecommunications, University of Granada},
        type         = {Bachelor thesis},
        degree       = {degree on Telecommunications Engineering},
        year         = 2023,
        month        = 7,
        pdf          = {https://wpd.ugr.es/~jorgenavarro/thesis/2023_TFG_JavierJimenezGonzalez.pdf},
        note         = {Co-directed with Felix Delgado-Ferro.},
        project      = {6gchronos|true5g|6ginspire}
      }
      close

    2. Synchonization on 5G networks: end-device
      Bachelor thesis (degree on Telecommunications Engineering)
      Angel Gomez-Hurtado (directed by Jorge Navarro-Ortiz, Lorena Chinchilla Romero)
      Defended on 7 2023.
      "Synchonization on 5G networks: end-device", Angel Gomez-Hurtado, 2023
      close
      @mastersthesis{gomez_2023,
        author       = {Angel Gomez-Hurtado},
        director     = {Jorge Navarro-Ortiz, Lorena Chinchilla Romero},
        title        = {Synchonization on 5G networks: end-device},
        school       = {Higher Technical School of Informatics and Telecommunications, University of Granada},
        type         = {Bachelor thesis},
        degree       = {degree on Telecommunications Engineering},
        year         = 2023,
        month        = 7,
        pdf          = {https://wpd.ugr.es/~jorgenavarro/thesis/2023_TFG_AngelGomezHurtado.pdf},
        note         = {Co-directed with Lorena Chinchilla-Romero. This thesis obtained the highest possible mark.},
        project      = {6gchronos|true5g|6ginspire}
      }
      close

    3. Configuration and usage of MPTCP in mobile devices
      Bachelor thesis (degree on Telecommunications Engineering)
      Alejandra Oliver-Boada (directed by Jorge Navarro-Ortiz, Felix Delgado-Ferro)
      Defended on 7 2023.
      "Configuration and usage of MPTCP in mobile devices", Alejandra Oliver-Boada, 2023
      close
      @mastersthesis{oliver_2023,
        author       = {Alejandra Oliver-Boada},
        director     = {Jorge Navarro-Ortiz, Felix Delgado-Ferro},
        title        = {Configuration and usage of MPTCP in mobile devices},
        school       = {Higher Technical School of Informatics and Telecommunications, University of Granada},
        type         = {Bachelor thesis},
        degree       = {degree on Telecommunications Engineering},
        year         = 2023,
        month        = 7,
        pdf          = {https://wpd.ugr.es/~jorgenavarro/thesis/2023_TFG_AlejandraOliverBoada.pdf},
        note         = {Co-directed with Felix Delgado-Ferro. This thesis obtained the highest possible mark.},
        project      = {6gchronos|true5g|6ginspire}
      }
      close

    4. Configuration and performance assessment of 4G/5G networks
      M.Sc. thesis (M.Sc. Telecommunications Engineering)
      Felix Delgado-Ferro (directed by Jorge Navarro-Ortiz)
      Defended on July 2022.
      "Configuration and performance assessment of 4G/5G networks", Felix Delgado-Ferro, 2022
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      @mastersthesis{delgado_2022,
        author       = {Felix Delgado-Ferro},
        director     = {Jorge Navarro-Ortiz},
        title        = {Configuration and performance assessment of 4G/5G networks},
        school       = {Higher Technical School of Informatics and Telecommunications, University of Granada},
        type         = {M.Sc. thesis},
        degree       = {M.Sc. Telecommunications Engineering},
        year         = 2022,
        month        = July,
        pdf          = {https://wpd.ugr.es/~jorgenavarro/thesis/2022_TFM_FelixDelgadoFerro.pdf},
        project      = {6gchronos|true5g|5gclarity},
        note         = {This thesis obtained the maximum possible mark.}
      }
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