Experimental B5G/6G Network

The ORCHYD-IA 6G infrastructure, developed through the 6G OpenLab and ELEGANT projects led by UPC, aims to revolutionize connectivity with the deployment of an advanced 5G infrastructure towards 6G.

This setup constitutes a large-scale testbed for designing, validating, and monitoring components, services, applications, AI tools, and 5G/6G technology protocols.

The network is end-to-end multi-technology, including 5G/6G radio access, FR1 and millimeter-wave bands, FR2, Wi-Fi6, WDM, TSN, MEC, and geo-redundant 5G cores. It is equipped with data centers with AI/ML capabilities, measurement equipment, and simulators/emulators, and connects UPC’s Castelldefels and North campuses via a WDM optical network of more than 25 km.