Read me: BRAVE at a glance
BRAVE is a collaborative research project started in January 2018 that creates new physical-layer techniques for beyond-5G wireless communications.
Project in brief
BRAVE brings together academic and industrial partners to study the physical layer of wireless systems that will follow 5G. The consortium concentrates on waveforms, channel models and transceiver algorithms that must deliver higher throughput, lower latency and better energy efficiency than current designs.
The work is organised around three questions: which waveform suits dense and heterogeneous networks, how channels behave at higher frequencies, and how the algorithms can be validated before hardware exists.
- Physical-layer waveform design
- Channel characterisation and modelling
- Simulation-based validation of receivers
Side note: this page is a reader guide. Technical results are listed in the publications section, and the use cases are described in beyond 5G scenarios.
Milestones
- January 2018
Project start
The consortium is formed and the common vocabulary for physical-layer requirements is agreed.
- Early phase
Scenario definition
Target use cases are translated into measurable link and system requirements.
- Middle phase
Technique design
Candidate waveforms and receiver algorithms are designed and compared in simulation.
- Final phase
Consolidation
Retained techniques are documented and shared with the research community.
Reading guide
Engineers, students and program managers who need a concise view of the project before reading the technical reports.
PHY refers to the physical layer, which handles modulation, coding and the radio channel. Beyond-5G refers to systems studied after the first 5G deployments.
Read the single-carrier waveform study, the modelling and simulation approach, or the open data offer.
Figures from the project
Figures are shown for orientation. Each one is linked to the report in which it was produced.