LG Uplus tested a technology with Yonsei University that keeps a device's consolidation stable between AI-RAN, a next-generation wireless network, and the commercial 5G network.
The two sides linked the LG Uplus 5G network with an AI-RAN test network built by Yonsei University on Nvidia GPUs. They then simulated scenarios in which physical AI devices, such as robots and drones, move back and forth between the two networks. The test showed that the device automatically selected the appropriate network in line with changes in the wireless environment and also maintained service consolidation. Point Mobile's PM95 device, from the industrial mobile device company, was used in the verification.
AI-RAN is a technology in which artificial intelligence analyzes the state of the communications network in real time to predict quality degradation and optimize resource allocation. It is regarded as a necessary technology for the spread of physical AI, which must use multiple communications networks while moving in and out of factories and logistics centers. It is also cited as a core wireless network technology for the 6G era.
LG Uplus and Yonsei University plan to provide an AI-RAN testing and verification environment to domestic small and midsize corporations based on these results. They will support the facilities so they can serve as a test bed for companies' overseas expansion and continue research on next-generation network technologies needed for AI-based services.