Hetzer Dirk, Muehleisen Maciej, Kousaridas Apostolos, Barmpounakis Sokratis, Wendt Stefan, Eckert Kurt, Schimpe Andreas, Löfhede Johan, Alonso-Zarate Jesus
Deutsche Telekom AG/T-Systems, Berlin, Germany.
Ericsson GmbH, Herzogenrath, Germany.
EURASIP J Wirel Commun Netw. 2021;2021(1):97. doi: 10.1186/s13638-021-01976-6. Epub 2021 Apr 16.
Cooperative, connected and automated mobility (CCAM) across Europe requires harmonized solutions to support cross-border seamless operation. The possibility of providing CCAM services across European countries has an enormous innovative business potential. However, the seamless provision of connectivity and the uninterrupted delivery of real-time services pose technical challenges which 5G technologies aim to solve. The situation is particularly challenging given the multi-country, multi-operator, multi-telco-vendor, multi-car-manufacturer and cross-network-generation scenario of any cross-border scenario. Motivated by this, the 5GCroCo project, with a total budget of 17 million Euro and partially funded by the European Commission, aims at validating 5G technologies in the Metz-Merzig-Luxembourg cross-border 5G corridor considering the borders between France, Germany and Luxembourg. The activities of 5GCroCo are organized around three use cases: (1) Tele-operated Driving, (2) high-definition map generation and distribution for automated vehicles and (3) Anticipated Cooperative Collision Avoidance (ACCA). The results of the project help contribute to a true European transnational CCAM. This paper describes the overall objectives of the project, motivated by the discussed challenges of cross-border operation, the use cases along with their requirements, the technical 5G features that will be validated and provides a description of the planned trials within 5GCroCo together with some initial results.
欧洲的合作式、互联式和自动化移动出行（CCAM）需要统一的解决方案来支持跨境无缝运行。在欧洲各国提供CCAM服务的可能性具有巨大的创新商业潜力。然而，无缝提供连接以及实时服务的不间断交付带来了技术挑战，而5G技术旨在解决这些挑战。考虑到任何跨境场景下的多国、多运营商、多电信供应商、多汽车制造商和跨网络代际的情况，这一形势尤其具有挑战性。受此推动，5GCroCo项目总预算为1700万欧元，部分由欧盟委员会资助，旨在在考虑法国、德国和卢森堡之间边界的梅斯 - 默齐格 - 卢森堡跨境5G走廊中验证5G技术。5GCroCo的活动围绕三个用例展开：（1）遥控驾驶，（2）自动驾驶车辆的高清地图生成与分发，以及（3）预期协同防撞（ACCA）。该项目的成果有助于推动真正的欧洲跨国CCAM。本文描述了该项目的总体目标，阐述了跨境运营所面临的挑战、用例及其要求、将得到验证的5G技术特性，并介绍了5GCroCo计划开展的试验以及一些初步成果。
