T2: Channel Measurement, Modeling and Standardization for 6G

Co-organizer: Jianhua Zhang,  Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China
Co-organizer: Pan Tang, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China
Co-organizer: Yuxiang Zhang, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China

Abstract: Sixth generation (6G) communication has attracted substantial attention in the global research community of information and communication technologies (ICT). In June 2023, the ITU-R WP 5D has agreed the draft new Recommendation “Framework and overall objectives of the future development of IMT for 2030 and beyond”. This marks the official launch of 6G standardization. It is expected to support not only extended 5G usage scenarios, but also new ones such as integrated sensing/AI and communication and ubiquitous connectivity. The study of channel models is the prerequisite for 6G standardization. With the establishment of two channel model research projects (Study on channel modelling for Integrated Sensing And Communication (ISAC) for NR, Study on channel modelling enhancements for 7-24GHz for NR) at the 3GPP RAN#102 plenary, the standardization work for 6G channel models has officially begun. This tutorial will mainly introduce the recent progress in channel measurement, modeling and standardization for 6G, including multi-bands from centimeter to millimeter wave, Massive MIMO, ISAC, as well as intelligent channel modeling and channel prediction research. In this tutorial, Prof. Zhang, the Drafting Group (DG) Chairwoman of ITU-R IMT-2020 (5G) channel model and the Chairwoman of China IMT-2030 tech group – channel measurement and modeling subgroup, Assoc. Prof. Pan Tang and Dr. Yuxiang Zhang tend to introduce the background, challenges and future research directions on channel measurement, modeling and standardization for 6G aim to provide an in-depth look at the latest developments and explore how to advance research and standardization efforts in this field.

Co-organizer’s Bios:

Jianhua Zhang

Jianhua Zhang (Senior Member, IEEE) is the professor of information and engineering college, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications (BUPT). She received B.S. from the North China University of Technology in 1998 and Ph.D. degree from BUPT in 2003. She is the Fellow of both China Communication Society and China Electronic Society. She is serving FiTEEE as the vice exectutive EIC and editor of IEEE WCL etc. Her research interests include beyond 5G and 6G channel measurement and modeling, especially THz, ISAC, RIS, AI based channel prediction,
environment sensing and visual information aided communication and etc. She has published more than 300 papers and authorized 50 patents. She coshared several paper awards, including 2023
IEEE VTS Neal Shepherd Memorial Best Propagation Paper, 2019 SCIENCE China Information Hot Paper, 2016 China Comms Best Paper, and 2008 JCN Best Paper. She has won several scholar prizes, e.g., China Youth Women Scientist Award, National Technology Invention Award for her continuously contribution to ITU-R 4G channel model (ITU-R M.2135), the 3GPP Relay channel model (3GPP 36.814), and the 3GPP 3D channel model (3GPP 36.873). She was a member of 3GPP “5G channel model for bands up to 100 GHz” From 2016 to 2017, she was the Drafting Group (DG) Chairperson of the ITU-R IMT-2020 (5G) channel model and led the drafting of IMT.2412 Channel Model Section. Now, she is the Chairwomen of China IMT-2030 (6G) Tech Group—Channel Measurement and Modeling Subgroup and IEEE ComSoc Channel Modeling Subgroup etc.

Pan Tang

Pan Tang (Member, IEEE) is the associate researcher in the State Key Laboratory of Networking and Switching Technology, BUPT, China. He received the B.S. degree in Electrical Information
Engineering from the South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China, in 2013 and a Ph.D. degree in Information and Communication Engineering from BUPT in 2019. From 2017 to 2018, he was a Visiting Scholar with the University of Southern California. From 2019 to 2021, he was a Postdoctoral Research Associate in BUPT, China. He has authored and co-authored more than 50 papers in refereed journals and conference proceedings. His current research interests include millimeter wave, terahertz, and visible light channel measurements and modeling.

Yuxiang Zhang

Yuxiang Zhang (Member, IEEE) is the associate researcher in the State Key Laboratory of Networking and Switching Technology, BUPT, China. He received the B.S. degree in electronic information engineering from the Dalian University of Technology in 2014 and the Ph.D. degree from the BUPT in 2020. From 2018 to 2019, he was a Visiting Scholar with the University of Waterloo. He has authored and co-authored more than 30 papers in refereed journals and conference proceedings. His current research interests include massive/holographic MIMO, joint communication and sensing, and reconfigurable intelligent surface channel measurement and modeling.