6G: A Hierarchical and Distributed Network

Abstract

Network architecture research is a hot area of current 6G research. This paper firstly discusses the trend of 6G network towards a hierarchical and distributed architecture, starting from the two aspects of 6G evolution requirements and the current limitations of 5G. Then, this paper proposes a hierarchical and distributed network architecture vision. The 6G hierarchical and distributed network architecture will carry out function reconstruction, boundary reconstruction, trust reconstruction and bearer reconstruction based on the current 5G network, and will have the following features: flexible and dynamic generation on demand, hierarchical and distributed collaboration, deep integration of network and edge, etc. Finally, the simulation results demonstrate that the reliability and delay characteristics can be further improved through the distributed deployment of the end-to-end network.