VIAVI has extensive experience contributing to many funded collaborative and consortium projects including within HORIZON and 6G-SNS programmes as well as nationally-funded projects for UK DSIT and the US NTIA. VIAVI offers significant contribution to a wide variety of research areas including those described below.
DATA ACQUISITION: Network telemetry, traces, geolocation, active test, fibre monitoring, RF scanning & capture and LIDAR.
SIMULATION, MODELLING AND DIGITAL TWIN: Creation of models for wireless & fixed access, RF, fibre, subscribers, transport, core and the physical environment. Incorporating hybrid data sources including simulated and generative synthetic data, along with physical network data. Application of network simulators, models and digital twins for lab test, data generation, model training, network optimisation, resilience, energy efficiency and autonomous network.
LAB TEST: Component and system test for conformance, performance, interoperability and loading scenarios. Also testing for resilience to security threats and impairment vectors. Test automation, test case generation and test data management.
OPERATIONAL NETWORK MANAGEMENT: Rich analytics for anomaly detection, RCA, and optimisation delivering high performance, resilience, OpEx/CapEx management, energy efficiency and other autonomous network components.
LAB-as-a-SERVICE: The VIAVI flagship VALOR lab supports a wide range of test scenarios for in-person or cloud-based test.
6G FOCUS AREAS and ENABLERS: Including non-terrestrial networks, joint communication & sensing, fibre sensing, AI-native RAN and novel air interface innovations. Resilient Positioning, Navigation & Timing.
QUANTUM-SAFE COMMUNICATIONS: Including post-quantum cryptography, encryption key management and quantum key distribution.
SDOs and INDUSTRY FORUMS: Active member of over 40 technology and industry groups including 3GPP, O-RAN Alliance, AI-RAN Alliance (leading Data-for-AI initiative), TIP, IETF, IEEE and ETSI.
VIAVI Solutions is an innovator in network test, measurement, monitoring, assurance, simulation, modelling and optimisation solutions including fixed and mobile, wireless and wireline, terrestrial and non-terrestrial deployments. We address the access, transport and core, from physical layer up to the application. Our products are used to implement automated and autonomous networks, including the testing of these, from the lab stage, through deployment and ultimately to the operational network management. Our customers include public and private networks, enterprises, cloud provider, hyperscalers, along with academia and research institutes. Furthermore, we are concerned with the future of networking technology including 6G, digital twins and quantum-safe communications for example.