Results and Achievements of the ALLIANCE Project: New Network Solutions for 5G and Beyond

Leaving the current 4th generation of mobile communications behind, 5G will represent a disruptive paradigm shift integrating Radio Access Networks (RANs), ultra-high-capacity access/metro/core optical networks, and intra-datacentre (DC) network computational resources into single converged infrastructure. The present paper overviews main achievements obtained in ALLIANCE project. This project ambitiously aims at architecting 5G-enabled infrastructure satisfying those needs to effectively realise envisioned upcoming Digital Society. In particular, we two networking solutions for beyond (B5G), such as Software Defined Networking/Network Function Virtualisation (SDN/NFV) on top an spatially spectrally flexible all-optical infrastructure, clean-slate Recursive Inter-Network Architecture (RINA) over packet including access, metro, core DC segments. common umbrella all these is Knowledge-Defined Networking (KDN)-based orchestration layer which, by implementing Artificial Intelligence (AI) techniques, enables optimal end-to-end service provisioning. Finally, cross-layer manager architecture includes novel elements, namely monitoring element providing user data real time KDN, blockchain-based trust charge exchanging reliable confident information with external domains.