Task-oriented metaverse design in the 6G era

Meng, Z., She, C., Zhao, G. , Imran, M. A. , Dohler, M., Li, Y. and Vucetic, B. (2024) Task-oriented metaverse design in the 6G era. IEEE Wireless Communications, (doi: 10.1109/MWC.019.2200605) (Early Online Publication)

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Abstract

As an emerging concept, the Metaverse has the potential to revolutionize social interaction in the post-pandemic era by establishing a digital world for online education, remote healthcare, immersive business, intelligent transportation, and advanced manufacturing. The goal is ambitious, yet the methodologies and technologies to achieve the full vision of the Metaverse remain unclear. In this article, we first introduce the three infrastructure pillars that lay the foundation of the Metaverse, that is, human-computer interfaces, sensing and communication systems, and network architectures. Then, we depict the roadmap toward the Metaverse, consisting of four stages with different applications. To support diverse applications in the Metaverse, we put forward a novel design methodology -- task-oriented design -- and further review the challenges and potential solutions. In the case study, we develop a prototype to illustrate how to synchronize a realworld device and its digital model in the Metaverse by task-oriented design, where a deep reinforcement learning algorithm is adopted to minimize the required communication throughput by optimizing the sampling and prediction systems subject to a synchronization error constraint.

Item Type:Articles
Status:Early Online Publication
Refereed:Yes
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID:Zhao, Dr Guodong and Imran, Professor Muhammad and Meng, Zhen
Authors: Meng, Z., She, C., Zhao, G., Imran, M. A., Dohler, M., Li, Y., and Vucetic, B.
College/School:College of Science and Engineering > School of Engineering > Autonomous Systems and Connectivity
Journal Name:IEEE Wireless Communications
Publisher:IEEE
ISSN:1536-1284
ISSN (Online):1558-0687
Published Online:05 February 2024
Copyright Holders:Copyright © 2024 IEEE
First Published:First published in IEEE Wireless Communications 2024
Publisher Policy:Reproduced in accordance with the publisher copyright policy

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