The transition to a fully connected world is under way, with the Internet of Senses and digital twins on the horizon. While advanced support in connected intelligence is essential, current technologies and subscription-driven mobile network operator processes face limitations in managing the increasing complexity and scalability. With the support of Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions, the SOVEREIGN project will address these challenges. It will enable cyber-physical assets and intelligent endpoints to dynamically adapt and customise their service requirements. Leveraging distributed ledger technologies, SOVEREIGN aims to create a disintermediated, cost-efficient and anonymous Beyond 5G (B5G) communications environment. Its overall goal is to empower intelligent endpoints, offering full control over identities, connectivity, service terms and shared data within the B5G ecosystem.

Research Objectives

SOVEREIGN sets the following ambitious research and innovation objectives (RIOs):

RIO1. Conceptualize and develop a modular end-to-end service architecture integrating DLT-empowered service provisioning towards self-sovereign mobile data access in B5G networks.

RIO2. Design and implement a fully decentralized DLT-backed authentication, authorization, and accounting (AAA) platform tailored to self-sovereign connected intelligence in B5G networks.

RIO3. Design and implement forward-thinking protocols for self-sovereign identity management and anonymity/data privacy preservation over joint DLT/B5G system infrastructures.

RIO4. Design, implement, and assess the performance of user-controlled AI-enabled service discovery, pairing, mobility management and resource provisioning for the B5G network protocol stack.