Union Minister of Communications Jyotiraditya Scindia inaugurated 5G Lab at Gauhati University, Guwahati on Friday. Developed by the Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT), the Union Minister of North Eastern Region (second portfolio) gave the laboratory to the university’s Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering.
The 5G test lab inaugurated by the Minister of Communications and Development of North Eastern Region will benefit the students, researchers and faculty in the following ways:
- Gaining practical insights into an end-to-end 5G system
- Developing a deeper understanding of 3GPP specifications for 5G RAN (Radio Access Network) and 5G Core networks
- Enhancing system capabilities while exploring new 5G use cases and applications
- Providing a foundation for advanced research and specification development for 6G technologies, enabling IPR generation
C-DOT 5G University solution consists of gNodeB (radio), Core Network and IMS. gNodeB consists of CU (Centralized Unit), DU (Distributed Unit) and RU (Radio Unit) functionalities. An EMS (Element Management System) has also been provided for managing and configuring various 5G units of Radio subsystems. A technical manual is also supplied that will allow students to configure the system in various ways so that a deeper understanding of 5G network can be achieved.
Jyotiraditya Scindia said, “The 5G use case lab will proliferate the capability of our country to spread education, to take telemedicine and healthcare to the last village in the country. He said he has great belief in the young cohort, which will spearhead the change and such test labs will prove extremely beneficial for them to transcend across multiple dimensions and bring in innovations within our country.”
The Vice Chancellor of Gauhati University, Prof. Nani Gopal Mahanta, thanked Honourable Minister of Communications and the C-DOT team while highlighting the University’s contribution to higher education, research, and technological advancements, emphasising its vision towards enhancing innovation and excellence in the region.
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In April last year, C-DOT and the Indian Institute of Technology, Jodhpur (IIT-J) signed an agreement for ‘Automated Service Management in 5G and Beyond Networks Using AI.’ The receiver of the grant, Dr Sai Kiran M.P.R., Associate Professor (IIT Jodhpur) thanked the R&D for the grant from the DoT, which will fuel advanced research and development initiatives aimed at revolutionizing network management and improving Quality of Service (QoS) in 5G and 6G telecom networks
