This presentation gives an overview of the SNS JU funding call topics and support available.

1. Smart Networks and Services – call topics
Craig Sharp
UK National Contact Point (Digital) Horizon Europe
Craig.Sharp@innovateuk.ukri.org
www.ukri.org/HorizonEU

2. SNS - general information
• RIA – Research and Innovation Actions – 90% funding rate (except non-profit where
100% applies)
• IA – Innovation Actions – 70% funding rate (except non-profit where 100% applies)
• CSA – Coordination and Support Actions – 90% funding rate (except non-profit where
100% applies)
Main Types of
Actions
• Eligibility: Must be a consortium of minimum 3 independent legal entities, each established in a different EU
Member State (MS) or Associated countries (AC), with at least 1 of them established in a MS.
• UK has agreed to be an Associated Country in Horizon Europe programme and UK entities are eligible.
• See FAQ on the European Commission’s website
• https://ec.europa.eu/info/sites/default/files/research_and_innovation/strategy_on_research_and_innovation/documents/ec_rtd_uk-
participation-in-horizon-europe.pdf
• Topics located on “EC Funding and Tenders portal” - see https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/policies/sns-work-programme
• Background/call pdf - SNS-R&I-Work-Programme-2021-2022 (.pdf)
• SNS Info Day 27th January 9:00-12:00 (UK time) - https://6g-ia.eu/event/sns-ju-public-information-day/
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www.ukri.org/HorizonEU

3. SNS – 5/6G Streams
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4. Number Title Action/TRL
Topic
budget
(€m)
SNS-2022-STREAM-A-01-01
Green Radio technology: Signal processing techniques and technologies for evolved RAN systems, Design and evaluation of
advanced solutions focused on the physical layer, Spectrum re-farming, improvements on millimetre wave technologies, Focus
should be on technologies able to smoothly enable and evolve existing systems
RIA 3-5
by end
6 (1)
SNS-2022-STREAM-A-01-02:
Ubiquitous Radio Access: connectivity and service access in remote locations, with integration of terrestrial and NTN, Highly
consolidated NTN architectures to prove the integration of high TRL NTN system, Improvements of existing air-interfaces to provide
ubiquitous connectivity in a heterogeneous environment
RIA 3-5
by end
6 (1)
SNS-2022-STREAM-A-01-03:
Sustainable Capacity Networks: Cost-effective high-capacity technologies, developing the coherent optical technologies,
Novel optical transmission and switching schemes and architectures to provide innovation on the forwarding plane, Pervasive
telemetry to allow for a more autonomous network operation and optimization
RIA 3-5
by end
6 (1)
SNS-2022-STREAM-A-01-04:
Evolved Architecture for Global Green Systems: Improved architectures considering all elements of the future SNS systems,
from the terminal to the data centre, Extensions of the current SBA focus on the core network control plane, towards a unified
coverage of system design and runtime composition/resolution, Definition of adequate interfaces for integrating compute,
transport and RAN considerations
RIA 3-5
by end
6 (1)
SNS-2022-STREAM-A-01-05:
Edge Computing Evolution: virtualization and disaggregation in different segments (home, edge, datacentre, NTN ground and
on-board flying nodes), address functional placement and optimised computing distribution capabilities as a function of
requirements emerging from ultra-low latency, ultra-high-capacity immersive applications.
RIA 3-5
by end
6 (1)
SNS-2022-STREAM-A-01-06:
Trustworthy and Reliable End to End connectivity Software platforms: Secure and reliable technologies for efficient
containers and smart and secure container orchestration, with reliable software virtualization, , flexible security policies in very
distributed settings, Holistic approaches to reliability, Novel requirements from challenging verticals, jointly using secure software
engineering and operational procedures
RIA 3-5
by end
6 (1)
SNS-2022-STREAM-A-01-07:
Real Time Zero Touch Service Technologies: flexible and programmable architecture to satisfy the large diversity of use
cases and vertical applications, Enable service providers to act as “platform operators”, supporting value creation through a wider
community of developer, Hiding the inherent complexities that the management of new generation service lifecycle encompasses,
Include open-source technologies with the aim to develop the most appropriate software development strategies
RIA 3-5
by end
6 (1)
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Stream A - Smart Communication Components, Systems and Networks for 5G Evolution Systems

5. Number Title
Action/
TRL
Topic
budget
(€m)
Restrictions
SNS-2022-STREAM-B-01-01:
System Architecture: unified and open communication and computing architecture beyond the current SBA capabilities,
Technologies for scaling Inter-computing systems, Control and controllability separation, Frictionless inter-domain resource
management, Native integration of AI for telecommunications, New Data Transfer Paradigms with deep Edge integration,
Improve data plane performance, Deterministic Networking
RIA
2-4 by
end
24 (4)
SNS-2022-STREAM-B-01-02:
Wireless Communication Technologies and Signal Processing: Terahertz Communications and Ultra-Massive MIMO,
Joint communication and sensing, New Waveforms, Random and Multiple Access, Enhanced Modulation and Coding, Wireless
Edge Caching, Human-friendly Radio systems, Spectrum Re-farming and Reutilisation
RIA
2-4 by
end
30 (5)
SNS-2022-STREAM-B-01-03:
Communication Infrastructure Technologies and Devices: Flexible Capacity Scaling, Ultra-high Energy Efficiency,
Integration of Optical and Wireless Technologies, NTN infrastructures, Integrated NTN service provision, New IoT components
and devices, Troposphere Networking, New Physical Layers and associated protocols, Nano-Things Networking
RIA
2-4 by
end
25 (5)
SNS-2022-STREAM-B-01-04:
Secure Service development and Smart Security: Human Centric methods that give the control to the user to guarantee
privacy and confidentiality, Holistic Smart Service frameworks,Secure Lifecycle management that targets the provision of a smart,
secure, adaptive, and efficient service management, Efficient security enablers build capability for untrusted environments
RIA
2-4 by
end
20 (4)
SNS-2022-STREAM-B-01-05:
6G Holistic System: Identify the technology needed to provide value to the society, environmentally and economically
sustainable, consolidation of 6G societal and technical requirements to serve 6G use cases and the associated architectural and
technological avenues , identify key technologies to convey towards standardization with common approaches with users
including verticals from the onset
RIA
2-5 by
end
23 (1) Y
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Stream B - Research for Radical 6G Technology and systems

6. Number Title
Action/
TRL
Topic
budget
(€m)
Restrictions
SNS-2022-STREAM-C-01-01:
SNS experimental Infrastructure: capability to demonstrate and validate the most ambitious use case scenarios as deriving
from the European 6G vision, support disaggregated architectures enabling software and hardware implementations that goes
beyond the 5G architecture and that will eventually be able to support 6G services, capable for supporting and demonstrating
key non-functional properties and in particular end-to-end security
RIA
4-5 by
end
25 (3-5) Y
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Stream C – Smart Network & Services experimental infrastructure
Stream D - SNS Large Scale Trials and Pilots with Verticals
Number Title
Action/
TRL
Topic
budget
(€m)
Restrictions
SNS-2022-STREAM-D-01-01:
SNS Large Scale Trials and Pilots (LST&Ps) with Verticals: beyond 5G / 6G validation work through large scale trials is
expected to cover - applications already possible with 5G like AR/VR, applications that are not considered within the 5G current
developments. demonstrate the efficiency of the end-to-end resource management technologies and architectures, significant
improvement of key parameters like energy consumption, safety, coverage and access, cost and affordability, trustworthiness,
security and privacy
IA
5-7 by
end
46 (3-5) Y

7. Number Title Action
Topic
budget
(€m)
SNS-2022-STREAM-CSA-01:
SNS operational CSA: Stakeholder management towards R&I orientation and SNS cross-project coordination and cooperation,
Europe wide cartography of relevant Smart Network initiatives, Working group management and organisation, Monitor and
communicate with peer JU Partnerships, Design upgrades, maintenance on SNS website and program infrastructure
CSA 3 (1)
SNS-2022-STREAM-CSA-02:
SNS External Cooperation and Global 6G Events (G6GE): Creation and implementation of a strategic promotion program for
the European 6G SNS Initiative, Promoting the 6G SNS initiative views, International cooperation support with key third countries,
Support the organisation of key conferences and dissemination events
CSA 2 (1)
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Coordination and Support Actions (CSAs)

8. Horizon Europe Support
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UK NCP network - support for each area of Horizon Europe - www.ukri.org/HorizonEU
International NCP network – support in Member States, Associated Countries and Third
Countries (access through EC Funding and Tenders portal)
UK Knowledge Transfer Network (KTN) has sector
specialists as well as EU specialists
Support in the Devolved Administrations
Innovate UK EDGE has regional offices and access to a
large database of companies seeking collaboration, linked
into Enterprise Europe Network (EEN)
UK advice, support:
www.ukri.org/HorizonEU

9. @InnovateUK Innovate UK
Innovate UK
www.ukri.org/HorizonEU