Network Digital Twin: work concluded on the first white paper of RESTART’s Grand Challenge 4
Work on the first white paper of RESTART Grand Challenge 4 – Making Teleportation Virtually Possible with Digital Twins – has concluded.
The emergence of Network Digital Twins (NDTs) marks a paradigm shift in how modern networks are designed, managed, and optimized. By providing real-time, digital counterparts of network com- ponents and behaviors, NDTs enable advanced simulation, predictive analytics, and autonomous decision-making across heterogeneous domains. However, without a shared architectural vision and harmonized standardization efforts, NDTs risk remaining siloed proprietary solutions with limited scalability and interoperability.
The whitepaper proposes a framework to unlock the full potential of NDTs across public and private networks, fixed and mobile domains, and even non-terrestrial infrastructures.
Ultimately, the document argues that NDTs are not just a technical evolution, but a foundational layer for the cognitive, resilient, and adaptive networks of the future. Standardization, ecosystem alignment, and a modular architectural approach are essential to ensuring their success at scale.
You can read the full whitepaper at the bottom of this page.
Project team:
Riccardo Marini | Francesca Conserva | Maurizio Fodrini | Simone Bizzarri | Marco Becattini | Antonio Iera | Enrico Vicario | Gianluca Cena | Stefano Scanzio | Francesco Linsalata | Roberto Paguri | Franco Matera | Davide Borsasti | John Sengendo | Carlos Antonio Gomez Vega | Andrea Conti
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