ITVS at the 6G Summit 2026

The Chair ITVS presented the research project PHYSICS at the 6G Summit 2026 in Dresden. Thanks to the Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) and the DLR Projektträger, we were able to demonstrate our results in the field of secure and resilient communication, in particular physical layer security (PLS), at a joint booth. This led to exciting discussions on cyber security with other colleagues from research, potential users from the automotive industry and other stakeholders.

Specifically, a 5G NR communication system consisting of a gNodeB and user equipment was set up and linked by cable. The demonstrations focused on attacks on the availability of communication systems, for example by means of jamming. Such an attack vector was simulated by our signal generator in order to demonstrate our developed monitoring and anomaly detection system. By evaluating the 3GPP-compliant SRS reference signal, a real-time capable channel estimation on the gNodeB side can extract relevant signal and channel parameters and provide them to a machine learning model. This allows attacks and anomalies to be detected at the physical layer in order to initiate appropriate mitigation strategies and countermeasures at an early stage. In the project context, the seamless technology handover to an optical tap-proof LiFi communication was examined and implemented in particular.

Reliable and highly available communication is a crucial basis, especially in the field of connected and automated driving. However, other autonomous systems, such as drones or driverless transport systems, also require communication systems as a prerequisite.

More information about the PHYSICS project can be found on our website and the project website.