CHARITY
Cloud for Holography and Cross Reality
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Abstract
The impact of technology in the world's panorama is at an all-time high. Advanced media applications enabling immersive
communication are becoming ubiquitous in our lives, and there is a global trend to adopt virtual solutions to support day-today business operations, social events, and general lifestyle. A subset of these innovative media applications includes
Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality, and Holography, but they do not come without their share of challenges and
requirements. To enable a satisfactory user experience, the requirements for the computing platform and its underlying
network can be considered extreme and far from what can be attainable today. Hence, we propose a Cloud for Holography
and Cross Reality (CHARITY), which is a complete framework that attempts to overcome the challenges and meet the
requirements of such applications. CHARITY leverages an innovative cloud architecture that exploits edge solutions, a
computing and network continuum autonomous orchestration, application-driven interfacing, mechanisms for smart, adaptive
and efficient resource management, strong community involvement, and overreaching compatibility with all infrastructure
vendors. This integrated framework will be put into test in a broad diversity of use cases targeted at advanced media
applications, such as holographic events, virtual reality training, and mixed reality entertainment. CHARITY expects to
deliver a working prototype, validated by the most demanding applications, capable of being demonstrated at dissemination
events and exploited by a large community of users and companies outside the consortium, paving the way to the mass
adoption of more advanced media applications in the market.
Duration
42 Months
Financial Institution
Unione Europea