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PDU Set-Aware Delay-Reliability-Optimal Downlink Scheduling for Extended Reality Applications in 6G

Laha, Moyukh orcid logoORCID: 0000-0001-8130-1179 and Muntean, Gabriel-Miro orcid logoORCID: 0000-0002-9332-4770 (2026) PDU Set-Aware Delay-Reliability-Optimal Downlink Scheduling for Extended Reality Applications in 6G. In: 2026 Joint European Conference on Networks and Communications & 6G Summit (EuCNC/6G Summit), 2-5 June, 2026, Malaga, Spain.

Abstract
Extended Reality (XR) is poised to become a flagship application in 6G networks, requiring the joint support of enhanced mobile broadband (eMBB) and ultra-reliable low-latency communications (URLLC)—a service class beyond the capabilities of current 5G systems. To meet these demands, 3GPP Release 18 introduces a Protocol Data Unit (PDU) Set-based quality of service (QoS) framework, necessitating XR scheduling schemes that are both PDU Set-aware and capable of satisfying stringent QoS requirements. This paper presents a downlink scheduling framework tailored for XR services in 6G, incorporating a novel mechanism for tracking PDU Set delay. Employing this framework, we formulate XR scheduling as an optimization problem that enforces PDU Set-specific QoS constraints and solve it optimally to maximize the number of XR users meeting their service requirements. Simulation results demonstrate substantial performance improvements, achieving 20–30\% gains over state-of-the-art delay-reliable schedulers and multifold gains over traditional approaches.
Metadata
Item Type:Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Event Type:Conference
Refereed:Yes
Subjects:Engineering > Telecommunication
DCU Faculties and Centres:DCU Faculties and Schools > Faculty of Engineering and Computing
DCU Faculties and Schools > Faculty of Engineering and Computing > School of Electronic Engineering
Published in: Proceedings of the 2026 Joint European Conference on Networks and Communications & 6G Summit (EuCNC/6G Summit). . IEEE Xplore.
Publisher:IEEE Xplore
Official URL:https://www.eucnc.eu/
Copyright Information:Authors
Funders:This work was funded by Taighde ´Eireann-Research Ireland via grants 13/RC/2094 2 (Lero) and 21/FFP-P/10244 (FRADIS) and co-funded by the European Union (SyMeCo, Grant No. 101081459). The views expressed are solely those of the author(s). Neither the Eu
ID Code:33149
Deposited On:06 Jul 2026 14:23 by Moyukh Laha . Last Modified 06 Jul 2026 14:23
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