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Large Models and Agent-Enabled 6G Networks: From Native Intelligence to Autonomous Evolution

大模型和智能体赋能的6G网络:从智能原生到自治演化

Large Models and Agent-Enabled 6G Networks: From Native Intelligence to Autonomous Evolution

With the continuous breakthroughs of large models in multimodal perception, complex reasoning, and autonomous decision-making, 6G networks are rapidly evolving toward a new paradigm characterized by native intelligence, task-driven operation, and autonomous evolution. This report systematically reviews the integration pathways of large models and agent-based technologies in future 6G networks, with a particular focus on emerging paradigms such as vision–language–action (VLA) models, world models, as well as key agentic technologies including Agentic RAG, harness engineering, and the Internet of Agents. Building upon this foundation, the report highlights two representative directions for empowering 6G networks with large models and intelligent agents. First, it introduces the concept of large model-driven token communication, where token-level semantic representation and transmission enable a unified modeling framework for multimodal and multitask communication systems. Second, it explores agentic systems for communication networks, which support autonomous task planning and dynamic resource orchestration, thereby achieving a fine-grained balance among intelligence capability, resource consumption, and latency. Finally, looking ahead to future 6G networks, the report analyzes the key challenges and emerging opportunities in constructing autonomous, efficient, trustworthy, and evolvable intelligent communication systems.

Jiang Feibo is an Associate Professor at Hunan Normal University and a Senior Member of IEEE. His research focuses on the interdisciplinary area of artificial intelligence and 6G mobile communications, with particular emphasis on the deep integration and application of large models, agents, and intelligent communication systems. He has led the design of several representative systems, including the large multimodal communication model CommGPT for 6G, the 6G agentic AI system CommLLM, and the large semantic communication model M4SC tailored for multimodal, multitask, and multiuser scenarios. His work has been recognized with a nomination for the “Top Ten Scientific and Technological Advances in Information and Communications in 2024” and was awarded the Silver Medal at the 2025 National Invention Exhibition. He has served as Guest Editor or Lead Guest Editor for multiple special issues on large models and agents in leading IEEE journals, including IEEE JSAC, Science China: Information Sciences, IEEE WCM, IEEE Network, IEEE TNSE, and IEEE ComMag. He is also a Co-Chair of a workshop at IEEE GLOBECOM 2025. To date, he has published more than 40 papers as first or corresponding author in prominent international journals such as IEEE JSAC, IEEE COMST, IEEE TWC, IEEE TNNLS, IEEE TCYB, IEEE TCCN, IEEE TII, and IEEE TIE, and holds over 20 granted national invention patents.