S6 PROJECT

Action 1.1.5 Support for the technological advancement of companies through the financing of pilot lines and early product validation and large-scale demonstration actions.

Project sponsored by European Union

PO FESR Sicily 2014/2020

The S6 Project, “A Smart, Social, and SDN-based Surveillance System for Smart Cities,” aims to create an innovative and pervasive surveillance system by leveraging SDN, NFV technologies, and the paradigms of edge and fog computing. The objective is to decentralize system intelligence by shifting computational power towards access nodes, creating Smart Access Nodes (SAN) managed by a central Orchestrator. These nodes will enable the deployment of functions such as computer vision, artificial intelligence, sensor integration, and real-time video streaming, supporting social sharing and alerting capabilities.

The project aspires to develop a true IoT for surveillance, with cameras and sensors distributed across an urban area, offering a platform that is:

• Smart: new functionalities can be integrated without interruptions;
• Green: through virtualization, resources are consolidated, reducing energy consumption;
• Scalable: fog computing shifts computational load to the edge, reducing the need for large data centers, while SDN optimizes video flows;
• Social: users can add cameras, share images, and access content based on their permissions;
• Efficient: cameras are shared among multiple users, reducing costs and resource usage;
• Applicable: it operates on any network infrastructure and can be easily migrated to future 5G networks, integrating SANs with SDN/NFV capabilities.

The S6 Project will provide a platform where public administrations, businesses, and developers can collaborate to create new services for urban security and quality of life in smart cities. This self-sustaining ecosystem will offer new business opportunities for SMEs, integrating heterogeneous solutions and enhancing urban security with significant economic and social impact.

PO FESR SICILIA 2014-2020 – www.porfesr.regione.sicilia.it