Contributing to Future of Wireless

Pioneering Research in Wireless

Welcome to
Information Networks (Infonet) Lab,
IIT Bombay

Welcome to Information Networks Lab IIT Bombay

Our lab is dedicated to pioneering research in wireless communications and networking, with a focus on developing innovative solutions that bridge the digital divide and enhance global connectivity.

Faculty

Prof Abhay Karandikar

Prof Prasanna Chaporkar

Group members

25

Project Staff

04

Students

19

PhD Alumni

Our Research Focus

Scalable Architecture for 6G Core Network

Sustainable 6G: Energy Aware Intelligent Network

SDN based Multi-RAT Wireless Networks

Enhanced Wireless
Relays

Broadband Broadcast
Convergence

Security aspects in
5G and Beyond

research contributions

04

Global
Standards

14

Indian
Standards

100+

Group
Publications

12+

Patents
Granted

05+

Awards &
Recognition

Pioneers in
Global Standards

The Infonet Lab has led global standards / recommendations in telecommunications networks. We developed IEEE 1930.1 (2022) and IEEE 2061 (2024), marking pioneering contributions by Indian researchers. The lab also helped shape ITU-T Y.2325 (2023) for 6G system architecture, promoting scalable and secure mobile networks, and continues contributing to 3GPP’s 5G Advanced and 6G initiatives.

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Frugal 5G Networks for Rural Connectivity

Frugal 5G addresses the digital divide, bringing affordable broadband to underserved rural areas. This led to the development of IEEE 2061 standard, which simplifies network architecture and reduces deployment costs. Frugal 5G introduces novel concepts like RAN-Core decoupling, core bypass, and unified access networks to support affordable and scalable connectivity.

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Shaping the
Future of 6G

Over the years, we have worked on multiple research topics in LTE, 5G and 5G Advanced. Moving towards 6G, our focus is to build a scalable and flexible architecture to support the massive scale of use cases expected to be supported in IMT-2030 networks. Furthermore, we are also working towards bringing intelligence and energy awareness in the 6G system.

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Multiple Contributions
to Global Standards Bodies

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Our research group has made significant contributions to global telecommunications standards. We led the development of IEEE 1930.1, the first IEEE standard from India focused on beyond 5G technologies, integrating Wi-Fi, 4G, 5G, and 6G under a unified framework.

Industry Collaborations

We collaborate with leading industry partners to drive innovation in telecommunications and networking technologies.

Contact us:

Information Networks Laboratory
Room #244, Department of Electrical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Powai, Mumbai - 400076,
India.
Email & Phone
infonet@ee.iitb.ac.in

022 - 2159 3520

"Our team at Infonet Lab is focused on making some ground breaking contributions from India on the Global 5G & 6G landscape"

Prof. Abhay Karandikar
Faculty-in-charge, Infonet Lab
(On lien from IIT Bombay)
Secretary to Govt. of India Ministry of Science & Technology,
Department of Science & Technology

"In Infonet lab, our aim is to design ubiquitous, sustainable and secure next generation networks with special consideration for India specific needs and challenges."

Prof. Prasanna Chaporkar.
Faculty-in-charge, Infonet Lab
Department of Electrical Engineering, IIT Bombay