ETSI Multi-access Edge Computing (MEC) A key technology towards 5G Nurit Sprecher 5G World 2017

Multi-access Edge Computing (MEC) An Environment for Innovation and Value Creation … as in Real Estate, it’s about just 3 things: Location, Location, Location Cloud-computing and an IT service environment at the network edge Proximity Ultra-low latency High bandwidth Real-time access to network and context information Location awareness

What Can We Provide at the Edge? Unparalleled Quality of Experience Contextualized services Efficient utilization of the Radio and the Network resources Innovative applications and services towards mobile subscribers, enterprises and vertical segments Real time Interactive Analytical Security and privacy Distributed

MEC Business Benefits Business transformation A new value chain and an energized ecosystem, based on Innovation and business value Wider collaboration can help to drive favorable market conditions for sustainable business for all players in the value chain. Business transformation New market segments (enterprises, verticals and subscribers); short innovation cycle; revenue generation and differentiation A myriad of new use cases Video acceleration, augmented reality, connected vehicles, IoT analytics, enterprise services, network performance and utilization optimization, retail, eHealth, etc.

MEC Deployment Options

Example of Use cases

High bandwidth low latency content delivery Augmented Reality High bandwidth low latency content delivery The MEC application analyses the output from a device’s camera and the precise location; objects viewed on the the device camera are overlaid with local augmented reality content. Enables unique experience of a visitor to a museum or other (indoors or outdoors) points of interest Ensures low latency and high rate of data processing

Edge video orchestration Exciting live views for stadium visitors Feeds live video streams from professional, stadium cameras mounted close to the playing field (e.g. behind the goals) and provides additional player context to mobile devices in real time. With MEC, a media is produced, injected and played out locally. Live feeds viewed on the LTE device are in sync with what the stadium visitor sees in real time.

Intelligent Video Acceleration RAN-aware Content Optimization A Radio Analytics application provides the video server with an indication on the throughput estimated to be available at the radio downlink interface The information can be used to assist TCP congestion control decisions and also to ensure that the application-level coding matches the estimated capacity at the radio downlink. Enables improved video quality and throughput

Connected Vehicles V2X Communication Existing cloud services are extended into the highly distributed mobile edge environment, leveraging the existing LTE connectivity. The MEC application operates as a roadside unit for vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I). Road hazards can be recognized and warnings can be sent to nearby cars with extremely low latency. Enables a nearby car to receive data in a matter of milliseconds, and the driver to react instantly.

Intelligent Video Analytics Distributed live video streams analytics at the mobile edge Events are triggered automatically (e.g. movement, missing objects, crowd, etc.); enables fast detection and action triggering Optimizes backhaul and transport capacity Applicable to public safety, smart cities

Local IoT Networks Local IoT Networks Amazon Greengrass extends the AWS (Amazon Web Services) cloud capabilities to the edge, closer to the IoT devices. Allows IoT devices to collect and analyze data closer to the source of information and respond to local events quickly Ensures low-latency and secured communication between IoT devices on local networks, with additional privacy and significant cost savings Applicable to Industrial IoT Link to: AWS Greengrass commercial launch press event video

ETSI MEC

ETSI Multi-access Edge Computing Pioneering open standards for Edge Computing Since 2014 First and still only international SDO focused on this space Leadership across ecosystem Broad participation 14

ETSI MEC ISG: What Do We Specify? (1) We don’t make any of this work We make it all work on your Generic Edge infrastructure And we help you expose the cool new things apps can do on your networks

ETSI MEC ISG: What Do We Specify? (2) Key service-related APIs for information exposure IoT Augmented Reality Connected Vehicles Private Wireless Network Real-time Video Virtual Reality … API API Management and Orchestration API API API ETSI MEC API SVC SVC SVC Platform Functionality API Virtualization Infrastructure E.g. facilitate the running of applications at the correct location at the right time, application life cycle management, rules, etc. Application Enablement

MEC Reference Architecture Let’s Make this More Specific Platform Mgmt (MEC010-1) Radio Network Information Service (MEC012) App. LCM (MEC010-2) Location Service (MEC013) UE Identity Service (MEC014) BW Mgmt Service (MEC015) App. Enablement (MEC011) We defined an architecture (MEC003) API Rules for MEC APIs (MEC009)

Opening the Network Edge towards the Developer Community ME app 4 Service APInnn ME app n Service MEC0nn MEC009 API Principles MEC023 Open API Representations … ME app 1 ME app 2 ME app 3 APIs: REST-HTTP style + Data model + JSON[&XML] formats + Message Bus Hooks Richardson maturity model level 2..3 MEC012 Radio Network Information API MEC013 Location API MEC014 UE Identity API MEC015 Bandwidth Manager API MEC011 App Enablement ETSI-defined Mobile Edge Services Mobile edge platform / Mp1 MEC0nn = ETSI MEC API specification API0nn = Third party ME service API specification © ETSI 2016. All rights reserved

Relationship to NFV Complementary Concepts which can Exist Independently Focused on porting network functions to virtual environments Enables the migration from a proprietary appliance-based setup to a standard, hardware and cloud-based infrastructure Virtual functions can be connected or chained together to create communication services. Focused on creating an open environment at the edge of the network for third-party applications. Creates a new value chain and an energized ecosystem, based on innovation and business value Enables a myriad of new use cases across multiple sectors RAN Virtualization MEC MEC reuses the NFV virtualization infrastructure and the NFV infrastructure management to the largest extent possible. The scope of MEC is focused and its business objective differs from that of NFV. In MEC deployment in NFV environment, MEC uses the NFVI as the virtualization platform; Mobile edge applications run on the NFVI (alongside the VNFs) Notes

MEC A key technology towards 5G Build a virtual zero latency gigabit and ultra reliable experience for people and objects when and where it matters 5G Use Cases Families and Related Examples MEC helps satisfying the demanding requirements for the 5G era in terms of expected throughput, latency, scalability and automation; it also offers additional privacy and security and ensures significant cost savings.  Many of the use cases can be enabled with Mobile Edge Computing prior to 5G. 13

Let’s reflect on the work status… We’ve come a long way in just 2 years! Published Technical Requirements, including use cases (GS MEC 002) Framework and Reference Architecture (GS MEC 003) MEC Proof of Concept (PoC) Process (GS MEC-IEG 005) Service Scenario (GS MEC-IEG 004) Metrics (GS MEC-IEG 006) Coming Soon API Framework (GS MEC 009) Management APIs (GS MEC 010- 1, GS MEC 010-2, GS MEC 011) Service APIs (GS MEC 012, 013, 014, 015) UE Application Interface (GS MEC 016) Study on NFV Alignment (GS MEC 017) Study on Mobility Support(GS MEC 018) Phase 2 Evolution of Phase 1 Filling gaps related to Lawful Intercept Studying possible new charging models Mobility Normative work for integration with NFV From “Mobile” to “Multi-access” Wi-Fi Fixed Access From VMs to Containers Developer community engagement Supporting partner organizations as they move towards deployment End 2014 End 2016 ETSI MEC phase 1 ETSI MEC phase 2 But there is so much more to do! © ETSI 2012. All rights reserved

ETSI MEC PoCs MEC PoCs demonstrate the viability of MEC implementations; the results and lessons learnt from the MEC PoCs are channeled to the MEC ISG specification activities. The first ETSI MEC PoC ZONE was an integral part of the MEC Congress 2016; six PoCs were successfully showcased.

OpenAPI Specification: API description files (fka Swagger Specification) Open source framework for defining & creating RESTful APIs OpenAPI Specification compliant API description file Inherently includes MEC data structure definitions Machine readable facilitating content validation Allows autocreation of stubs for both service client & server Motivation with ISG: specification accessibility and validation Accessibility → Wider adoption by the developers Adoption → Critical review and feedback Where we are now ETSI Repository targeted for June 2017 Available for: Radio Network Information (MEC012), Location (MEC013) and UE Application Interface (MEC016) In-progress: Application Enablement (MEC011), UE Identity (MEC014) and Bandwidth Management (MEC015) Future Plans Complete set of APIs available via ETSI Repository The ISG is currently exploring other approaches towards a more extensive engagement with the developer community. https://www.openapis.org/

I want to help, what can I do First, join the ISG. You do NOT have to be an ETSI Member Talk to us about the details I am a Telco Industry Operator/Vendor and want to see Edge Cloud deployed Great, help us design and standardize a world-class service framework I am an Application Developer and need my apps to run at the edge Great, help us make what we did available for other developers to use I am an Infrastructure Vendor or a System Test/Integrator Great, come help develop Proof of Concepts for the most innovative 5G system I am an Industry Organization and need Edge to enable my target market Great, we want to partner with you to enable your target market

Epilogue MEC has created a great momentum in the industry, adding a new dimension and paving the way towards new opportunities. MEC is a great opportunity for existing and innovative applications to take advantage of compute platform closer to the user which is rich with information not available elsewhere in the network. MEC is identified as a key enabler for IoT and mission-critical, vertical solutions MEC is widely recognized in the telecommunications industry as one of the key architectural concepts and technologies for 5G. Many of the use cases can be enabled with Mobile Edge Computing prior to 5G MEC enables a myriad of new use cases across multiple sectors as well as innovative business opportunities. The work on release 2 will broaden the applicability of the MEC technology and will render the MEC environment even more attractive to third-party application developers.

Thank you! THANK YOU Contact Details Contact Details: Nurit Sprecher nurit.sprecher@nokia.com ETSI MEC Support: chantal.bonardi@etsi.org Thank you!