1. ETSI Multi-access Edge Computing (MEC)
A new environment for innovation and value creation
Nurit Sprecher
Apps World 2017

2. 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

3. 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

4. Example of Use cases

5. 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

6. 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.

7. Connected Vehicles
V2X Communication
Existing cloud services are extended into the highly distributed mobile base station 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.

8. ETSI MEC

9. 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 9

10. 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

11. 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

12. MEC Reference Architecture Let’s Make this More Specific
Based on use-case driven Requirements Spec (MEC002)
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)

13. 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
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14. 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 , 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!
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15. 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.

16. MEC Business Benefits
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.
The opportunity is there; get into the value chain and take your piece
Business transformation
New market segments (enterprises, verticals and subscribers);
short innovation cycle;
revenue generation and differentiation
We are engineers, not marketeers. You can spot new opportunities.
A myriad of new use cases
Video acceleration, augmented reality, connected vehicles, IoT analytics, enterprise services, network performance and utilization optimization, retail, eHealth, etc.
Pitch new ideas to us

17. 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.

18. Thank you! THANK YOU Contact Details Contact Details: Nurit Sprecher
ETSI MEC Support:
Thank you!