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

5. MEC Deployment Options

6. Example of Use cases

7. 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

8. 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.

9. 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

10. 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.

11. 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

12. 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

13. ETSI MEC

14. 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

15. 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

16. 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

17. 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)

18. 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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19. 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

20. 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

21. 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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22. 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.

23. 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.

24. 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

25. 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.

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