ETSI GS MEC 005 V2.1.1 (2019-07)

Multi-access Edge Computing (MEC); Proof of Concept Framework

RGS/MEC-0005MDTFramework

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 29-Jul-2019
• Technical Committee: MEC - Multi-access Edge Computing
• Current Stage: 12 - Completion
• Due Date: 06-Aug-2019
• Completion Date: 30-Jul-2019

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ETSI GS MEC 005 V2.1.1 (2019-07)






GROUP SPECIFICATION
Multi-access Edge Computing (MEC);
Proof of Concept Framework
Disclaimer
The present document has been produced and approved by the Multi-access Edge Computing (MEC) ETSI Industry
Specification Group (ISG) and represents the views of those members who participated in this ISG.
It does not necessarily represent the views of the entire ETSI membership.

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Reference
RGS/MEC-0005MDTFramework
Keywords
deployment trial, MEC, proof of concept
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Contents
Intellectual Property Rights . 4
Foreword . 4
Modal verbs terminology . 4
1 Scope . 5
2 References . 5
2.1 Normative references . 5
2.2 Informative references . 6
3 Definition of terms, symbols and abbreviations . 6
3.1 Terms . 6
3.2 Symbols . 6
3.3 Abbreviations . 7
4 PoC framework . 7
4.1 Rationale. 7
4.2 Roles and responsibilities . 7
4.3 PoC activity process . 8
4.4 PoC proposal acceptance criteria . 11
4.5 PoC report acceptance criteria . 12
5 PoC support tools . 12
5.1 General . 12
5.2 PoC mailing list . 12
5.3 PoC WIKI . 12
6 MDT framework . 12
6.1 Rationale. 12
6.2 MDT proposal acceptance criteria . 13
6.3 MDT report acceptance criteria . 13
7 MDT support tools . 13
7.1 General . 13
7.2 MDT mailing list . 13
7.3 MDT WIKI . 14
History . 15

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Intellectual Property Rights
Essential patents
IPRs essential or potentially essential to normative deliverables may have been declared to ETSI. The information
pertaining to these essential IPRs, if any, is publicly available for ETSI members and non-members, and can be found
in ETSI SR 000 314: "Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs); Essential, or potentially Essential, IPRs notified to ETSI in
respect of ETSI standards", which is available from the ETSI Secretariat. Latest updates are available on the ETSI Web
server (https://ipr.etsi.org/).
Pursuant to the ETSI IPR Policy, no investigation, including IPR searches, has been carried out by ETSI. No guarantee
can be given as to the existence of other IPRs not referenced in ETSI SR 000 314 (or the updates on the ETSI Web
server) which are, or may be, or may become, essential to the present document.
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Foreword
This Group Specification (GS) has been produced by ETSI Industry Specification Group (ISG) Multi-access Edge
Computing (MEC).
Modal verbs terminology
In the present document "shall", "shall not", "should", "should not", "may", "need not", "will", "will not", "can" and
"cannot" are to be interpreted as described in clause 3.2 of the ETSI Drafting Rules (Verbal forms for the expression of
provisions).
"must" and "must not" are NOT allowed in ETSI deliverables except when used in direct citation.
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1 Scope
The present document defines a framework to be used by ETSI ISG MEC to coordinate and promote multivendor
Proofs of Concept (PoC) projects and MEC Deployment Trial (MDT) projects illustrating key aspects of MEC
technology. Proofs of Concept are an important tool to demonstrate the viability of a new technology during its early
days and or pre-standardization phase. MDTs are seen as the next step of PoC to demonstrate the viability of MEC in a
commercial trial/deployment and to provide feedback to the standardization work.
The main objectives of the MEC PoC/MDT framework are:
• to ensure the PoC/MDT projects are scoped around relevant topics for ISG MEC that require from-the-field
input;
• to ensure that the PoC/MDT results, lessons learnt and identified gaps are feedback to ISG MEC;
• to build confidence on the viability of MEC technology;
• to encourage the development of a diverse and open ecosystem by fostering the integration of components
from different players;
• to support standardization and industry promotion activities of ISG MEC.
This framework describes:
• The different roles and responsibilities in the PoC/MDT activity process.
• The PoC/MDT activity process.
• The acceptance criteria for PoC/MDT proposals and reports.
2 References
2.1 Normative references
References are either specific (identified by date of publication and/or edition number or version number) or
non-specific. For specific references, only the cited version applies. For non-specific references, the latest version of the
referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
Referenced documents which are not found to be publicly available in the expected location might be found at
http://docbox.etsi.org/Reference.
NOTE: While any hyperlinks included in this clause were valid at the time of publication, ETSI cannot guarantee
their long term validity.
The following referenced documents are necessary for the application of the present document.
[1] ETSI GS MEC 001: "Multi-access Edge Computing (MEC); Terminology".
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2.2 Informative references
References are either specific (identified by date of publication and/or edition number or version number) or
non-specific. For specific references, only the cited version applies. For non-specific references, the latest version of the
referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
NOTE: While any hyperlinks included in this clause were valid at the time of publication, ETSI cannot guarantee
their long term validity.
The following referenced documents are not necessary for the application of the present document but they assist the
user with regard to a particular subject area.
[i.1] MEC WIKI.
NOTE: Available at http://mecwiki.etsi.org.
3 Definition of terms, symbols and abbreviations
3.1 Terms
For the purposes of the present document, the terms given in ETSI GS MEC 001 [1] and the following apply:
application provider: entity that manages and distributes software-based services and solutions to customers
content provider: entity (e.g. a web server, or a content distribution network) that provides content to consumers
expected contribution: input/feedback expected from the PoC team on a specific PoC topic
infrastructure provider: entity that provides components into the network infrastructure ranging from compute
elements and/or platforms to a software component (i.e. software component examples include security, virtualization,
controller, etc.)
network operator: organization that provides a network for the provision of telecommunications services
NOTE: If the same organization also offers services it also becomes the service provider.
PoC demo: public demonstration of a PoC project
PoC project: multi-party endeavour targeting to prove some concepts in the context of a given technology
PoC proposal: initial description of a multivendor PoC project, and the feedback it will provide
PoC report: compilation of test results, lessons learned, contributions and recommendations provided by a PoC team
during or at the end of a PoC project
PoC team: organizations participating in the PoC project
PoC test plan: description of the test objectives of each targeted scenario
PoC topic: specific topic identified by the ISG MEC, where some from-the-field input or feedback is required from the
PoCs
3.2 Symbols
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3.3 Abbreviations
For the purposes of the present document, the following abbreviations apply:
CTI Centre for Testing and Interoperability
ISG Industry Standardization Group
PoC Proof of Concept
MDT MEC Deployment Trial
4 PoC framework
4.1 Rationale
MEC proposes a new edge based service and computation platform, which may inspire the development and of new
types of applications and services. Proof of Concepts are an important tool to demonstrate MEC as a viabl
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