ETSI GS MEC 002 V1.1.1 (2016-03)

Mobile Edge Computing (MEC); Technical Requirements

DGS/MEC-002TechReq

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 30-Mar-2016
• Technical Committee: MEC - Multi-access Edge Computing
• Current Stage: 12 - Completion
• Due Date: 05-Apr-2016
• Completion Date: 31-Mar-2016

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ETSI GS MEC 002 V1.1.1 (2016-03)






GROUP SPECIFICATION
Mobile Edge Computing (MEC);
Technical Requirements
Disclaimer
The present document has been produced and approved by the Mobile 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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Contents
Intellectual Property Rights . 6
Foreword . 6
Modal verbs terminology . 6
1 Scope . 7
2 References . 7
2.1 Normative references . 7
2.2 Informative references . 7
3 Definitions and abbreviations . 8
3.1 Definitions . 8
3.2 Abbreviations . 8
4 Generic principles . 9
4.1 Introduction . 9
4.2 NFV alignment . 9
4.3 Mobility support . 9
4.4 Deployment independence . 9
4.5 Simple and controllable APIs . 10
4.6 Smart application location . 10
4.7 Representation of features . 10
5 Generic requirements . 11
5.1 Requirements on the framework . 11
5.2 Application lifecycle . 11
5.3 Applications environment . 11
5.4 Support of mobility . 12
6 Services requirements. 12
6.1 General . 12
6.2 Platform essential functionality . 12
6.2.1 Mobile edge services . 12
6.2.2 Connectivity . 13
6.2.3 Storage . 13
6.2.4 Traffic routing . 13
6.2.5 DNS support . 14
6.2.6 Timing . 14
6.3 Features . 15
6.3.1 Feature UserApps . 15
6.3.2 Feature SmartRelocation . 15
6.3.3 Feature RadioNetworkInformation . 16
6.3.4 Feature LocationService . 16
6.3.5 Feature BandwidthManager. 17
6.3.6 Feature UEIdentity . 17
7 Operation and management requirements . 17
8 Security, regulation, charging requirements . 17
Annex A (informative): Use cases . 18
A.1 Use case categorization . 18
A.2 Mobile video delivery optimization using throughput guidance for TCP . 19
A.2.1 Description . 19
A.2.2 Use of Mobile Edge Computing . 19
A.2.3 Related requirements . 19
A.3 Local content caching at the mobile edge . 20
A.3.1 Description . 20
A.3.2 Use of Mobile Edge Computing . 20
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A.3.3 Related requirements . 20
A.4 Security, safety, data analytics . 20
A.4.1 Description . 20
A.4.2 Use of Mobile Edge Computing . 21
A.4.3 Related requirements . 21
A.5 Augmented reality, assisted reality, virtual reality, cognitive assistance . 21
A.5.1 Description . 21
A.5.2 Use of Mobile Edge Computing . 22
A.5.3 Related requirements . 23
A.6 Gaming and low latency cloud applications . 23
A.6.1 Description . 23
A.6.2 Use of Mobile Edge Computing . 24
A.6.3 Related requirements . 24
A.7 Active device location tracking . 25
A.7.1 Description . 25
A.7.2 Use of Mobile Edge Computing . 25
A.7.3 Related requirements . 25
A.8 Application portability . 25
A.8.1 Description . 25
A.8.2 Use of Mobile Edge Computing . 25
A.8.3 Related requirements . 25
A.9 SLA management . 26
A.9.1 Description . 26
A.9.2 Related requirements . 26
A.10 MEC edge video orchestration . 26
A.10.1 Description . 26
A.10.2 Use of Mobile Edge Computing . 26
A.10.3 Related requirements . 26
A.11 Mobile backhaul optimization . 27
A.11.1 Description . 27
A.11.2 Use of Mobile Edge Computing . 27
A.11.3 Related requirements . 27
A.12 Direct interaction with Mobile edge application . 27
A.12.1 Description . 27
A.12.2 Use of Mobile Edge Computing . 28
A.12.3 Related requirements . 28
A.13 Traffic deduplication . 29
A.13.1 Description . 29
A.13.2 Use of Mobile Edge Computing . 29
A.13.3 Related requirements . 29
A.14 Vehicle-to-infrastructure communication . 29
A.14.1 Description . 29
A.14.2 Use of Mobile Edge Computing . 30
A.14.3 Related requirements . 30
A.15 Location-based service recommendation . 30
A.15.1 Description . 30
A.15.2 Use of Mobile Edge Computing . 31
A.15.3 Related requirements . 31
A.16 Bandwidth allocation manager for applications . 31
A.16.1 Description . 31
A.16.2 Use of Mobile Edge Computing . 31
A.16.3 Related requirements . 31
A.17 Mobile edge platform consuming information from operator trusted mobile edge application . 32
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A.17.1 Description . 32
A.17.2 Use of Mobile Edge Computing . 33
A.17.3 Related requirements . 33
A.18 Video caching, compression and analytics service chaining . 33
A.18.1 Description . 33
A.18.2 Use of Mobile Edge Computing . 33
A.18.3 Related requirements . 33
A.19 Radio access bearer monitoring . 34
A.19.1 Description . 34
A.19.2 Use of Mobile Edge Computing . 34
A.19.3 Related requirements . 34
A.20 Mobile edge host deployment in dense-network environment . 34
A.20.1 Description . 34
A.20.2 Use of Mobile Edge Computing . 34
A.20.3 Related requirements . 35
A.21 Radio network information generation in aggregation point . 35
A.21.1 Description . 35
A.21.2 Use of Mobile Edge Computing . 35
A.21.3 Related requirements . 35
A.22 Unified enterprise communications . 35
A.22.1 Description . 35
A.22.2 Use of Mobile Edge Computing . 36
A.22.3 Related requirements . 37
A.23 Application computation off-loading . 37
A.23.1 Description . 37
A.23.2 Value proposition . 37
A.23.3 Use of Mobile Edge Computing . 38
A.23.4 Related requirements . 38
Annex B (informative): Operator trusted mobile edge applications . 39
History . 40


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Intellectual Property Rights
IPRs essential or potentially essential to the present document 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.
Foreword
This Group Specification (GS) has been produced by ETSI Industry Specification Group (ISG) Mobile 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 specifies the requirements for Mobile Edge Computing with the aim of promoting
interoperability and deployments. It contains normative and informative parts.
The present document also contains an annex describing example use cases and their technical benefits, for the purpose
of deriving requirements.
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
https://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.
Not applicable.
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] ETSI GS MEC 001: "Mobile Edge Computing (MEC); Terminology".
[i.2] Mobile-Edge Computing - Introductory Technical White Paper. Sept. 2014.
NOTE: Available at https://portal.etsi.org/Portals/0/TBpages/MEC/Docs/Mobile-edge_Computing_-
_Introductory_Technical_White_Paper_V1%2018-09-14.pdf.
[i.3] Flinck H. et al. (September 2015): "Mobile Throughput Guidance Inband Signaling Protocol,
Internet draft, Internet Engineering Task Force".
NOTE: Available at https://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-flinck-mobile-throughput-guidance-03 (Work in progress).
[i.4] ETSI GS NFV 002: "Network Functions Virtualisation (NFV); Architectural Framework".
[i.5] Byte Caching in Wireless Networks.
NOTE: Available at http://researcher.ibm.com/researcher/files/us-aruni/ByteCachingicdcs2012.pdf.
[i.6] A Protocol-Independent Technique for Eliminating Redundant Network Traffic.
NOTE: Available at https://djw.cs.washington.edu/papers/spring-sigcomm00.pdf.
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[i.7] Sprecher N. et al.: "Requirements and reference architecture for Mobile Throughput Guidance
Exposure, Internet draft, Internet Engineering Task Force", September 2015.
NOTE: Available at https://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-sprecher-mobile-tg-exposure-req-arch-02 (Work in progress).
[i.8] Small Cells Forum White Paper SCF081: "Enterprise unified communications services with small
cells".
NOTE: Available at http://www.scf.io/en/documents/081-
Enterprise_unified_communications_services_with_small_cells.php.
[i.9] IEEE 1588™: "IEEE Standard for a Precision Clock Synchronization Protocol for Networked
Measurement and Control Systems".
3 Definitions and abbreviations
3.1 Definitions
For the purposes of the present document, the terms and definitions given in ETSI GS MEC 001 [i.1] apply.
3.2 Abbreviations
For the purposes of the present document, the abbreviations given in ETSI GS MEC 001 [i.1] and the following apply:
API Application Programming Interface
BYO Bring Your Own
DSRC Digital Short-Range Communications
EAB Edge Accelerated Browser
GNSS Global Navigation Satellite System
GPRS General Packet Radio Service
GPS Global Positioning System
GTP GPRS Tunnelling Protocol
HTTP Hyper Text Transfer Protocol
IM Instant Messaging
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