ETSI GS MEC 002 V2.1.1 (2018-10)

Multi-access Edge Computing (MEC); Phase 2: Use Cases and Requirements

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• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 24-Oct-2018
• Technical Committee: MEC - Multi-access Edge Computing
• Current Stage: 12 - Completion
• Due Date: 25-Oct-2018
• Completion Date: 25-Oct-2018

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GROUP SPECIFICATION
Multi-access Edge Computing (MEC);
Phase 2: Use Cases and Requirements
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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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Contents
Intellectual Property Rights . 7
Foreword . 7
Modal verbs terminology . 7
1 Scope . 8
2 References . 8
2.1 Normative references . 8
2.2 Informative references . 8
3 Definition of terms and abbreviations. 10
3.1 Terms . 10
3.2 Abbreviations . 10
4 Generic principles . 12
4.1 Introduction . 12
4.2 NFV alignment . 12
4.3 Mobility support . 12
4.4 Deployment independence . 12
4.5 Simple and controllable APIs . 13
4.6 Smart application location . 13
4.7 Application mobility to/from an external system . 13
4.8 Representation of features . 14
5 Generic requirements . 14
5.1 Requirements on the framework . 14
5.2 Application lifecycle . 15
5.3 Applications environment . 15
5.4 Support of mobility . 16
6 Services requirements. 16
6.1 General . 16
6.2 Platform essential functionality . 16
6.2.1 MEC services . 16
6.2.2 Connectivity . 17
6.2.3 Storage . 17
6.2.4 Traffic routing . 17
6.2.5 DNS support . 18
6.2.6 Timing . 18
6.3 Features . 19
6.3.1 Feature UserApps . 19
6.3.2 Feature SmartRelocation . 19
6.3.3 Feature RadioNetworkInformation . 20
6.3.4 Feature LocationService . 20
6.3.5 Feature BandwidthManager. 21
6.3.6 Feature UEIdentity . 21
6.3.7 Feature WLANInformation . 21
6.3.8 Feature V2XService . 21
6.3.9 Feature 5GCoreConnect. . 22
7 Operation and management requirements . 22
8 Security, regulation and charging requirements . 23
8.1 Security . 23
8.2 Regulation . 23
8.3 Charging . 23
Annex A (informative): Use cases . 25
A.0 Labelling of related requirements . 25
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A.1 Use case categorization . 25
A.2 Mobile video delivery optimization using throughput guidance for TCP . 26
A.2.1 Description . 26
A.2.2 Use of MEC . 26
A.2.3 Related requirements . 27
A.3 Local content caching at the mobile edge . 27
A.3.1 Description . 27
A.3.2 Use of MEC . 27
A.3.3 Related requirements . 28
A.4 Security, safety, data analytics . 28
A.4.1 Description . 28
A.4.2 Use of MEC . 28
A.4.3 Related requirements . 29
A.5 Augmented reality, assisted reality, virtual reality, cognitive assistance . 29
A.5.1 Description . 29
A.5.2 Use of MEC . 30
A.5.3 Related requirements . 30
A.6 Gaming and low latency cloud applications . 30
A.6.1 Description . 30
A.6.2 Use of MEC . 31
A.6.3 Related requirements . 32
A.7 Active device location tracking . 32
A.7.1 Description . 32
A.7.2 Use of MEC . 32
A.7.3 Related requirements . 32
A.8 Application portability . 33
A.8.1 Description . 33
A.8.2 Use of MEC . 33
A.8.3 Related requirements . 33
A.9 SLA management . 33
A.9.1 Description . 33
A.9.2 Related requirements . 33
A.10 MEC edge video orchestration . 33
A.10.1 Description . 33
A.10.2 Use of MEC . 34
A.10.3 Related requirements . 34
A.11 Mobile backhaul optimization . 34
A.11.1 Description . 34
A.11.2 Use of MEC . 35
A.11.3 Related requirements . 35
A.12 Direct interaction with MEC application . . 35
A.12.1 Description . 35
A.12.2 Use of MEC . 36
A.12.3 Related requirements . 36
A.13 Traffic deduplication . 36
A.13.1 Description . 36
A.13.2 Use of MEC . 36
A.13.3 Related requirements . 37
A.14 Vehicle-to-infrastructure communication . 37
A.14.1 Description . 37
A.14.2 Use of MEC . 37
A.14.3 Related requirements . 38
A.15 Location-based service recommendation . 38
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A.15.1 Description . 38
A.15.2 Use of MEC . 38
A.15.3 Related requirements . 38
A.16 Bandwidth allocation manager for applications . 39
A.16.1 Description . 39
A.16.2 Use of MEC . 39
A.16.3 Related requirements . 39
A.17 MEC platform consuming information from operator trusted MEC application . 39
A.17.1 Description . 39
A.17.2 Use of MEC . 40
A.17.3 Related requirements . 40
A.18 Video caching, compression and analytics service chaining . 41
A.18.1 Description . 41
A.18.2 Use of MEC . 41
A.18.3 Related requirements . 41
A.19 Radio access bearer monitoring . 42
A.19.1 Description . 42
A.19.2 Use of MEC . 42
A.19.3 Related requirements . 42
A.20 MEC host deployment in dense-network environment . 42
A.20.1 Description . 42
A.20.2 Use of MEC . 42
A.20.3 Related requirements . 43
A.21 Radio network information generation in aggregation point . 43
A.21.1 Description . 43
A.21.2 Use of MEC . 43
A.21.3 Related requirements . 43
A.22 Unified enterprise communications . 44
A.22.1 Description . 44
A.22.2 Use of MEC . 45
A.22.3 Related requirements . 45
A.23 Application computation off-loading . 45
A.23.1 Description . 45
A.23.2 Value proposition . 46
A.23.3 Use of MEC . 46
A.23.4 Related requirements . 46
A.24 Optimizing QoE and resource utilization in multi-access network . 46
A.24.1 Description . 46
A.24.2 Use of MEC . 47
A.24.3 Related requirements . 47
A.25 Camera as a service . 48
A.25.1 Description . 48
A.25.2 Use of MEC . 49
A.25.3 Related requirements . 49
A.26 Video production and delivery in a stadium environment . 49
A.26.1 Description . 49
A.26.2 Use of MEC . 51
A.26.3 Related requirements . 51
A.27 Media Delivery Optimizations at the Edge . 52
A.27.1 Description . 52
A.27.2 Use of MEC . 52
A.27.3 Related requirements . 53
A.28 Factories of the Future . 53
A.28.1 Description . 53
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A.28.2 Use of MEC . 54
A.29 Flexible development with Containers . 54
A.29.1 Description . 54
A.29.2 Use of Multi-access Edge Computing . 55
A.30 Third Party Cloud Provider . 56
A.30.1 Description . 56
A.30.2 Use Of MEC . 57
A.30.3 Related requirements . 57
A.31 Multi user, multi network applications . 58
A.31.1 Description . 58
A.31.2 Use of MEC . 59
A.31.3 Related requirements . 59
A.32 Indoor Precise Positioning and Content Pushing . 59
A.32.1 Description . 59
A.32.2 Use of MEC . 59
A.32.3 Related requirements . 60
A.33 Multi-RAT application computation offloading . 60
A.33.1 Description . 60
A.33.2 Use of MEC . 60
A.33.3 Related requirements . 60
A.34 IPTV over WTTx . 61
A.34.1 Description . 61
A.34.2 Use of MEC . 61
A.34.3 Related requirements . 62
A.35 MEC System deployment in 5G environment. 62
A.35.1 Description . 62
A.35.2 Use of Multi-access Edge Computing . 63
A.35.3 Related requirements . 63
A.36 In-vehicle MEC hosts supporting automotive workloads . 63
A.36.1 Description . 63
A.36.2 Use of MEC . 64
A.36.3 Related requirements . 64
Annex B (informative): Operator trusted MEC applications . 65
History . 66

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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
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1 Scope
The present document specifies the requirements for Multi-access 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, September 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] IETF draft-flinck-mobile-throughput-guidance-03.txt: "Mobile Throughput Guidance Inband
Signaling Protocol".
NOTE: Available at https://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-flinck-mobile-throughput-guidance-03.
[i.4] ETSI GS NFV 002: "Network Functions Virtualisation (NFV); Architectural Framework".
[i.5] IBM Research: "Byte Caching in Wireless Networks".
NOTE: Available at http://researcher.ibm.com/researcher/files/us-aruni/ByteCachingicdcs2012.pdf.
[i.6] Computer Science and Engineering, 352350 University of Washington: "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] IETF draft-sprecher-mobile-tg-exposure-req-arch-02.txt: "Requirements and reference architecture
for Mobile Throughput Guidance Exposure".
NOTE: Available at https://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-sprecher-mobile-tg-exposure-req-arch-02.
[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".
[i.10] IETF draft-kanugovi-intarea-mams-protocol-04: "Multiple Access Management Services".
NOTE: Available at https://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-kanugovi-intarea-mams-protocol-04. (Work in progress).
[i.11] IETF draft-zhu-intarea-mams-control-protocol-01: "Control Plane Protocols and Procedures for
Multiple Access Management Services".
NOTE: Available at https://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-zhu-intarea-mams-control-protocol-01.
[i.12] IETF draft-zhu-intarea-mams-user-protocol-01: "User-Plane Protocols for Multiple Access
Management Services".
NOTE: Available at https://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-zhu-intarea-mams-user-protocol-01.
[i.13] ETSI GS MEC 012: "Mobile Edge Computing (MEC); Radio Network Information API".
[i.14] NGMN: "5G security - Package 3: Mobile Edge Computing / Low Latency / Consistent User
Experience".
[i.15] ETSI TS 101 331: "Lawful Interception (LI); Requirements of Law Enforcement Agencies".
[i.16] ETSI TS 102 656: "Lawful Interception (LI); Retained Data; Requirements of Law Enforcement
Agencies for handling Retained Data".
[i.17] ETSI TR 126 957: "Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS); LTE; Study on
Server And Network-assisted Dynamic Adaptive Streaming over HTTP (DASH) (SAND) for
3GPP multimedia services (3GPP TR 26.957)".
[i.18] ETSI TS 126 247: "Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS); LTE; Transparent
end-to-end Packet-switched Streaming Service (PSS); Progressive Download and Dynamic
Adaptive Streaming over HTTP (3GP-DASH) (3GPP TS 26.247)".
[i.19] ISO/IEC 23009-5: "Information technology - Dynamic adaptive streaming over HTTP (DASH) -
Part 5: Server and network assisted DASH (SAND)".
[i.20] H. Kagermann, W. Wahlster, and J. Helbig: "Recommendations for implementing the strategic
initiative INDUSTRIE 4.0", Final report of the Industrie 4.0 working group, acatech - National
Academy of Science and Engineering, Munich, April 2013.
[i.21] UK NIC (National Infrastructure Committee): "5G Infrastructure Requirements in the UK" final
report.
NOTE: Available at
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/577940/5G_Infrastructure_
requirements_for_the_UK_-_LS_Telcom_report_for_the_NIC.pdf.
[i.22] ETSI TS 123 501: "5G; System Architecture for the 5G System (3GPP TS 23.501)".
[i.23] ETSI TS 123 502: "5G; Procedures for the 5G System (3GPP TS 23.502 Release 15)".
[i.24] ETSI GR MEC 022: "Multi-access Edge Computing (MEC); Study on MEC Support for V2X Use
Cases".
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3 Definition of terms and abbreviations
3.1 Terms
For the purposes of the present document, the terms 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:
5G Fifth Generation
AI Artificial Intelligence
API Application Programming Interface
AR Augmented Reality
BYO Bring Your Own
CAPEX Capital Expenditure
CCM Client Connection Manager
CI/CD Continuous Interation/Continuous Delivery
CFS Customer Facing Service
CP Control Plane
CPE Customer Premises Equipment
DANE DASH-Aware Network Element
DASH Dynamic Adaptive Streaming over HTTP
DN Domain Name
DNS Domain Name System
DSL Digital Subscriber Line
DSRC Digital Short-Range Communications
EAB Edge Accelerated Browser
ECU Engine Control Unit
EPC Evolved Packt Core
EPG Electronic Programme Guide
FQDN Fully Qualified Domain Name
GNSS Global Navigation Satellite System
GPRS General Packet Radio Service
GPS Global Positioning System
GTP GPRS Tunnelling Protocol
GW Gateway
HTTP Hyper Text Transfer Protocol
HW Hardware
IGMP Internet Group Multicast Protocol
IM Instant Messaging
IP Internet Protocol
IPTV Internet Protocol Television
ISP Internet Service Provider
IT Information Technology
LAN Local Area Network
LI Lawful Interception
LOS Line Of Sight
LTE Long Term Evolution
MADP Multiple Access Data Proxy
MAMS Multiple Access Management Services
MANO Management And Orchestration
ME Mobile Equipment
MIMO Multiple Input Multiple Output
ML Machine Learning
MNO Mobile Network Operator
MPEG Moving Pictures Experts Group
NCM Network Connection Manager
NEF Network Exposure Function
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NGMN Next Generation Mobile Network
NTP Network Time Protocol
OBU On Board Unit
OPEX Operating Expenditure
OSS Operations Sub-System
OTT Over-The-Top
PBX Private Branch Exchange
PCC Policy Control and Charging
PCF Policy Control Function
PER Packet Error Rate
PIM Protocol-Independent-Multicast
PSS Packet Switched Streaming Service
PTP Precision Time Protocol
QCI Quality Class Indicator
QoE Quality of Experience
RAN Radio Access Network
RAT Radio Access Technology
RD Retained Data
RNC Radio Network Controller
RNI Radio Network Information
SAND Server And Network assisted DASH
SLA Service Level Agreement
SMF Session Management Function
SMS Short Message Service
SPID Subscriber Profile ID
SRS Sounding Refere
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