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

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

RGS/MEC-0002v211TechReq

General Information

• 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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ETSI GS MEC 002 V2.1.1 (2018-10)






GROUP SPECIFICATION
Multi-access Edge Computing (MEC);
Phase 2: Use Cases and Requirements
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-0002v211TechReq
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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 .
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