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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
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Reference
RGS/MEC-0002v211TechReq
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MEC, requirements
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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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