Edge Computing in 5G
The fundamental idea with Edge Computing is to allow services and applications to be hosted and executed “close” to the subscriber/user/client. Edge Computing in general results in lower end-to-end latencies and lower load in transport networks.
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The fundamental idea with Edge Computing is to allow services and applications to be hosted and executed “close” to the subscriber/user/client. Edge Computing in general results in lower end-to-end latencies and lower load in transport networks.
The Edge Computing in 5G course describes various ways and technologies to implement and/or facilitate Edge Computing in the 5G System. Both 3GPP and ETSI (European Telecommunication Standardization Institute) have done standardization work aiming at implementing, facilitating and/or integrating Edge Computing in the 5G System. The course accounts for these standardization efforts and their relationship to each other.
Important note: The course is not about the possible edge applications themselves, e.g. V2X, AR/VR or manufacturing. The course is about how the 5G System can support these applications being deployed at the edge of the network.
Course outline
- Short repetition of the 5G architecture, Network Functions (NFs), Data Networks (DNs), PDU Sessions etc
- Application Server (AS) vs Application Function
- PDU Session Anchor (PSA) and Data Network Access Identifier (DNAI)
- Communication between NFs in the Service Based Architecture
- Service Based Interfaces (SBI) and APIs
- NF Services and Service Operations
- NF Service Consumer vs NF Service Producer
- Procedures at PDU Session Establishment and Modification
- Role of UL CL (Uplink Classifier) or BP (Branching Point)
- Reasons for modification
- Session and Service Continuity (SSC) Modes
- NF Services provided by SMF (Session Management Function)
- Role of the Network Exposure Function (NEF)
- NF Services provided by NEF and AF
- Information exchange between NEF and AF
- The N33 reference point
- Central vs Local part of Data Network
- New functionality included in 3GPP TS 23.548
- The Edge Application Server (EAS)
- Edge DNS Client (EDC) and Edge Hosting Environment (EHE)
- The Edge Application Server Discovery Function (EADSF)
- New functionality included in 3GPP TS 23.558
- Edge Data Network (EDN)
- Edge Enabler Layer (EEL)
- Edge Enabler Client (EEC) and Edge Enabler Server (EES)
- Edge Configuration Server (ECS)
- Service Based Interfaces and APIs
- Relevant procedures e.g. Service Provisioning, Discovery, Registration
- Relationship to 5G Core Service Based Architecture, e.g. NEF (Network Exposure Function)
- ETSI MEC Architecture
- MEC Applications, MEC Platform, MEC Host, MEC Orchestrator
- MEC Services:
- Radio Network Information Service, RNIS
- Location Services
- UE Identity
- Traffic Management
- ETSI MEC Integration with 5G