MEC-MOBILE-EDGE-COMPUTING

RAN edge computing ETSI MEC.

Definition

MEC architecture components: MEC Host (compute hosting MEC apps), MEC Platform (runtime), MEC Applications (containerised VNF), MEC Orchestrator (MEO). ETSI standardised MEC APIs: Location API, RNI (Radio Network Information), UE Identity, Bandwidth Management. Use cases: Smart manufacturing, Connected vehicles V2X, AR/VR streaming, IoT data preprocessing. Deployments: Verizon MEC, AT&T Network Edge, BT EE Multi-Access Edge, Telefonica UNICA.

Origin

ETSI ISG MEC created September 2014 ; Phase 1 specifications published 2016 ; Phase 2 published 2018 ; rebrand Multi-access (from Mobile) Edge Computing 2017.

Example in context

Verizon MEC hosts Microsoft HoloLens 2 enterprise AR application at RAN edge near Times Square ; 8ms latency for real-time collaborative engineering review.

Related terms

• AWS Wavelength — telco edge implementation.