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2022-03-15T10:29:19Z

Almagia: /* PoC 8 PoC 8 Video Analytics */

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<big>'''Overview of Reports'''</big>

<big>
{| class="wikitable center"
! PoC Num
! Description
! Final Report
|-
| PoC 13
| style="text-align:left;" | [https://mecwiki.etsi.org/index.php?title=PoC_13_MEC_infotainment_for_smart_roads_and_city_hot_spots MEC infotainment for smart roads and city hot spots]
| Completed
|-
| PoC 12
| style="text-align:left;" | [https://mecwiki.etsi.org/index.php?title=PoC_12_MEC_enabled_Over-The-Top_business MEC enabled OTT business]
| Completed
|-
| PoC 11
| style="text-align:left;" | [https://mecwiki.etsi.org/index.php?title=PoC_11_Communication_Traffic_Management_for_V2X Communication Traffic Management for V2X]
| [https://docbox.etsi.org/ISG/MEC/05-CONTRIBUTIONS/2019//MEC(19)000243r2_MEC_PoC11_report.zip PoC11_Final_Report]
|-
| PoC 10
| style="text-align:left;" | [https://mecwiki.etsi.org/index.php?title=PoC_10_Service-Aware_MEC_Platform_to_Enable_Bandwidth_Management_of_RAN Service-Aware MEC Platform to Enable Bandwidth Management of RAN]
| Completed
|-
| PoC 9
| style="text-align:left;" | [http://mecwiki.etsi.org/index.php?title=PoC_9_MEC_platform_to_enable_low-latency_Industrial_IoT MEC platform to enable low-latency Industrial IoT]
| Completed
|-
| PoC 8
| style="text-align:left;"| [http://mecwiki.etsi.org/index.php?title=PoC_8_Video_Analytics Video Analytics]
| [https://docbox.etsi.org/ISG/MEC/05-CONTRIBUTIONS/2017//MEC(17)000194_PoC_8_Final_Report.zip PoC8_Final_Report]
|-
| PoC 7
| style="text-align:left;"| [http://mecwiki.etsi.org/index.php?title=PoC_7_Multi-Service_MEC_Platform_for_Advanced_Service_Delivery Multi-Service MEC Platform for Advanced Service Delivery]
| Completed
|-
| PoC 6
| style="text-align:left;"| [http://mecwiki.etsi.org/index.php?title=PoC_6_Healthcare_%E2%80%93_Dynamic_Hospital_User,_IoT_and_Alert_Status_management Healthcare – Dynamic Hospital User, IoT and Alert Status management]
| Completed
|-
| PoC 5
| style="text-align:left;"| [http://mecwiki.etsi.org/index.php?title=PoC_5_Enterprise_Services Enterprise Services]
| Completed
|-
| PoC 4
| style="text-align:left;"| [http://mecwiki.etsi.org/index.php?title=PoC_4_FLIPS_%E2%80%93_Flexible_IP-based_Services FLIPS – Flexible IP-based Services]
| Completed
|-
| PoC 3
| style="text-align:left;"| [http://mecwiki.etsi.org/index.php?title=PoC_3_Radio_aware_video_optimization_in_a_fully_virtualized_network Radio aware video optimization in a fully virtualized network]
| [https://docbox.etsi.org/ISG/MEC/05-CONTRIBUTIONS/2021/MEC(21)000338_MEC_PoC_3_Final_Report.zip PoC3_Final_Report]
|-
| PoC 2
| style="text-align:left;"| [http://mecwiki.etsi.org/index.php?title=PoC_2_Edge_Video_Orchestration_and_Video_Clip_Replay_via_MEC Edge Video Orchestration and Video Clip Replay via MEC]
| [https://docbox.etsi.org/ISG/MEC/05-CONTRIBUTIONS/2017//MEC(17)000193_PoC_2_Final_Report.zip PoC2_Final_Report]
|-
| PoC 1
| style="text-align:left;"| [http://mecwiki.etsi.org/index.php?title=PoC_1_Video_User_Experience_Optimization_via_MEC_-_A_Service_Aware_RAN_PoC Video User Experience Optimization via MEC - A Service Aware RAN PoC]
| Completed
|}
</big>

<big>'''List of PoCs'''</big>

This page provides the list of on-going ISG MEC PoCs. Click on them to learn further details.

The following MEC Proofs of Concept are developed according to the ETSI ISG MEC Proof of Concept Framework. MEC Proofs of Concept are intended to demonstrate MEC as a viable technology. Results are fed back to the Industry Specification Group on Mobile Edge Computing.

Neither ETSI, the ISG MEC, nor their members make any endorsement of any product or implementation claiming to demonstrate or conform to MEC. No verification or test has been performed by ETSI on any part of these MEC Proofs of Concept.



== [[PoC 1 Video User Experience Optimization via MEC - A Service Aware RAN PoC]] ==
Intel - China Mobile - iQiYi
Through the Video UE Optimization application running on the MEC server, the MEC application is able to recognize which are the paid video streams from the content provider. From there, the MEC application will assign higher priority to those video streams by ensuring higher bit rate. As a result, the paid subscribers will have a more guaranteed user experience when streaming video from the designated content provider.
[[File:Poc1.png|center|800x600px|link=http://mecwiki.etsi.org/index.php?title=PoC_1_Video_User_Experience_Optimization_via_MEC_-_A_Service_Aware_RAN_PoC]]
 

== [[PoC 2 Edge Video Orchestration and Video Clip Replay via MEC]] ==
Nokia - EE - Smart Mobile Labs
Through the Edge Video Orchestration application running on the MEC server, the end user is able to receive live video streams from professional stadium cameras in real time. The user can choose the camera angle and view video replays provided locally. All media is produced, injected and played out locally, without the need to modify core network elements. Backhaul and core capacity is not impacted.
[[File:Poc2.png|center|800x800px|link=http://mecwiki.etsi.org/index.php?title=PoC_2_Edge_Video_Orchestration_and_Video_Clip_Replay_via_MEC]]
 

== [[PoC 3 Radio aware video optimization in a fully virtualized network]] ==
InterDigital - Bristol is Open - Intracom - CVTC - Essex University
This PoC is demonstrating a video optimisation application aware of the Radio conditions in the cell, where MEC application is co-located with eNB and communicating with video content server, and quality of video streams are adjusted according to radio conditions of the users. As a result, video streams and the quality perceived by users will be improved thanks to the usage of MEC video optimization application.
[[File:Poc3.png|center|600x600px|link=http://mecwiki.etsi.org/index.php?title=PoC_3_Radio_aware_video_optimization_in_a_fully_virtualized_network]]
 

== [[PoC 4 FLIPS – Flexible IP-based Services]] ==
Telecom Italia - Intel UK Corporation - Eurecom - Politecnico di Torino
An operator-based MEC Application is designed to transparently accelerate delivery of IP-based content and streaming media. This Application additionally allows exposure of in-network surrogate server to allow operators to offer Surrogate-as-a-Service for web-based media delivery
[[File:Poc4.png|center|600x600px|link=http://mecwiki.etsi.org/index.php?title=PoC_4_FLIPS_%E2%80%93_Flexible_IP-based_Services]]
 

== [[PoC 5 Enterprise Services]] ==
Saguna - Adva Optical Networking - Bezeq International
se of MEC for Enterprise by implementation of a local breakout for the enterprise users
[[File:PoC5.png|center|600x600px|link=http://mecwiki.etsi.org/index.php?title=PoC_5_Enterprise_Services]]
 

== [[PoC 6 Healthcare – Dynamic Hospital User, IoT and Alert Status management]] ==
Brocade - Gigaspaces - Advantech - Saguna - Vasona - Vodafone
This POC considers a typical ‘Healthcare’ use-case where a Hospital is able to assign a cellular access hierarchy (using network slicing) and open access (at the edge) to local systems depending on managed access rights. It also demonstrates dynamic network slicing based on Hospital ‘alert’ status
[[File:Poc6.png|center|500x500px|link=http://mecwiki.etsi.org/index.php?title=PoC_6_Healthcare_%E2%80%93_Dynamic_Hospital_User,_IoT_and_Alert_Status_management]]
 

== [[PoC 7 Multi-Service MEC Platform for Advanced Service Delivery]] ==
Quortus Ltd - Argela - Turk Telecom
Through a single, unified infrastructure, NFV-O, and cloud orchestration system, this MEC PoC demonstrates the ability to support multiple MEC platforms and applications residing on shared and common computing infrastructure, each providing a unique value-add on the traffic traversing platform.
[[File:Poc7.png|center|600x600px|link=http://mecwiki.etsi.org/index.php?title=PoC_7_Multi-Service_MEC_Platform_for_Advanced_Service_Delivery Multi-Service]]
 

== [[PoC 8 Video Analytics]] ==
Nokia - Vodafone Hutchison Australia - SeeTec
This MEC PoC submission is about a video analytics solution that leverages MEC for analyzing raw video streams of LTE-connected surveillance cameras and forwarding of relevant incidents to the local control room,
[[File:Poc8.png|center|600x600px|link=http://mecwiki.etsi.org/index.php?title=PoC_8_Video_Analytics]]
 

== [[PoC 9 MEC platform to enable low-latency Industrial IoT]] ==
Vasona Networks - RIFT.io - Xaptum - Oberthur Technologies - Intel Corporation - Vodafone
This PoC considers a typical Industry 4.0 (RAMI 4.0 - Platform 4.0 Industrie)* IoT use-case for latency, mobility and location sensitive applications, wherein a MEC host with local RAN breakout can enable massively scalable real-time duplex trusted transit delivery of data between IoT devices (sensors, actuators, control systems etc.) and cloud based industrial applications that leverage low-latency transactions with real-time meta-data on localized usage, security and QoS.
[[File:Poc9.png|center|600x600px|link=http://mecwiki.etsi.org/index.php?title=PoC_9_MEC_platform_to_enable_low-latency_Industrial_IoT]]
 
== [[PoC 10 Service-Aware MEC Platform to Enable Bandwidth Management of RAN]] ==
Industry Technology Research Institute - Linker Network - FarEasTone
This PoC utilizes two application contexts including Enterprise Video Call/VoIP and Tele-Drone to demonstrate the feature BandwidthManager of ETSI MEC FEATUREs defined in Mobile Edge Computing (MEC); Technical Requirements (ETSI GS MEC 002 V1.1.1)
[[File:Poc10.png|center|600x600px|link=https://mecwiki.etsi.org/index.php?title=PoC_10_Service-Aware_MEC_Platform_to_Enable_Bandwidth_Management_of_RAN]]
 
== [[PoC 11 Communication Traffic Management for V2X]] ==
KDDI Corporation - Saguna Networks Ltd. - Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Connected vehicles generate various data with different priorities and the transportation road congestion may give lead to mobile network congestion, which interfere with urgent V2X communication. In the PoC, it is demonstrated how to harmonize and prioritize network traffic sent for vehicles with MEC system by using MEC services in order to control the mobile network congestion.
[[File:Poc11.png|center|600x600px|link=https://mecwiki.etsi.org/index.php?title=PoC_11_Communication_Traffic_Management_for_V2X]]
 
== [[PoC 12 MEC enabled Over-The-Top business]] ==
China Unicom - ZTE - Intel - Tencent - Wo video - UnitedStack
This ETSI MEC PoC is about enabling OTT business on MEC platform: distributing OTT’s CDN to the MEC platform in the network of China Unicom. The combination of CDN and MEC can reduce the RTT and increase the HTTP download rate.
[[File:Poc12.png|center|800x700px|link=https://mecwiki.etsi.org/index.php?title=PoC_12_MEC_enabled_Over-The-Top_business]]
 
== [[PoC 13 MEC infotainment for smart roads and city hot spots]] ==
TIM - Intel - Vivida - ISMB - City of Turin
The use case aims at demonstrating innovative 4G/5G infotainment services for both pedestrians and car drivers/passengers in smart roads and city hot spots.
[[File:Poc13.png|center|600x600px|link=https://mecwiki.etsi.org/index.php?title=PoC_13_MEC_infotainment_for_smart_roads_and_city_hot_spots]]

File:MEC(17)000003 PoC Proposal Platform to enable low-latency Industrial IoT v2.pdf

2017-02-18T21:28:45Z

Almagia:

PoC 9 MEC platform to enable low-latency Industrial IoT

2017-02-18T21:28:20Z

Almagia: /* PoC Proposal */

== PoC Team ==
Vasona Networks

RIFT.io

Xaptum

Oberthur Technologies

Intel Corporation

Vodafone

== Main Contact ==
Ariel Peltz, Vasona Networks [mailto:apeltz@vasonanetworks.com apeltz@vasonanetworks.com]

Samuel Monderer, Vasona Networks [mailto:smonderer@vasonanetworks.com smonderer@vasonanetworks.com]

Rui Frazao, Vasona Networks [mailto:rfrazao@vasonanetworks.com rfrazao@vasonanetworks.com]

== PoC Demo ==
PoC Demo 1 – ''Static setup of local IoT traffic breakout'', Feb 2017, Mobile World Congress 2017, Barcelona

Poc Demo 2 – ''Dynamic setup of local IoT traffic breakout based on performance KPIs or external trigger'', Sep 2017, MEC Congress 2017, Berlin

== Abstract ==
This PoC considers a typical Industry 4.0 (RAMI 4.0 - Platform 4.0 Industrie)* IoT use-case for latency, mobility and location sensitive applications, wherein a MEC host with local RAN breakout can enable massively scalable real-time duplex trusted transit delivery of data between IoT devices (sensors, actuators, control systems etc.) and cloud based industrial applications that leverage low-latency transactions with real-time meta-data on localized usage, security and QoS. The PoC will simulate a real-world Industry 4.0* use case and demonstrate several value drivers for stakeholders driving IoT.

This PoC will leverage Xaptum’s distributed Peering IP-Overlay Network for IoT and extend their peering Xaptum ENF (Edge Network Fabric) Run-Time Architecture to the mobile edge for low latency and secure communication in Industrial IoT devices and applications. By combining Xaptum ENF with Oberthur’s embedded cryptographic authentication SE (Secure Element) offering and vendor neutral TPM 2.0 (Trusted Platform Module) and DAA (Direct Anonymous Attestation) to both IoT device and application end-points, we shall be able to demonstrate several use-cases that meet stringent requirements for industrial applications as defined by leading Industry 4.0 standards.

The entirety of the PoC will be deployed over an NFV infrastructure to highlight the benefits of COTS hardware and to reap the benefits of orchestration and automation. The PoC will leverage RIFT.io RIFT.ware, a commercially supported offering of the ETSI Open Source MANO (OSM).

== PoC Proposal ==
[https://docbox.etsi.org/ISG/MEC/05-CONTRIBUTIONS/2017//MEC(17)000003r1_PoC_Proposal__Platform_to_enable_low-latency_Industrial_IoT.docx MEC(17)000003r1_PoC_Proposal__Platform_to_enable_low-latency_Industrial_IoT.docx]

[[media:MEC(17)000003_PoC_Proposal__Platform_to_enable_low-latency_Industrial_IoT v2.pdf|Download PDF version]]

== PoC Topics ==
This PoC is WORKING on:

[[PT01 - Demonstration of MEC Service Scenarios]]

[[PT03 - MEC Architecture]]

PoC Contribution to PT01 and PT03 (Technical Report) is expected by Q3 2017

== PoC Report ==
PoC Report is expected by Q4 2017

PoC 9 MEC platform to enable low-latency Industrial IoT

2017-02-18T21:25:17Z

Almagia: /* Abstract */

== PoC Team ==
Vasona Networks

RIFT.io

Xaptum

Oberthur Technologies

Intel Corporation

Vodafone

== Main Contact ==
Ariel Peltz, Vasona Networks [mailto:apeltz@vasonanetworks.com apeltz@vasonanetworks.com]

Samuel Monderer, Vasona Networks [mailto:smonderer@vasonanetworks.com smonderer@vasonanetworks.com]

Rui Frazao, Vasona Networks [mailto:rfrazao@vasonanetworks.com rfrazao@vasonanetworks.com]

== PoC Demo ==
PoC Demo 1 – ''Static setup of local IoT traffic breakout'', Feb 2017, Mobile World Congress 2017, Barcelona

Poc Demo 2 – ''Dynamic setup of local IoT traffic breakout based on performance KPIs or external trigger'', Sep 2017, MEC Congress 2017, Berlin

== Abstract ==
This PoC considers a typical Industry 4.0 (RAMI 4.0 - Platform 4.0 Industrie)* IoT use-case for latency, mobility and location sensitive applications, wherein a MEC host with local RAN breakout can enable massively scalable real-time duplex trusted transit delivery of data between IoT devices (sensors, actuators, control systems etc.) and cloud based industrial applications that leverage low-latency transactions with real-time meta-data on localized usage, security and QoS. The PoC will simulate a real-world Industry 4.0* use case and demonstrate several value drivers for stakeholders driving IoT.

This PoC will leverage Xaptum’s distributed Peering IP-Overlay Network for IoT and extend their peering Xaptum ENF (Edge Network Fabric) Run-Time Architecture to the mobile edge for low latency and secure communication in Industrial IoT devices and applications. By combining Xaptum ENF with Oberthur’s embedded cryptographic authentication SE (Secure Element) offering and vendor neutral TPM 2.0 (Trusted Platform Module) and DAA (Direct Anonymous Attestation) to both IoT device and application end-points, we shall be able to demonstrate several use-cases that meet stringent requirements for industrial applications as defined by leading Industry 4.0 standards.

The entirety of the PoC will be deployed over an NFV infrastructure to highlight the benefits of COTS hardware and to reap the benefits of orchestration and automation. The PoC will leverage RIFT.io RIFT.ware, a commercially supported offering of the ETSI Open Source MANO (OSM).

== PoC Proposal ==
[https://docbox.etsi.org/ISG/MEC/05-CONTRIBUTIONS/2017//MEC(17)000003r1_PoC_Proposal__Platform_to_enable_low-latency_Industrial_IoT.docx MEC(17)000003r1_PoC_Proposal__Platform_to_enable_low-latency_Industrial_IoT.docx]

== PoC Topics ==
This PoC is WORKING on:

[[PT01 - Demonstration of MEC Service Scenarios]]

[[PT03 - MEC Architecture]]

PoC Contribution to PT01 and PT03 (Technical Report) is expected by Q3 2017

== PoC Report ==
PoC Report is expected by Q4 2017

PoC 9 MEC platform to enable low-latency Industrial IoT

2017-02-08T20:53:07Z

Almagia:

== PoC Team ==
Vasona Networks

RIFT.io

Xaptum

Oberthur Technologies

Intel Corporation

Vodafone

== Main Contact ==
Ariel Peltz, Vasona Networks [mailto:apeltz@vasonanetworks.com apeltz@vasonanetworks.com]

Samuel Monderer, Vasona Networks [mailto:smonderer@vasonanetworks.com smonderer@vasonanetworks.com]

Rui Frazao, Vasona Networks [mailto:rfrazao@vasonanetworks.com rfrazao@vasonanetworks.com]

== PoC Demo ==
PoC Demo 1 – ''Static setup of local IoT traffic breakout'', Feb 2017, Mobile World Congress 2017, Barcelona

Poc Demo 2 – ''Dynamic setup of local IoT traffic breakout based on performance KPIs or external trigger'', Sep 2017, MEC Congress 2017, Berlin

== Abstract ==
This PoC considers a typical Industry 4.0 (RAMI 4.0 - Platform 4.0 Industrie)* IoT use-case for latency, mobility and location sensitive applications, wherein a MEC host with local RAN breakout can enable massively scalable real-time duplex trusted transit delivery of data between IoT devices (sensors, actuators, control systems etc.) and cloud based industrial applications that leverage low-latency transactions with real-time meta-data on localized usage, security and QoS. The PoC will simulate a real-world Industry 4.0* use case and demonstrate several value drivers for stakeholders driving IoT.

This PoC will leverage Xaptum’s distributed Peering IP-Overlay Network for IoT and extend their peering nodes Xaptum ENF (Edge Network Function) Run-Time Architecture to the mobile edge for low latency and secure communication of Industrial IoT devices. In combination with Oberthur’s embedded cryptographic authentication SE (Secure Element), /TPM 2.0 (Trusted Platform Module) and DAA (Digital Anonymous Attestation) offerings for both IT and application end-points, we will be able to demonstrate a use-case that meets today’s stringent requirements of industrial applications.

The entirety of the PoC will be deployed over an NFV infrastructure to highlight the benefits of COTS hardware and to reap the benefits of orchestration and automation. The PoC will leverage RIFT.io RIFT.ware, a commercially supported offering of the ETSI Open Source MANO (OSM).

== PoC Proposal ==
[https://docbox.etsi.org/ISG/MEC/05-CONTRIBUTIONS/2017//MEC(17)000003r1_PoC_Proposal__Platform_to_enable_low-latency_Industrial_IoT.docx MEC(17)000003r1_PoC_Proposal__Platform_to_enable_low-latency_Industrial_IoT.docx]

== PoC Topics ==
This PoC is WORKING on:

[[PT01 - Demonstration of MEC Service Scenarios]]

[[PT03 - MEC Architecture]]

PoC Contribution to PT01 and PT03 (Technical Report) is expected by Q3 2017

== PoC Report ==
PoC Report is expected by Q4 2017

PoC 9 MEC platform to enable low-latency Industrial IoT

2017-02-08T20:24:39Z

Almagia: /* PoC Demo */

== PoC Team ==
Vasona Networks

RIFT.io

Xaptum

Oberthur Technologies

Intel Corporation

Vodafone

== Main Contact ==
Ariel Peltz, Vasona Networks [mailto:apeltz@vasonanetworks.com apeltz@vasonanetworks.com]

Rui Frazao, Vasona Networks [mailto:rfrazao@vasonanetworks.com rfrazao@vasonanetworks.com]

== PoC Demo ==
PoC Demo 1 – ''Static setup of local IoT traffic breakout'', Feb 2017, Mobile World Congress 2017, Barcelona

Poc Demo 2 – ''Dynamic setup of local IoT traffic breakout based on performance KPIs or external trigger'', Sep 2017, MEC Congress 2017, Berlin

== Abstract ==
This PoC considers a typical Industry 4.0 (RAMI 4.0 - Platform 4.0 Industrie)* IoT use-case for latency, mobility and location sensitive applications, wherein a MEC host with local RAN breakout can enable massively scalable real-time duplex trusted transit delivery of data between IoT devices (sensors, actuators, control systems etc.) and cloud based industrial applications that leverage low-latency transactions with real-time meta-data on localized usage, security and QoS. The PoC will simulate a real-world Industry 4.0* use case and demonstrate several value drivers for stakeholders driving IoT.

This PoC will leverage Xaptum’s distributed Peering IP-Overlay Network for IoT and extend their peering nodes Xaptum ENF (Edge Network Function) Run-Time Architecture to the mobile edge for low latency and secure communication of Industrial IoT devices. In combination with Oberthur’s embedded cryptographic authentication SE (Secure Element), /TPM 2.0 (Trusted Platform Module) and DAA (Digital Anonymous Attestation) offerings for both IT and application end-points, we will be able to demonstrate a use-case that meets today’s stringent requirements of industrial applications.

The entirety of the PoC will be deployed over an NFV infrastructure to highlight the benefits of COTS hardware and to reap the benefits of orchestration and automation. The PoC will leverage RIFT.io RIFT.ware, a commercially supported offering of the ETSI Open Source MANO (OSM).

== PoC Proposal ==
[https://docbox.etsi.org/ISG/MEC/05-CONTRIBUTIONS/2017//MEC(17)000003r1_PoC_Proposal__Platform_to_enable_low-latency_Industrial_IoT.docx MEC(17)000003r1_PoC_Proposal__Platform_to_enable_low-latency_Industrial_IoT.docx]

== PoC Topics ==
This PoC is WORKING on:

[[PT01 - Demonstration of MEC Service Scenarios]]

[[PT03 - MEC Architecture]]

PoC Contribution to PT01 and PT03 (Technical Report) is expected by Q3 2017

== PoC Report ==
PoC Report is expected by Q4 2017

PoC 9 MEC platform to enable low-latency Industrial IoT

2017-02-08T20:24:04Z

Almagia: /* Main Contact */

== PoC Team ==
Vasona Networks

RIFT.io

Xaptum

Oberthur Technologies

Intel Corporation

Vodafone

== Main Contact ==
Ariel Peltz, Vasona Networks [mailto:apeltz@vasonanetworks.com apeltz@vasonanetworks.com]

Rui Frazao, Vasona Networks [mailto:rfrazao@vasonanetworks.com rfrazao@vasonanetworks.com]

== PoC Demo ==
PoC Demo 1 – Static setup of local IoT traffic breakout, Feb 2017 Mobile World Congress 2017, Barcelona

Poc Demo 2 – Dynamic setup of local IoT traffic breakout based on performance KPIs or external trigger, Sep 2017 MEC Congress 2017, Berlin

== Abstract ==
This PoC considers a typical Industry 4.0 (RAMI 4.0 - Platform 4.0 Industrie)* IoT use-case for latency, mobility and location sensitive applications, wherein a MEC host with local RAN breakout can enable massively scalable real-time duplex trusted transit delivery of data between IoT devices (sensors, actuators, control systems etc.) and cloud based industrial applications that leverage low-latency transactions with real-time meta-data on localized usage, security and QoS. The PoC will simulate a real-world Industry 4.0* use case and demonstrate several value drivers for stakeholders driving IoT.

This PoC will leverage Xaptum’s distributed Peering IP-Overlay Network for IoT and extend their peering nodes Xaptum ENF (Edge Network Function) Run-Time Architecture to the mobile edge for low latency and secure communication of Industrial IoT devices. In combination with Oberthur’s embedded cryptographic authentication SE (Secure Element), /TPM 2.0 (Trusted Platform Module) and DAA (Digital Anonymous Attestation) offerings for both IT and application end-points, we will be able to demonstrate a use-case that meets today’s stringent requirements of industrial applications.

The entirety of the PoC will be deployed over an NFV infrastructure to highlight the benefits of COTS hardware and to reap the benefits of orchestration and automation. The PoC will leverage RIFT.io RIFT.ware, a commercially supported offering of the ETSI Open Source MANO (OSM).

== PoC Proposal ==
[https://docbox.etsi.org/ISG/MEC/05-CONTRIBUTIONS/2017//MEC(17)000003r1_PoC_Proposal__Platform_to_enable_low-latency_Industrial_IoT.docx MEC(17)000003r1_PoC_Proposal__Platform_to_enable_low-latency_Industrial_IoT.docx]

== PoC Topics ==
This PoC is WORKING on:

[[PT01 - Demonstration of MEC Service Scenarios]]

[[PT03 - MEC Architecture]]

PoC Contribution to PT01 and PT03 (Technical Report) is expected by Q3 2017

== PoC Report ==
PoC Report is expected by Q4 2017

PoC 9 MEC platform to enable low-latency Industrial IoT

2017-02-08T20:23:41Z

Almagia: Created page with "== PoC Team == Vasona Networks RIFT.io Xaptum Oberthur Technologies Intel Corporation Vodafone == Main Contact == Ariel Peltz, Vasona Networks [mailto:apeltz@vasonanetwo..."

== PoC Team ==
Vasona Networks

RIFT.io

Xaptum

Oberthur Technologies

Intel Corporation

Vodafone

== Main Contact ==
Ariel Peltz, Vasona Networks [mailto:apeltz@vasonanetworks.com apeltz@vasonanetworks.com]

Rui Frazao, Vasona Networks [mailto:rfrazao@vasonanetworks.com|rfrazao@vasonanetworks.com]

== PoC Demo ==
PoC Demo 1 – Static setup of local IoT traffic breakout, Feb 2017 Mobile World Congress 2017, Barcelona

Poc Demo 2 – Dynamic setup of local IoT traffic breakout based on performance KPIs or external trigger, Sep 2017 MEC Congress 2017, Berlin

== Abstract ==
This PoC considers a typical Industry 4.0 (RAMI 4.0 - Platform 4.0 Industrie)* IoT use-case for latency, mobility and location sensitive applications, wherein a MEC host with local RAN breakout can enable massively scalable real-time duplex trusted transit delivery of data between IoT devices (sensors, actuators, control systems etc.) and cloud based industrial applications that leverage low-latency transactions with real-time meta-data on localized usage, security and QoS. The PoC will simulate a real-world Industry 4.0* use case and demonstrate several value drivers for stakeholders driving IoT.

This PoC will leverage Xaptum’s distributed Peering IP-Overlay Network for IoT and extend their peering nodes Xaptum ENF (Edge Network Function) Run-Time Architecture to the mobile edge for low latency and secure communication of Industrial IoT devices. In combination with Oberthur’s embedded cryptographic authentication SE (Secure Element), /TPM 2.0 (Trusted Platform Module) and DAA (Digital Anonymous Attestation) offerings for both IT and application end-points, we will be able to demonstrate a use-case that meets today’s stringent requirements of industrial applications.

The entirety of the PoC will be deployed over an NFV infrastructure to highlight the benefits of COTS hardware and to reap the benefits of orchestration and automation. The PoC will leverage RIFT.io RIFT.ware, a commercially supported offering of the ETSI Open Source MANO (OSM).

== PoC Proposal ==
[https://docbox.etsi.org/ISG/MEC/05-CONTRIBUTIONS/2017//MEC(17)000003r1_PoC_Proposal__Platform_to_enable_low-latency_Industrial_IoT.docx MEC(17)000003r1_PoC_Proposal__Platform_to_enable_low-latency_Industrial_IoT.docx]

== PoC Topics ==
This PoC is WORKING on:

[[PT01 - Demonstration of MEC Service Scenarios]]

[[PT03 - MEC Architecture]]

PoC Contribution to PT01 and PT03 (Technical Report) is expected by Q3 2017

== PoC Report ==
PoC Report is expected by Q4 2017

Ongoing PoCs

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This page provides the list of on-going ISG MEC PoCs. Click on them to learn further details.

The following MEC Proofs of Concept are developed according to the ETSI ISG MEC Proof of Concept Framework. MEC Proofs of Concept are intended to demonstrate MEC as a viable technology. Results are fed back to the Industry Specification Group on Mobile Edge Computing.

Neither ETSI, the ISG MEC, nor their members make any endorsement of any product or implementation claiming to demonstrate or conform to MEC. No verification or test has been performed by ETSI on any part of these MEC Proofs of Concept.

'''[[PoC 1 Video User Experience Optimization via MEC - A Service Aware RAN PoC]]'''
Intel - China Mobile - iQiYi

'''[[PoC 2 Edge Video Orchestration and Video Clip Replay via MEC]]'''
Nokia - EE - Smart Mobile Labs

'''[[PoC 3 Radio aware video optimization in a fully virtualized network]]'''
Telecom Italia - Intel UK Corporation - Eurecom - Politecnico di Torino

'''[[PoC 4 FLIPS – Flexible IP-based Services]]'''
InterDigital - Bristol is Open - Intracom - CVTC - Essex University

'''[[PoC 5 Enterprise Services]]'''
Saguna - Adva Optical Networking - Bezeq International

'''[[PoC 6 Healthcare – Dynamic Hospital User, IoT and Alert Status management]]'''
Quortus Ltd - Argela - Turk Telecom

'''[[PoC 7 Multi-Service MEC Platform for Advanced Service Delivery]]'''
Brocade - Gigaspaces - Advantech - Saguna - Vasona - Vodafone

'''[[PoC 8 Video Analytics]]'''
Nokia - Vodafone Hutchison Australia - SeeTec

'''[[PoC 9 MEC platform to enable low-latency Industrial IoT]]'''
Vasona Networks - RIFT.io - Xaptum - Oberthur Technologies - Intel Corporation - Vodafone

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= Disclaimer =
This page is work in progress until removal of this note

=Motivation=

Mobile Edge Computing (MEC) is placing of applications at the edge of the mobile network to gain benefits of proximity, low latency and computing close to the end user.

The goal of ETSI MEC ISG (and specifically of IEG working group) is to promote the adoption of MEC technology and increase the awareness on that topic.

Thus, the group recently decided to open the present MEC wiki to contributions coming from the research world. The following page, called “MEC research agenda”, collect material coming from selected researchers experts in the field, and its publication serves on one hand as a potential help for the reader to gather relevant information on Mobile Edge Computing, and on the other hand gives to researchers the opportunity to show their ongoing projects and achievements in the field of Edge Computing/MEC (conference papers, journal papers, talks, events, but also experimental works and other initiatives in the area).

Finally, we think it is an opportunity for joint visibility for your projects and for us to expand our visibility in order to promote the adoption of MEC/Edge application technologies and increase the awareness of the topics, from the research world.

For this purpose, any further input is welcome (for any wiki related request, please [mailto:CTI_support@etsi.org contact ETSI CTI]).

Enjoy the reading!

=First activities and publications around MEC=

Research activities around Mobile Edge Computing started even before the creation of the ISG. Apart from the ETSI official white paper (link below), that is describing the technology and ETSI MEC group activity, we can mention some research institutions that are quite active in the field:

* Carnegie Mellon University (http://www.cmu.edu)
* Eurecom (http://www.eurecom.fr)
* Politecnico di Torino (http://www.polito.it)
* University of Pisa (http://www.unipi.it)
* University of Oulu (http://www.oulu.fi/university)

'''Relevant publications and useful links'''

* Official ETSI white paper
** Yun Chao Hu, Milan Patel, Dario Sabella, Nurit Sprecher and Valerie Young: “Mobile Edge Computing: A key technology towards 5G”, ETSI white paper No. 11, First edition –09/2015, ISBN No. 979-10-92620-08-5. http://www.etsi.org/images/files/ETSIWhitePapers/etsi_wp11_mec_a_key_technology_towards_5g.pdf

* EURECOM research activities on MEC
** Report on Mobile Edge Computing: http://www.eurecom.fr/publication/4810
** List of activities: http://www.eurecom.fr/~nikaeinn/files/mec/MEC_Research_agenda_Eurecom.pdf

Also some EU funded projects (especially belonging to 5G PPP) are working on topics related to Mobile Edge Computing. Among the others, the following projects can be mentioned:

* 5GEx: “5G Exchange”. This project is working on the federation of computing environments spread across the networks involving multiple administrative domains (i.e., application providers + network providers). Link: http://www.5gex.eu/.

* Flex5Gware: “Flexible and efficient hardware/software platforms for 5G network elements and devices”. The overall objective of Flex5Gware is to deliver highly reconfigurable HW platforms together with HW-agnostic SW platforms targeting both network elements and devices taking into account increased capacity, reduced energy footprint, as well as scalability and modularity. Link: http://www.flex5gware.eu

* 5GNORMA: “5G Novel Radio Multiservice adaptive network Architecture”. The 5GNORMA project focuses on a technology to allow for flexible allocation of network functions depending on the services’ requirements. This includes the placement of functions in the so-called edge cloud, which is one of the key use cases addressed by 5GNORMA. Link: https://5gnorma.5g-ppp.eu/

* 5G-Crosshaul: “the 5G integrated fronthaul/backhaul”. The 5G-Crosshaul project aims at developing a 5G integrated backhaul and fronthaul transport network enabling a flexible and software-defined reconfiguration of all networking elements in a multi-tenant and service-oriented unified management environment. Link: http://5g-crosshaul.eu

=Technical aspects of interest from MEC perspective=

Some activities not directly related to ME Platform can be of interest because of their impact on Mobile Edge Computing adoption acceleration. Among the others, we can mention the research around virtual RAN (V-RAN), device-to-device (D2D) communication, etc...

• '''V-RAN: prototyping solutions and algorithms'''

Research on 4G/5G cellular networks is progressively shifting to paradigms that involve virtualization and cloud computing. In particular, the future implementation of virtual RAN can be a valuable catalyst to accelerate the adoption of MEC systems, thanks to the presence of a more open environment where radio network information can be retrieved from the eNB.

Within this context, prototyping assumes a growing importance as a performance evaluation method, besides large-scale simulations, as it allows one to evaluate the computational requirements of the system. The EU project Flex5GWare H2020 is currently realizing a V-RAN prototype using OpenAirInterface (OAI) and commodity hardware.

'''Relevant publications and useful links'''

# N. Iardella, G. Stea, A. Virdis, D. Sabella, A. Frangioni, "[http://info.iet.unipi.it/~stea/papers/CLEEN2016_CR.pdf Statistically sound experiments with OpenAirInterface Cloud-RAN prototypes]", CLEEN 2016, Grenoble, FR, May 2016.
# N. Iardella, G. Nardini, G. Stea, A. Virdis, F. Mauro, D. Sabella, M. Caretti, G.M. Dell’Aera, “[http://info.iet.unipi.it/~stea/papers/EuCNC_2016.pdf Coordinated scheduling in a Virtual-RAN prototype with OpenAirInterface]”, EUCNC 2016, Athens, 27-30 June 2016
# OpenAirInterface initiative, http://www.openairinterface.org

• '''D2D: devising solutions for LTE-empowered fog computing'''

The LTE-Advanced technology and its evolutions will play a major role as a communication infrastructure that guarantees low deployment costs, plug-and-play seamless configuration and embedded security, and as such can support future M2M Fog computing platforms. In particular, a network deployment that exploits Device-to-Device (D2D) communications can be employed to support efficient communication between Fog nodes and smart objects, enabling low-latency interactions and locality-preserving multicast transmissions.

'''Relevant publications'''

# C. Vallati, A. Virdis, E. Mingozzi, G. Stea, "[http://info.iet.unipi.it/~stea/papers/2015_WFIoT.pdf Exploiting LTE D2D Communications in M2M Fog Platforms: Deployment and Practical Issues]”, proc. of IEEE 2nd World Forum on Internet of Things (WF-IoT), Milan, Italy, 14-16 Dec. 2015, pp. 585-590, DOI: 10.1109/WF-IoT.2015.7389119

=Conferences and MEC-related events=

Present and past conferences, call for papers are here listed, not with the intention to be exhaustive, but the aim to provide an overview of research initiatives around Mobile Edge Computing technologies.

* 2016 IEEE Conference on Standards for Communications and Networking (IEEE CSCN’16), (http://cscn2016.ieee-cscn.org/) held in Berlin, Germany, 31st Oct – 2nd Nov 2016, in conjunction with the IEEE 5G summit.
** This year the conference proposes a track on “Emerging Computing Infrastructures”, especially related to MEC.
** Call for paper: http://cscn2016.ieee-cscn.org/tracks.php.
* Fourth International Workshop on Cloud Technologies and Energy Efficiency in Mobile Communication Networks (CLEEN 2016), in conjunction with CrownCom 2016, 30 May – 1 June 2016, Grenoble, France
** http://www.flex5gware.eu/cleen2016

=Other publications relevant to Mobile Edge Computing=

• Cerrato, A. Palesandro; F. Risso, M. Suñé, V. Vercellone, H. Woesner, Hagen. “Toward dynamic virtualized network services in telecom operator networks”. In: Elsevier Computer Networks, vol. 92 n. 2, pp. 380-395, 2015.

• A. Aissioui, A. Ksentini, A. Gueroui, and T. Taleb, “[http://www.soqube.com/tariktaleb/public_html1.1/Library/jrl_papers/jrn_new/IEEE-Access-2015.pdf Elastic and Distributed SDN Controllers for Follow-Me Cloud]” in IEEE Access Magazine, DOI 10.1109/ACCESS.2015.2489930, Vol. 3, Nov. 2015.

• A. Ksentini, T. Taleb, and F. Messaoudi, “[http://www.soqube.com/tariktaleb/public_html1.1/Library/jrl_papers/jrn_new/06910231.pdf A LISP-based Implementation of Follow Me Cloud]”, in IEEE Access Magazine, Vol 2, Oct. 2014. pp. 1340-1347

• T. Taleb and A. Ksentini, “[http://www.soqube.com/tariktaleb/public_html1.1/Library/jrl_papers/jrn_new/06616110.pdf Follow Me Cloud: Interworking Federated Clouds & Distributed Mobile Networks]”, in IEEE Network Magazine, Vol. 27, No. 5, Sep./Oct. 2013. pp. 12 – 19

• P. Frangoudis, L. Yala, A. Ksentini, and T. Taleb, “[http://www.soqube.com/tariktaleb/public_html1.1/Library/conf_papers/nw_conf/cdn-architecture.pdf An architecture for on-demand service deployment over a telco CDN]”, in IEEE ICC’16, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, May 2016.

• A. Ksentini, M. Bagaa, T. Taleb, and I. Balasingham, “[http://www.soqube.com/tariktaleb/public_html1.1/Library/conf_papers/nw_conf/user-bargaining.pdf On using bargaining game for Optimal Placement of SDN controllers]”, in IEEE ICC’16, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, May 2016.

• A. Ksentini, T. Taleb, and M. Chen, “[http://www.soqube.com/tariktaleb/public_html1.1/Library/conf_papers/nw_conf/06883509.pdf A Markov Decision Process-based Service Migration Procedure for Follow Me Cloud]”, in Proc. IEEE ICC 2014, Sydney, Australia, Jun. 2014.

• J Oueis, EC Strinati, S Sardellitti, S Barbarossa, “[http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpls/abs_all.jsp?arnumber=7391144 Small Cell Clustering for Efficient Distributed Fog Computing: A Multi-User Case]”, Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC Fall), 2015 IEEE 82nd, 1-5, 2015

• J Oueis, EC Strinati, S Barbarossa, “[http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpls/abs_all.jsp?arnumber=7146129 The Fog Balancing: Load Distribution for Small Cell Cloud Computing]”, 2015 IEEE 81st Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC Spring), 1-6, 2015

• Schneider Electric: ‘The Drivers and Benefits of Edge Computing’, 2016; Link: http://www.apcmedia.com/salestools/VAVR-A4M867/VAVR-A4M867_R0_EN.pdf?sdirect=true

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Main Page

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This Wiki is provided as a tool for the use of ISG MEC participants.
You may need to login to access some information

''' >>> ISG MEC participants can login with their ETSI OnLine (EOL) account <<<'''

If you are an ISG MEC participant and do not have an EOL account yet,
you can [http://webapp.etsi.org/createaccount apply for an EOL account], or send a request to [mailto:helpdesk@etsi.org ETSI helpdesk]

For any other wiki related request, please [mailto:CTI_support@etsi.org?Subject=ISG_MEC_WIKI_request contact ETSI CTI]



'''MEC PoC Activity:'''

'''[[Ongoing PoCs]]''' Information about ongoing ISG MEC PoCs.

'''[[PoC Topics]]''' Information about ISG MEC PoC Topics.

'''[[PoC Framework]]''' Information about ISG MEC PoC Framework (process, criteria, templates....).

'''[[Logos and guidelines]]''' Information and guidelines on the use of ETSI and MEC PoC logo.

'''[[Q&A]]''' Usual questions (and answers) on ISG MEC PoCs.

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== PoC Team ==
Nokia

Vodafone Hutchison Australia

SeeTec

== Main Contact ==
Uwe Rauschenbach, Nokia [mailto:uwe.rauschenbach@nokia.com uwe.rauschenbach@nokia.com]

Dirk Lindemeier, Nokia [mailto:dirk.lindemeier@nokia.com dirk.lindemeier@nokia.com]

== PoC Demo ==
PoC Demo 1 - '''MEC PoC ZONE''' @ MEC World Congress, Munich (GE), Sept 2016

PoC Demo 2 - ETSI Webinar, November 2016

== Abstract ==
Video Analytics is an end to end use case for providing video surveillance to cities, municipalities, and enterprises over an LTE network. MEC is used for analysing raw video streams from surveillance cameras connected over LTE, and for forwarding relevant incidents to the local control room.

== PoC Proposal ==
[https://docbox.etsi.org/ISG/MEC/IEG/05-CONTRIBUTIONS/2016/MECIEG(16)000049r2_PoC_Video_Analytics.docx MECIEG(16)000049r2_PoC_Video_Analytics.docx]

== PoC Topics ==
This PoC is WORKING on:

[[PT01 - Demonstration of MEC Service Scenarios]]

[[PT03 - MEC Architecture]]

PoC Contribution to PT01 and PT03 (Technical Report) is expected by December 2016

== PoC Report ==
PoC Report is expected by December 2016

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== PoC Team ==
Nokia

Vodafone Hutchison Australia

SeeTec

== Main Contact ==
Uwe Rauschenbach, Nokia [mailto:uwe.rauschenbach@nokia.com uwe.rauschenbach@nokia.com]

Dirk Lindemeier, Nokia [mailto:dirk.lindemeier@nokia.com dirk.lindemeier@nokia.com]

== PoC Demo ==
PoC Demo 1 - '''MEC PoC ZONE''' @ MEC World Congress, Munich (GE), Sept 2016

PoC Demo 2 - ETSI Webinar, November 2016

== Abstract ==
Video Analytics is an end to end use case for providing video surveillance to cities, municipalities, and enterprises over an LTE network. MEC is used for analysing raw video streams from surveillance cameras connected over LTE, and for forwarding relevant incidents to the local control room.

== PoC Proposal ==
[https://docbox.etsi.org/ISG/MEC/IEG/05-CONTRIBUTIONS/2016/MECIEG(16)000058_PoC_-_Multi-Service_MEC_Platform.docx MECIEG(16)000058_PoC_-_Multi-Service_MEC_Platform.docx]

== PoC Topics ==
This PoC is WORKING on:

[[PT01 - Demonstration of MEC Service Scenarios]]

[[PT03 - MEC Architecture]]

PoC Contribution to PT01 and PT03 (Technical Report) is expected by December 2016

== PoC Report ==
PoC Report is expected by December 2016

Ongoing PoCs

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Almagia: /* Other publications relevant to Mobile Edge Computing */

=Motivation=

Mobile Edge Computing (MEC) is placing of applications at the edge of the mobile network to gain benefits of proximity, low latency and computing close to the end user.

The goal of ETSI MEC ISG (and specifically of IEG working group) is to promote the adoption of MEC technology and increase the awareness on that topic.

Thus, the group recently decided to open the present MEC wiki to contributions coming from the research world. The following page, called “MEC research agenda”, collect material coming from selected researchers experts in the field, and its publication serves on one hand as a potential help for the reader to gather relevant information on Mobile Edge Computing, and on the other hand gives to researchers the opportunity to show their ongoing projects and achievements in the field of Edge Computing/MEC (conference papers, journal papers, talks, events, but also experimental works and other initiatives in the area).

Finally, we think it is an opportunity for joint visibility for your projects and for us to expand our visibility in order to promote the adoption of MEC/Edge application technologies and increase the awareness of the topics, from the research world.

For this purpose, any further input is welcome (for any wiki related request, please [mailto:CTI_support@etsi.org contact ETSI CTI]).

Enjoy the reading!

=First activities and publications around MEC=

Research activities around Mobile Edge Computing started even before the creation of the ISG. Apart from the ETSI official white paper (link below), that is describing the technology and ETSI MEC group activity, we can mention some research institutions that are quite active in the field:

* Carnegie Mellon University (http://www.cmu.edu)
* Eurecom (http://www.eurecom.fr)
* Politecnico di Torino (http://www.polito.it)
* University of Pisa (http://www.unipi.it)
* University of Oulu (http://www.oulu.fi/university)

'''Relevant publications and useful links'''

* Official ETSI white paper
** Yun Chao Hu, Milan Patel, Dario Sabella, Nurit Sprecher and Valerie Young: “Mobile Edge Computing: A key technology towards 5G”, ETSI white paper No. 11, First edition –09/2015, ISBN No. 979-10-92620-08-5. http://www.etsi.org/images/files/ETSIWhitePapers/etsi_wp11_mec_a_key_technology_towards_5g.pdf

* EURECOM research activities on MEC
** Report on Mobile Edge Computing: http://www.eurecom.fr/publication/4810
** List of activities: http://www.eurecom.fr/~nikaeinn/files/mec/MEC_Research_agenda_Eurecom.pdf

Also some EU funded projects (especially belonging to 5G PPP) are working on topics related to Mobile Edge Computing. Among the others, the following projects can be mentioned:

* 5GEx: “5G Exchange”. This project is working on the federation of computing environments spread across the networks involving multiple administrative domains (i.e., application providers + network providers). Link: http://www.5gex.eu/.

* Flex5Gware: “Flexible and efficient hardware/software platforms for 5G network elements and devices”. The overall objective of Flex5Gware is to deliver highly reconfigurable HW platforms together with HW-agnostic SW platforms targeting both network elements and devices taking into account increased capacity, reduced energy footprint, as well as scalability and modularity. Link: http://www.flex5gware.eu

* 5GNORMA: “5G Novel Radio Multiservice adaptive network Architecture”. The 5GNORMA project focuses on a technology to allow for flexible allocation of network functions depending on the services’ requirements. This includes the placement of functions in the so-called edge cloud, which is one of the key use cases addressed by 5GNORMA. Link: https://5gnorma.5g-ppp.eu/

* 5G-Crosshaul: “the 5G integrated fronthaul/backhaul”. The 5G-Crosshaul project aims at developing a 5G integrated backhaul and fronthaul transport network enabling a flexible and software-defined reconfiguration of all networking elements in a multi-tenant and service-oriented unified management environment. Link: http://5g-crosshaul.eu

=Technical aspects of interest from MEC perspective=

Some activities not directly related to ME Platform can be of interest because of their impact on Mobile Edge Computing adoption acceleration. Among the others, we can mention the research around virtual RAN (V-RAN), device-to-device (D2D) communication, etc...

• '''V-RAN: prototyping solutions and algorithms'''

Research on 4G/5G cellular networks is progressively shifting to paradigms that involve virtualization and cloud computing. In particular, the future implementation of virtual RAN can be a valuable catalyst to accelerate the adoption of MEC systems, thanks to the presence of a more open environment where radio network information can be retrieved from the eNB.

Within this context, prototyping assumes a growing importance as a performance evaluation method, besides large-scale simulations, as it allows one to evaluate the computational requirements of the system. The EU project Flex5GWare H2020 is currently realizing a V-RAN prototype using OpenAirInterface (OAI) and commodity hardware.

'''Relevant publications and useful links'''

# N. Iardella, G. Stea, A. Virdis, D. Sabella, A. Frangioni, "[http://info.iet.unipi.it/~stea/papers/CLEEN2016_CR.pdf Statistically sound experiments with OpenAirInterface Cloud-RAN prototypes]", CLEEN 2016, Grenoble, FR, May 2016.
# N. Iardella, G. Nardini, G. Stea, A. Virdis, F. Mauro, D. Sabella, M. Caretti, G.M. Dell’Aera, “[http://info.iet.unipi.it/~stea/papers/EuCNC_2016.pdf Coordinated scheduling in a Virtual-RAN prototype with OpenAirInterface]”, EUCNC 2016, Athens, 27-30 June 2016
# OpenAirInterface initiative, http://www.openairinterface.org

• '''D2D: devising solutions for LTE-empowered fog computing'''

The LTE-Advanced technology and its evolutions will play a major role as a communication infrastructure that guarantees low deployment costs, plug-and-play seamless configuration and embedded security, and as such can support future M2M Fog computing platforms. In particular, a network deployment that exploits Device-to-Device (D2D) communications can be employed to support efficient communication between Fog nodes and smart objects, enabling low-latency interactions and locality-preserving multicast transmissions.

'''Relevant publications'''

# C. Vallati, A. Virdis, E. Mingozzi, G. Stea, "[http://info.iet.unipi.it/~stea/papers/2015_WFIoT.pdf Exploiting LTE D2D Communications in M2M Fog Platforms: Deployment and Practical Issues]”, proc. of IEEE 2nd World Forum on Internet of Things (WF-IoT), Milan, Italy, 14-16 Dec. 2015, pp. 585-590, DOI: 10.1109/WF-IoT.2015.7389119

=Conferences and MEC-related events=

Present and past conferences, call for papers are here listed, not with the intention to be exhaustive, but the aim to provide an overview of research initiatives around Mobile Edge Computing technologies.

* 2016 IEEE Conference on Standards for Communications and Networking (IEEE CSCN’16), (http://cscn2016.ieee-cscn.org/) held in Berlin, Germany, 31st Oct – 2nd Nov 2016, in conjunction with the IEEE 5G summit.
** This year the conference proposes a track on “Emerging Computing Infrastructures”, especially related to MEC.
** Call for paper: http://cscn2016.ieee-cscn.org/tracks.php.
* Fourth International Workshop on Cloud Technologies and Energy Efficiency in Mobile Communication Networks (CLEEN 2016), in conjunction with CrownCom 2016, 30 May – 1 June 2016, Grenoble, France
** http://www.flex5gware.eu/cleen2016

=Other publications relevant to Mobile Edge Computing=

• Cerrato, A. Palesandro; F. Risso, M. Suñé, V. Vercellone, H. Woesner, Hagen. “Toward dynamic virtualized network services in telecom operator networks”. In: Elsevier Computer Networks, vol. 92 n. 2, pp. 380-395, 2015.

• A. Aissioui, A. Ksentini, A. Gueroui, and T. Taleb, “[http://www.soqube.com/tariktaleb/public_html1.1/Library/jrl_papers/jrn_new/IEEE-Access-2015.pdf Elastic and Distributed SDN Controllers for Follow-Me Cloud]” in IEEE Access Magazine, DOI 10.1109/ACCESS.2015.2489930, Vol. 3, Nov. 2015.

• A. Ksentini, T. Taleb, and F. Messaoudi, “[http://www.soqube.com/tariktaleb/public_html1.1/Library/jrl_papers/jrn_new/06910231.pdf A LISP-based Implementation of Follow Me Cloud]”, in IEEE Access Magazine, Vol 2, Oct. 2014. pp. 1340-1347

• T. Taleb and A. Ksentini, “[http://www.soqube.com/tariktaleb/public_html1.1/Library/jrl_papers/jrn_new/06616110.pdf Follow Me Cloud: Interworking Federated Clouds & Distributed Mobile Networks]”, in IEEE Network Magazine, Vol. 27, No. 5, Sep./Oct. 2013. pp. 12 – 19

• P. Frangoudis, L. Yala, A. Ksentini, and T. Taleb, “[http://www.soqube.com/tariktaleb/public_html1.1/Library/conf_papers/nw_conf/cdn-architecture.pdf An architecture for on-demand service deployment over a telco CDN]”, in IEEE ICC’16, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, May 2016.

• A. Ksentini, M. Bagaa, T. Taleb, and I. Balasingham, “[http://www.soqube.com/tariktaleb/public_html1.1/Library/conf_papers/nw_conf/user-bargaining.pdf On using bargaining game for Optimal Placement of SDN controllers]”, in IEEE ICC’16, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, May 2016.

• A. Ksentini, T. Taleb, and M. Chen, “[http://www.soqube.com/tariktaleb/public_html1.1/Library/conf_papers/nw_conf/06883509.pdf A Markov Decision Process-based Service Migration Procedure for Follow Me Cloud]”, in Proc. IEEE ICC 2014, Sydney, Australia, Jun. 2014.

• J Oueis, EC Strinati, S Sardellitti, S Barbarossa, “[http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpls/abs_all.jsp?arnumber=7391144 Small Cell Clustering for Efficient Distributed Fog Computing: A Multi-User Case]”, Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC Fall), 2015 IEEE 82nd, 1-5, 2015

• J Oueis, EC Strinati, S Barbarossa, “[http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpls/abs_all.jsp?arnumber=7146129 The Fog Balancing: Load Distribution for Small Cell Cloud Computing]”, 2015 IEEE 81st Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC Spring), 1-6, 2015

• Schneider Electric: ‘The Drivers and Benefits of Edge Computing’, 2016; Link: http://www.apcmedia.com/salestools/VAVR-A4M867/VAVR-A4M867_R0_EN.pdf?sdirect=true

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Almagia: /* Conferences and MEC-related events */

=Motivation=

Mobile Edge Computing (MEC) is placing of applications at the edge of the mobile network to gain benefits of proximity, low latency and computing close to the end user.

The goal of ETSI MEC ISG (and specifically of IEG working group) is to promote the adoption of MEC technology and increase the awareness on that topic.

Thus, the group recently decided to open the present MEC wiki to contributions coming from the research world. The following page, called “MEC research agenda”, collect material coming from selected researchers experts in the field, and its publication serves on one hand as a potential help for the reader to gather relevant information on Mobile Edge Computing, and on the other hand gives to researchers the opportunity to show their ongoing projects and achievements in the field of Edge Computing/MEC (conference papers, journal papers, talks, events, but also experimental works and other initiatives in the area).

Finally, we think it is an opportunity for joint visibility for your projects and for us to expand our visibility in order to promote the adoption of MEC/Edge application technologies and increase the awareness of the topics, from the research world.

For this purpose, any further input is welcome (for any wiki related request, please [mailto:CTI_support@etsi.org contact ETSI CTI]).

Enjoy the reading!

=First activities and publications around MEC=

Research activities around Mobile Edge Computing started even before the creation of the ISG. Apart from the ETSI official white paper (link below), that is describing the technology and ETSI MEC group activity, we can mention some research institutions that are quite active in the field:

* Carnegie Mellon University (http://www.cmu.edu)
* Eurecom (http://www.eurecom.fr)
* Politecnico di Torino (http://www.polito.it)
* University of Pisa (http://www.unipi.it)
* University of Oulu (http://www.oulu.fi/university)

'''Relevant publications and useful links'''

* Official ETSI white paper
** Yun Chao Hu, Milan Patel, Dario Sabella, Nurit Sprecher and Valerie Young: “Mobile Edge Computing: A key technology towards 5G”, ETSI white paper No. 11, First edition –09/2015, ISBN No. 979-10-92620-08-5. http://www.etsi.org/images/files/ETSIWhitePapers/etsi_wp11_mec_a_key_technology_towards_5g.pdf

* EURECOM research activities on MEC
** Report on Mobile Edge Computing: http://www.eurecom.fr/publication/4810
** List of activities: http://www.eurecom.fr/~nikaeinn/files/mec/MEC_Research_agenda_Eurecom.pdf

Also some EU funded projects (especially belonging to 5G PPP) are working on topics related to Mobile Edge Computing. Among the others, the following projects can be mentioned:

* 5GEx: “5G Exchange”. This project is working on the federation of computing environments spread across the networks involving multiple administrative domains (i.e., application providers + network providers). Link: http://www.5gex.eu/.

* Flex5Gware: “Flexible and efficient hardware/software platforms for 5G network elements and devices”. The overall objective of Flex5Gware is to deliver highly reconfigurable HW platforms together with HW-agnostic SW platforms targeting both network elements and devices taking into account increased capacity, reduced energy footprint, as well as scalability and modularity. Link: http://www.flex5gware.eu

* 5GNORMA: “5G Novel Radio Multiservice adaptive network Architecture”. The 5GNORMA project focuses on a technology to allow for flexible allocation of network functions depending on the services’ requirements. This includes the placement of functions in the so-called edge cloud, which is one of the key use cases addressed by 5GNORMA. Link: https://5gnorma.5g-ppp.eu/

* 5G-Crosshaul: “the 5G integrated fronthaul/backhaul”. The 5G-Crosshaul project aims at developing a 5G integrated backhaul and fronthaul transport network enabling a flexible and software-defined reconfiguration of all networking elements in a multi-tenant and service-oriented unified management environment. Link: http://5g-crosshaul.eu

=Technical aspects of interest from MEC perspective=

Some activities not directly related to ME Platform can be of interest because of their impact on Mobile Edge Computing adoption acceleration. Among the others, we can mention the research around virtual RAN (V-RAN), device-to-device (D2D) communication, etc...

• '''V-RAN: prototyping solutions and algorithms'''

Research on 4G/5G cellular networks is progressively shifting to paradigms that involve virtualization and cloud computing. In particular, the future implementation of virtual RAN can be a valuable catalyst to accelerate the adoption of MEC systems, thanks to the presence of a more open environment where radio network information can be retrieved from the eNB.

Within this context, prototyping assumes a growing importance as a performance evaluation method, besides large-scale simulations, as it allows one to evaluate the computational requirements of the system. The EU project Flex5GWare H2020 is currently realizing a V-RAN prototype using OpenAirInterface (OAI) and commodity hardware.

'''Relevant publications and useful links'''

# N. Iardella, G. Stea, A. Virdis, D. Sabella, A. Frangioni, "[http://info.iet.unipi.it/~stea/papers/CLEEN2016_CR.pdf Statistically sound experiments with OpenAirInterface Cloud-RAN prototypes]", CLEEN 2016, Grenoble, FR, May 2016.
# N. Iardella, G. Nardini, G. Stea, A. Virdis, F. Mauro, D. Sabella, M. Caretti, G.M. Dell’Aera, “[http://info.iet.unipi.it/~stea/papers/EuCNC_2016.pdf Coordinated scheduling in a Virtual-RAN prototype with OpenAirInterface]”, EUCNC 2016, Athens, 27-30 June 2016
# OpenAirInterface initiative, http://www.openairinterface.org

• '''D2D: devising solutions for LTE-empowered fog computing'''

The LTE-Advanced technology and its evolutions will play a major role as a communication infrastructure that guarantees low deployment costs, plug-and-play seamless configuration and embedded security, and as such can support future M2M Fog computing platforms. In particular, a network deployment that exploits Device-to-Device (D2D) communications can be employed to support efficient communication between Fog nodes and smart objects, enabling low-latency interactions and locality-preserving multicast transmissions.

'''Relevant publications'''

# C. Vallati, A. Virdis, E. Mingozzi, G. Stea, "[http://info.iet.unipi.it/~stea/papers/2015_WFIoT.pdf Exploiting LTE D2D Communications in M2M Fog Platforms: Deployment and Practical Issues]”, proc. of IEEE 2nd World Forum on Internet of Things (WF-IoT), Milan, Italy, 14-16 Dec. 2015, pp. 585-590, DOI: 10.1109/WF-IoT.2015.7389119

=Conferences and MEC-related events=

Present and past conferences, call for papers are here listed, not with the intention to be exhaustive, but the aim to provide an overview of research initiatives around Mobile Edge Computing technologies.

* 2016 IEEE Conference on Standards for Communications and Networking (IEEE CSCN’16), (http://cscn2016.ieee-cscn.org/) held in Berlin, Germany, 31st Oct – 2nd Nov 2016, in conjunction with the IEEE 5G summit.
** This year the conference proposes a track on “Emerging Computing Infrastructures”, especially related to MEC.
** Call for paper: http://cscn2016.ieee-cscn.org/tracks.php.
* Fourth International Workshop on Cloud Technologies and Energy Efficiency in Mobile Communication Networks (CLEEN 2016), in conjunction with CrownCom 2016, 30 May – 1 June 2016, Grenoble, France
** http://www.flex5gware.eu/cleen2016

=Other publications relevant to Mobile Edge Computing=

• Cerrato, A. Palesandro; F. Risso, M. Suñé, V. Vercellone, H. Woesner, Hagen. “Toward dynamic virtualized network services in telecom operator networks”. In: Elsevier Computer Networks, vol. 92 n. 2, pp. 380-395, 2015.

• A. Aissioui, A. Ksentini, A. Gueroui, and T. Taleb, “Elastic and Distributed SDN Controllers for Follow-Me Cloud” in IEEE Access Magazine, DOI 10.1109/ACCESS.2015.2489930, Vol. 3, Nov. 2015.

• A. Ksentini, T. Taleb, and F. Messaoudi, “A LISP-based Implementation of Follow Me Cloud,” in IEEE Access Magazine, Vol 2, Oct. 2014. pp. 1340-1347

• T. Taleb and A. Ksentini, “Follow Me Cloud: Interworking Federated Clouds & Distributed Mobile Networks”, in IEEE Network Magazine, Vol. 27, No. 5, Sep./Oct. 2013. pp. 12 – 19

• P. Frangoudis, L. Yala, A. Ksentini, and T. Taleb, “An architecture for on-demand service deployment over a telco CDN,” in IEEE ICC’16, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, May 2016.

• A. Ksentini, M. Bagaa, T. Taleb, and I. Balasingham, “On using bargaining game for Optimal Placement of SDN controllers,” in IEEE ICC’16, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, May 2016.

• A. Ksentini, T. Taleb, and M. Chen, “A Markov Decision Process-based Service Migration Procedure for Follow Me Cloud,” in Proc. IEEE ICC 2014, Sydney, Australia, Jun. 2014.

• J Oueis, EC Strinati, S Sardellitti, S Barbarossa, “Small Cell Clustering for Efficient Distributed Fog Computing: A Multi-User Case”, Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC Fall), 2015 IEEE 82nd, 1-5, 2015

• J Oueis, EC Strinati, S Barbarossa, “The Fog Balancing: Load Distribution for Small Cell Cloud Computing”, 2015 IEEE 81st Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC Spring), 1-6, 2015

• Schneider Electric: ‘The Drivers and Benefits of Edge Computing’, 2016; Link: http://www.apcmedia.com/salestools/VAVR-A4M867/VAVR-A4M867_R0_EN.pdf?sdirect=true

MEC Research Agenda - work in progress

2016-07-12T12:45:57Z

Almagia: /* Technical aspects of interest from MEC perspective */

=Motivation=

Mobile Edge Computing (MEC) is placing of applications at the edge of the mobile network to gain benefits of proximity, low latency and computing close to the end user.

The goal of ETSI MEC ISG (and specifically of IEG working group) is to promote the adoption of MEC technology and increase the awareness on that topic.

Thus, the group recently decided to open the present MEC wiki to contributions coming from the research world. The following page, called “MEC research agenda”, collect material coming from selected researchers experts in the field, and its publication serves on one hand as a potential help for the reader to gather relevant information on Mobile Edge Computing, and on the other hand gives to researchers the opportunity to show their ongoing projects and achievements in the field of Edge Computing/MEC (conference papers, journal papers, talks, events, but also experimental works and other initiatives in the area).

Finally, we think it is an opportunity for joint visibility for your projects and for us to expand our visibility in order to promote the adoption of MEC/Edge application technologies and increase the awareness of the topics, from the research world.

For this purpose, any further input is welcome (for any wiki related request, please [mailto:CTI_support@etsi.org contact ETSI CTI]).

Enjoy the reading!

=First activities and publications around MEC=

Research activities around Mobile Edge Computing started even before the creation of the ISG. Apart from the ETSI official white paper (link below), that is describing the technology and ETSI MEC group activity, we can mention some research institutions that are quite active in the field:

* Carnegie Mellon University (http://www.cmu.edu)
* Eurecom (http://www.eurecom.fr)
* Politecnico di Torino (http://www.polito.it)
* University of Pisa (http://www.unipi.it)
* University of Oulu (http://www.oulu.fi/university)

'''Relevant publications and useful links'''

* Official ETSI white paper
** Yun Chao Hu, Milan Patel, Dario Sabella, Nurit Sprecher and Valerie Young: “Mobile Edge Computing: A key technology towards 5G”, ETSI white paper No. 11, First edition –09/2015, ISBN No. 979-10-92620-08-5. http://www.etsi.org/images/files/ETSIWhitePapers/etsi_wp11_mec_a_key_technology_towards_5g.pdf

* EURECOM research activities on MEC
** Report on Mobile Edge Computing: http://www.eurecom.fr/publication/4810
** List of activities: http://www.eurecom.fr/~nikaeinn/files/mec/MEC_Research_agenda_Eurecom.pdf

Also some EU funded projects (especially belonging to 5G PPP) are working on topics related to Mobile Edge Computing. Among the others, the following projects can be mentioned:

* 5GEx: “5G Exchange”. This project is working on the federation of computing environments spread across the networks involving multiple administrative domains (i.e., application providers + network providers). Link: http://www.5gex.eu/.

* Flex5Gware: “Flexible and efficient hardware/software platforms for 5G network elements and devices”. The overall objective of Flex5Gware is to deliver highly reconfigurable HW platforms together with HW-agnostic SW platforms targeting both network elements and devices taking into account increased capacity, reduced energy footprint, as well as scalability and modularity. Link: http://www.flex5gware.eu

* 5GNORMA: “5G Novel Radio Multiservice adaptive network Architecture”. The 5GNORMA project focuses on a technology to allow for flexible allocation of network functions depending on the services’ requirements. This includes the placement of functions in the so-called edge cloud, which is one of the key use cases addressed by 5GNORMA. Link: https://5gnorma.5g-ppp.eu/

* 5G-Crosshaul: “the 5G integrated fronthaul/backhaul”. The 5G-Crosshaul project aims at developing a 5G integrated backhaul and fronthaul transport network enabling a flexible and software-defined reconfiguration of all networking elements in a multi-tenant and service-oriented unified management environment. Link: http://5g-crosshaul.eu

=Technical aspects of interest from MEC perspective=

Some activities not directly related to ME Platform can be of interest because of their impact on Mobile Edge Computing adoption acceleration. Among the others, we can mention the research around virtual RAN (V-RAN), device-to-device (D2D) communication, etc...

• '''V-RAN: prototyping solutions and algorithms'''

Research on 4G/5G cellular networks is progressively shifting to paradigms that involve virtualization and cloud computing. In particular, the future implementation of virtual RAN can be a valuable catalyst to accelerate the adoption of MEC systems, thanks to the presence of a more open environment where radio network information can be retrieved from the eNB.

Within this context, prototyping assumes a growing importance as a performance evaluation method, besides large-scale simulations, as it allows one to evaluate the computational requirements of the system. The EU project Flex5GWare H2020 is currently realizing a V-RAN prototype using OpenAirInterface (OAI) and commodity hardware.

'''Relevant publications and useful links'''

# N. Iardella, G. Stea, A. Virdis, D. Sabella, A. Frangioni, "[http://info.iet.unipi.it/~stea/papers/CLEEN2016_CR.pdf Statistically sound experiments with OpenAirInterface Cloud-RAN prototypes]", CLEEN 2016, Grenoble, FR, May 2016.
# N. Iardella, G. Nardini, G. Stea, A. Virdis, F. Mauro, D. Sabella, M. Caretti, G.M. Dell’Aera, “[http://info.iet.unipi.it/~stea/papers/EuCNC_2016.pdf Coordinated scheduling in a Virtual-RAN prototype with OpenAirInterface]”, EUCNC 2016, Athens, 27-30 June 2016
# OpenAirInterface initiative, http://www.openairinterface.org

• '''D2D: devising solutions for LTE-empowered fog computing'''

The LTE-Advanced technology and its evolutions will play a major role as a communication infrastructure that guarantees low deployment costs, plug-and-play seamless configuration and embedded security, and as such can support future M2M Fog computing platforms. In particular, a network deployment that exploits Device-to-Device (D2D) communications can be employed to support efficient communication between Fog nodes and smart objects, enabling low-latency interactions and locality-preserving multicast transmissions.

'''Relevant publications'''

# C. Vallati, A. Virdis, E. Mingozzi, G. Stea, "[http://info.iet.unipi.it/~stea/papers/2015_WFIoT.pdf Exploiting LTE D2D Communications in M2M Fog Platforms: Deployment and Practical Issues]”, proc. of IEEE 2nd World Forum on Internet of Things (WF-IoT), Milan, Italy, 14-16 Dec. 2015, pp. 585-590, DOI: 10.1109/WF-IoT.2015.7389119

=Conferences and MEC-related events=

Present and past conferences, call for papers are here listed, not with the intention to be exhaustive, but the aim to provide an overview of research initiatives around Mobile Edge Computing technologies.

• 2016 IEEE Conference on Standards for Communications and Networking (IEEE CSCN’16), (http://cscn2016.ieee-cscn.org/) held in Berlin, Germany, 31st Oct – 2nd Nov 2016, in conjunction with the IEEE 5G summit.
o This year the conference proposes a track on “Emerging Computing Infrastructures”, especially related to MEC.
o Call for paper: http://cscn2016.ieee-cscn.org/tracks.php.
• Fourth International Workshop on Cloud Technologies and Energy Efficiency in Mobile Communication Networks (CLEEN 2016), in conjunction with CrownCom 2016, 30 May – 1 June 2016, Grenoble, France
o www.flex5gware.eu/cleen2016

=Other publications relevant to Mobile Edge Computing=

• Cerrato, A. Palesandro; F. Risso, M. Suñé, V. Vercellone, H. Woesner, Hagen. “Toward dynamic virtualized network services in telecom operator networks”. In: Elsevier Computer Networks, vol. 92 n. 2, pp. 380-395, 2015.

• A. Aissioui, A. Ksentini, A. Gueroui, and T. Taleb, “Elastic and Distributed SDN Controllers for Follow-Me Cloud” in IEEE Access Magazine, DOI 10.1109/ACCESS.2015.2489930, Vol. 3, Nov. 2015.

• A. Ksentini, T. Taleb, and F. Messaoudi, “A LISP-based Implementation of Follow Me Cloud,” in IEEE Access Magazine, Vol 2, Oct. 2014. pp. 1340-1347

• T. Taleb and A. Ksentini, “Follow Me Cloud: Interworking Federated Clouds & Distributed Mobile Networks”, in IEEE Network Magazine, Vol. 27, No. 5, Sep./Oct. 2013. pp. 12 – 19

• P. Frangoudis, L. Yala, A. Ksentini, and T. Taleb, “An architecture for on-demand service deployment over a telco CDN,” in IEEE ICC’16, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, May 2016.

• A. Ksentini, M. Bagaa, T. Taleb, and I. Balasingham, “On using bargaining game for Optimal Placement of SDN controllers,” in IEEE ICC’16, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, May 2016.

• A. Ksentini, T. Taleb, and M. Chen, “A Markov Decision Process-based Service Migration Procedure for Follow Me Cloud,” in Proc. IEEE ICC 2014, Sydney, Australia, Jun. 2014.

• J Oueis, EC Strinati, S Sardellitti, S Barbarossa, “Small Cell Clustering for Efficient Distributed Fog Computing: A Multi-User Case”, Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC Fall), 2015 IEEE 82nd, 1-5, 2015

• J Oueis, EC Strinati, S Barbarossa, “The Fog Balancing: Load Distribution for Small Cell Cloud Computing”, 2015 IEEE 81st Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC Spring), 1-6, 2015

• Schneider Electric: ‘The Drivers and Benefits of Edge Computing’, 2016; Link: http://www.apcmedia.com/salestools/VAVR-A4M867/VAVR-A4M867_R0_EN.pdf?sdirect=true

MEC Research Agenda - work in progress

2016-07-12T12:43:47Z

Almagia: /* First activities and publications around MEC */

=Motivation=

Mobile Edge Computing (MEC) is placing of applications at the edge of the mobile network to gain benefits of proximity, low latency and computing close to the end user.

The goal of ETSI MEC ISG (and specifically of IEG working group) is to promote the adoption of MEC technology and increase the awareness on that topic.

Thus, the group recently decided to open the present MEC wiki to contributions coming from the research world. The following page, called “MEC research agenda”, collect material coming from selected researchers experts in the field, and its publication serves on one hand as a potential help for the reader to gather relevant information on Mobile Edge Computing, and on the other hand gives to researchers the opportunity to show their ongoing projects and achievements in the field of Edge Computing/MEC (conference papers, journal papers, talks, events, but also experimental works and other initiatives in the area).

Finally, we think it is an opportunity for joint visibility for your projects and for us to expand our visibility in order to promote the adoption of MEC/Edge application technologies and increase the awareness of the topics, from the research world.

For this purpose, any further input is welcome (for any wiki related request, please [mailto:CTI_support@etsi.org contact ETSI CTI]).

Enjoy the reading!

=First activities and publications around MEC=

Research activities around Mobile Edge Computing started even before the creation of the ISG. Apart from the ETSI official white paper (link below), that is describing the technology and ETSI MEC group activity, we can mention some research institutions that are quite active in the field:

* Carnegie Mellon University (http://www.cmu.edu)
* Eurecom (http://www.eurecom.fr)
* Politecnico di Torino (http://www.polito.it)
* University of Pisa (http://www.unipi.it)
* University of Oulu (http://www.oulu.fi/university)

'''Relevant publications and useful links'''

* Official ETSI white paper
** Yun Chao Hu, Milan Patel, Dario Sabella, Nurit Sprecher and Valerie Young: “Mobile Edge Computing: A key technology towards 5G”, ETSI white paper No. 11, First edition –09/2015, ISBN No. 979-10-92620-08-5. http://www.etsi.org/images/files/ETSIWhitePapers/etsi_wp11_mec_a_key_technology_towards_5g.pdf

* EURECOM research activities on MEC
** Report on Mobile Edge Computing: http://www.eurecom.fr/publication/4810
** List of activities: http://www.eurecom.fr/~nikaeinn/files/mec/MEC_Research_agenda_Eurecom.pdf

Also some EU funded projects (especially belonging to 5G PPP) are working on topics related to Mobile Edge Computing. Among the others, the following projects can be mentioned:

* 5GEx: “5G Exchange”. This project is working on the federation of computing environments spread across the networks involving multiple administrative domains (i.e., application providers + network providers). Link: http://www.5gex.eu/.

* Flex5Gware: “Flexible and efficient hardware/software platforms for 5G network elements and devices”. The overall objective of Flex5Gware is to deliver highly reconfigurable HW platforms together with HW-agnostic SW platforms targeting both network elements and devices taking into account increased capacity, reduced energy footprint, as well as scalability and modularity. Link: http://www.flex5gware.eu

* 5GNORMA: “5G Novel Radio Multiservice adaptive network Architecture”. The 5GNORMA project focuses on a technology to allow for flexible allocation of network functions depending on the services’ requirements. This includes the placement of functions in the so-called edge cloud, which is one of the key use cases addressed by 5GNORMA. Link: https://5gnorma.5g-ppp.eu/

* 5G-Crosshaul: “the 5G integrated fronthaul/backhaul”. The 5G-Crosshaul project aims at developing a 5G integrated backhaul and fronthaul transport network enabling a flexible and software-defined reconfiguration of all networking elements in a multi-tenant and service-oriented unified management environment. Link: http://5g-crosshaul.eu

=Technical aspects of interest from MEC perspective=

Some activities not directly related to ME Platform can be of interest because of their impact on Mobile Edge Computing adoption acceleration. Among the others, we can mention the research around virtual RAN (V-RAN), device-to-device (D2D) communication, etc...

• '''V-RAN: prototyping solutions and algorithms'''

Research on 4G/5G cellular networks is progressively shifting to paradigms that involve virtualization and cloud computing. In particular, the future implementation of virtual RAN can be a valuable catalyst to accelerate the adoption of MEC systems, thanks to the presence of a more open environment where radio network information can be retrieved from the eNB.

Within this context, prototyping assumes a growing importance as a performance evaluation method, besides large-scale simulations, as it allows one to evaluate the computational requirements of the system. The EU project Flex5GWare H2020 is currently realizing a V-RAN prototype using OpenAirInterface (OAI) and commodity hardware.

'''Relevant publications and useful links'''

# N. Iardella, G. Stea, A. Virdis, D. Sabella, A. Frangioni, "Statistically sound experiments with OpenAirInterface Cloud-RAN prototypes", CLEEN 2016, Grenoble, FR, May 2016.
# N. Iardella, G. Nardini, G. Stea, A. Virdis, F. Mauro, D. Sabella, M. Caretti, G.M. Dell’Aera, “Coordinated scheduling in a Virtual-RAN prototype with OpenAirInterface”, EUCNC 2016, Athens, 27-30 June 2016
# OpenAirInterface initiative, http://www.openairinterface.org

• '''D2D: devising solutions for LTE-empowered fog computing'''

The LTE-Advanced technology and its evolutions will play a major role as a communication infrastructure that guarantees low deployment costs, plug-and-play seamless configuration and embedded security, and as such can support future M2M Fog computing platforms. In particular, a network deployment that exploits Device-to-Device (D2D) communications can be employed to support efficient communication between Fog nodes and smart objects, enabling low-latency interactions and locality-preserving multicast transmissions.

'''Relevant publications'''

# C. Vallati, A. Virdis, E. Mingozzi, G. Stea, "Exploiting LTE D2D Communications in M2M Fog Platforms: Deployment and Practical Issues”, proc. of IEEE 2nd World Forum on Internet of Things (WF-IoT), Milan, Italy, 14-16 Dec. 2015, pp. 585-590, DOI: 10.1109/WF-IoT.2015.7389119

=Conferences and MEC-related events=

Present and past conferences, call for papers are here listed, not with the intention to be exhaustive, but the aim to provide an overview of research initiatives around Mobile Edge Computing technologies.

• 2016 IEEE Conference on Standards for Communications and Networking (IEEE CSCN’16), (http://cscn2016.ieee-cscn.org/) held in Berlin, Germany, 31st Oct – 2nd Nov 2016, in conjunction with the IEEE 5G summit.
o This year the conference proposes a track on “Emerging Computing Infrastructures”, especially related to MEC.
o Call for paper: http://cscn2016.ieee-cscn.org/tracks.php.
• Fourth International Workshop on Cloud Technologies and Energy Efficiency in Mobile Communication Networks (CLEEN 2016), in conjunction with CrownCom 2016, 30 May – 1 June 2016, Grenoble, France
o www.flex5gware.eu/cleen2016

=Other publications relevant to Mobile Edge Computing=

• Cerrato, A. Palesandro; F. Risso, M. Suñé, V. Vercellone, H. Woesner, Hagen. “Toward dynamic virtualized network services in telecom operator networks”. In: Elsevier Computer Networks, vol. 92 n. 2, pp. 380-395, 2015.

• A. Aissioui, A. Ksentini, A. Gueroui, and T. Taleb, “Elastic and Distributed SDN Controllers for Follow-Me Cloud” in IEEE Access Magazine, DOI 10.1109/ACCESS.2015.2489930, Vol. 3, Nov. 2015.

• A. Ksentini, T. Taleb, and F. Messaoudi, “A LISP-based Implementation of Follow Me Cloud,” in IEEE Access Magazine, Vol 2, Oct. 2014. pp. 1340-1347

• T. Taleb and A. Ksentini, “Follow Me Cloud: Interworking Federated Clouds & Distributed Mobile Networks”, in IEEE Network Magazine, Vol. 27, No. 5, Sep./Oct. 2013. pp. 12 – 19

• P. Frangoudis, L. Yala, A. Ksentini, and T. Taleb, “An architecture for on-demand service deployment over a telco CDN,” in IEEE ICC’16, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, May 2016.

• A. Ksentini, M. Bagaa, T. Taleb, and I. Balasingham, “On using bargaining game for Optimal Placement of SDN controllers,” in IEEE ICC’16, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, May 2016.

• A. Ksentini, T. Taleb, and M. Chen, “A Markov Decision Process-based Service Migration Procedure for Follow Me Cloud,” in Proc. IEEE ICC 2014, Sydney, Australia, Jun. 2014.

• J Oueis, EC Strinati, S Sardellitti, S Barbarossa, “Small Cell Clustering for Efficient Distributed Fog Computing: A Multi-User Case”, Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC Fall), 2015 IEEE 82nd, 1-5, 2015

• J Oueis, EC Strinati, S Barbarossa, “The Fog Balancing: Load Distribution for Small Cell Cloud Computing”, 2015 IEEE 81st Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC Spring), 1-6, 2015

• Schneider Electric: ‘The Drivers and Benefits of Edge Computing’, 2016; Link: http://www.apcmedia.com/salestools/VAVR-A4M867/VAVR-A4M867_R0_EN.pdf?sdirect=true

MEC Research Agenda - work in progress

2016-07-12T12:42:54Z

Almagia: /* Motivation */

=Motivation=

Mobile Edge Computing (MEC) is placing of applications at the edge of the mobile network to gain benefits of proximity, low latency and computing close to the end user.

The goal of ETSI MEC ISG (and specifically of IEG working group) is to promote the adoption of MEC technology and increase the awareness on that topic.

Thus, the group recently decided to open the present MEC wiki to contributions coming from the research world. The following page, called “MEC research agenda”, collect material coming from selected researchers experts in the field, and its publication serves on one hand as a potential help for the reader to gather relevant information on Mobile Edge Computing, and on the other hand gives to researchers the opportunity to show their ongoing projects and achievements in the field of Edge Computing/MEC (conference papers, journal papers, talks, events, but also experimental works and other initiatives in the area).

Finally, we think it is an opportunity for joint visibility for your projects and for us to expand our visibility in order to promote the adoption of MEC/Edge application technologies and increase the awareness of the topics, from the research world.

For this purpose, any further input is welcome (for any wiki related request, please [mailto:CTI_support@etsi.org contact ETSI CTI]).

Enjoy the reading!

=First activities and publications around MEC=

Research activities around Mobile Edge Computing started even before the creation of the ISG. Apart from the ETSI official white paper (link below), that is describing the technology and ETSI MEC group activity, we can mention some research institutions that are quite active in the field:

* Carnegie Mellon University (http://www.cmu.edu)
* Eurecom (http://www.eurecom.fr)
* Politecnico di Torino (http://www.polito.it)
* University of Pisa (http://www.unipi.it)
* University of Oulu (http://www.oulu.fi/university)

'''Relevant publications and useful links'''

* Official ETSI white paper
** Yun Chao Hu, Milan Patel, Dario Sabella, Nurit Sprecher and Valerie Young: “Mobile Edge Computing: A key technology towards 5G”, ETSI white paper No. 11, First edition –09/2015, ISBN No. 979-10-92620-08-5. http://www.etsi.org/images/files/ETSIWhitePapers/etsi_wp11_mec_a_key_technology_towards_5g.pdf

* EURECOM research activities on MEC
** Report on Mobile Edge Computing: http://www.eurecom.fr/publication/4810
** List of activities: http://www.eurecom.fr/~nikaeinn/files/mec/MEC_Research_agenda_Eurecom.pdf

Also some EU funded projects (especially belonging to 5G PPP) are working on topics related to Mobile Edge Computing. Among the others, the following projects can be mentioned:

* 5GEx: “5G Exchange”. This project is working on the federation of computing environments spread across the networks involving multiple administrative domains (i.e., application providers + network providers). Link: http://www.5gex.eu/.

* Flex5Gware: “Flexible and efficient hardware/software platforms for 5G network elements and devices”. The overall objective of Flex5Gware is to deliver highly reconfigurable HW platforms together with HW-agnostic SW platforms targeting both network elements and devices taking into account increased capacity, reduced energy footprint, as well as scalability and modularity. Link: www.flex5gware.eu

* 5GNORMA: “5G Novel Radio Multiservice adaptive network Architecture”. The 5GNORMA project focuses on a technology to allow for flexible allocation of network functions depending on the services’ requirements. This includes the placement of functions in the so-called edge cloud, which is one of the key use cases addressed by 5GNORMA. Link: https://5gnorma.5g-ppp.eu/

* 5G-Crosshaul: “the 5G integrated fronthaul/backhaul”. The 5G-Crosshaul project aims at developing a 5G integrated backhaul and fronthaul transport network enabling a flexible and software-defined reconfiguration of all networking elements in a multi-tenant and service-oriented unified management environment. Link: 5g-crosshaul.eu

=Technical aspects of interest from MEC perspective=

Some activities not directly related to ME Platform can be of interest because of their impact on Mobile Edge Computing adoption acceleration. Among the others, we can mention the research around virtual RAN (V-RAN), device-to-device (D2D) communication, etc...

• '''V-RAN: prototyping solutions and algorithms'''

Research on 4G/5G cellular networks is progressively shifting to paradigms that involve virtualization and cloud computing. In particular, the future implementation of virtual RAN can be a valuable catalyst to accelerate the adoption of MEC systems, thanks to the presence of a more open environment where radio network information can be retrieved from the eNB.

Within this context, prototyping assumes a growing importance as a performance evaluation method, besides large-scale simulations, as it allows one to evaluate the computational requirements of the system. The EU project Flex5GWare H2020 is currently realizing a V-RAN prototype using OpenAirInterface (OAI) and commodity hardware.

'''Relevant publications and useful links'''

# N. Iardella, G. Stea, A. Virdis, D. Sabella, A. Frangioni, "Statistically sound experiments with OpenAirInterface Cloud-RAN prototypes", CLEEN 2016, Grenoble, FR, May 2016.
# N. Iardella, G. Nardini, G. Stea, A. Virdis, F. Mauro, D. Sabella, M. Caretti, G.M. Dell’Aera, “Coordinated scheduling in a Virtual-RAN prototype with OpenAirInterface”, EUCNC 2016, Athens, 27-30 June 2016
# OpenAirInterface initiative, http://www.openairinterface.org

• '''D2D: devising solutions for LTE-empowered fog computing'''

The LTE-Advanced technology and its evolutions will play a major role as a communication infrastructure that guarantees low deployment costs, plug-and-play seamless configuration and embedded security, and as such can support future M2M Fog computing platforms. In particular, a network deployment that exploits Device-to-Device (D2D) communications can be employed to support efficient communication between Fog nodes and smart objects, enabling low-latency interactions and locality-preserving multicast transmissions.

'''Relevant publications'''

# C. Vallati, A. Virdis, E. Mingozzi, G. Stea, "Exploiting LTE D2D Communications in M2M Fog Platforms: Deployment and Practical Issues”, proc. of IEEE 2nd World Forum on Internet of Things (WF-IoT), Milan, Italy, 14-16 Dec. 2015, pp. 585-590, DOI: 10.1109/WF-IoT.2015.7389119

=Conferences and MEC-related events=

Present and past conferences, call for papers are here listed, not with the intention to be exhaustive, but the aim to provide an overview of research initiatives around Mobile Edge Computing technologies.

• 2016 IEEE Conference on Standards for Communications and Networking (IEEE CSCN’16), (http://cscn2016.ieee-cscn.org/) held in Berlin, Germany, 31st Oct – 2nd Nov 2016, in conjunction with the IEEE 5G summit.
o This year the conference proposes a track on “Emerging Computing Infrastructures”, especially related to MEC.
o Call for paper: http://cscn2016.ieee-cscn.org/tracks.php.
• Fourth International Workshop on Cloud Technologies and Energy Efficiency in Mobile Communication Networks (CLEEN 2016), in conjunction with CrownCom 2016, 30 May – 1 June 2016, Grenoble, France
o www.flex5gware.eu/cleen2016

=Other publications relevant to Mobile Edge Computing=

• Cerrato, A. Palesandro; F. Risso, M. Suñé, V. Vercellone, H. Woesner, Hagen. “Toward dynamic virtualized network services in telecom operator networks”. In: Elsevier Computer Networks, vol. 92 n. 2, pp. 380-395, 2015.

• A. Aissioui, A. Ksentini, A. Gueroui, and T. Taleb, “Elastic and Distributed SDN Controllers for Follow-Me Cloud” in IEEE Access Magazine, DOI 10.1109/ACCESS.2015.2489930, Vol. 3, Nov. 2015.

• A. Ksentini, T. Taleb, and F. Messaoudi, “A LISP-based Implementation of Follow Me Cloud,” in IEEE Access Magazine, Vol 2, Oct. 2014. pp. 1340-1347

• T. Taleb and A. Ksentini, “Follow Me Cloud: Interworking Federated Clouds & Distributed Mobile Networks”, in IEEE Network Magazine, Vol. 27, No. 5, Sep./Oct. 2013. pp. 12 – 19

• P. Frangoudis, L. Yala, A. Ksentini, and T. Taleb, “An architecture for on-demand service deployment over a telco CDN,” in IEEE ICC’16, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, May 2016.

• A. Ksentini, M. Bagaa, T. Taleb, and I. Balasingham, “On using bargaining game for Optimal Placement of SDN controllers,” in IEEE ICC’16, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, May 2016.

• A. Ksentini, T. Taleb, and M. Chen, “A Markov Decision Process-based Service Migration Procedure for Follow Me Cloud,” in Proc. IEEE ICC 2014, Sydney, Australia, Jun. 2014.

• J Oueis, EC Strinati, S Sardellitti, S Barbarossa, “Small Cell Clustering for Efficient Distributed Fog Computing: A Multi-User Case”, Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC Fall), 2015 IEEE 82nd, 1-5, 2015

• J Oueis, EC Strinati, S Barbarossa, “The Fog Balancing: Load Distribution for Small Cell Cloud Computing”, 2015 IEEE 81st Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC Spring), 1-6, 2015

• Schneider Electric: ‘The Drivers and Benefits of Edge Computing’, 2016; Link: http://www.apcmedia.com/salestools/VAVR-A4M867/VAVR-A4M867_R0_EN.pdf?sdirect=true

MEC Research Agenda - work in progress

2016-07-12T12:41:15Z

Almagia: /* Technical aspects of interest from MEC perspective */

=Motivation=

Mobile Edge Computing (MEC) is placing of applications at the edge of the mobile network to gain benefits of proximity, low latency and computing close to the end user.

The goal of ETSI MEC ISG (and specifically of IEG working group) is to promote the adoption of MEC technology and increase the awareness on that topic.

Thus, the group recently decided to open the present MEC wiki to contributions coming from the research world. The following page, called “MEC research agenda”, collect material coming from selected researchers experts in the field, and its publication serves on one hand as a potential help for the reader to gather relevant information on Mobile Edge Computing, and on the other hand gives to researchers the opportunity to show their ongoing projects and achievements in the field of Edge Computing/MEC (conference papers, journal papers, talks, events, but also experimental works and other initiatives in the area).

Finally, we think it is an opportunity for joint visibility for your projects and for us to expand our visibility in order to promote the adoption of MEC/Edge application technologies and increase the awareness of the topics, from the research world.

For this purpose, any further input is welcome (for any wiki related request, please contact ETSI CTI).

Enjoy the reading!

=First activities and publications around MEC=

Research activities around Mobile Edge Computing started even before the creation of the ISG. Apart from the ETSI official white paper (link below), that is describing the technology and ETSI MEC group activity, we can mention some research institutions that are quite active in the field:

* Carnegie Mellon University (http://www.cmu.edu)
* Eurecom (http://www.eurecom.fr)
* Politecnico di Torino (http://www.polito.it)
* University of Pisa (http://www.unipi.it)
* University of Oulu (http://www.oulu.fi/university)

'''Relevant publications and useful links'''

* Official ETSI white paper
** Yun Chao Hu, Milan Patel, Dario Sabella, Nurit Sprecher and Valerie Young: “Mobile Edge Computing: A key technology towards 5G”, ETSI white paper No. 11, First edition –09/2015, ISBN No. 979-10-92620-08-5. http://www.etsi.org/images/files/ETSIWhitePapers/etsi_wp11_mec_a_key_technology_towards_5g.pdf

* EURECOM research activities on MEC
** Report on Mobile Edge Computing: http://www.eurecom.fr/publication/4810
** List of activities: http://www.eurecom.fr/~nikaeinn/files/mec/MEC_Research_agenda_Eurecom.pdf

Also some EU funded projects (especially belonging to 5G PPP) are working on topics related to Mobile Edge Computing. Among the others, the following projects can be mentioned:

* 5GEx: “5G Exchange”. This project is working on the federation of computing environments spread across the networks involving multiple administrative domains (i.e., application providers + network providers). Link: http://www.5gex.eu/.

* Flex5Gware: “Flexible and efficient hardware/software platforms for 5G network elements and devices”. The overall objective of Flex5Gware is to deliver highly reconfigurable HW platforms together with HW-agnostic SW platforms targeting both network elements and devices taking into account increased capacity, reduced energy footprint, as well as scalability and modularity. Link: www.flex5gware.eu

* 5GNORMA: “5G Novel Radio Multiservice adaptive network Architecture”. The 5GNORMA project focuses on a technology to allow for flexible allocation of network functions depending on the services’ requirements. This includes the placement of functions in the so-called edge cloud, which is one of the key use cases addressed by 5GNORMA. Link: https://5gnorma.5g-ppp.eu/

* 5G-Crosshaul: “the 5G integrated fronthaul/backhaul”. The 5G-Crosshaul project aims at developing a 5G integrated backhaul and fronthaul transport network enabling a flexible and software-defined reconfiguration of all networking elements in a multi-tenant and service-oriented unified management environment. Link: 5g-crosshaul.eu

=Technical aspects of interest from MEC perspective=

Some activities not directly related to ME Platform can be of interest because of their impact on Mobile Edge Computing adoption acceleration. Among the others, we can mention the research around virtual RAN (V-RAN), device-to-device (D2D) communication, etc...

• '''V-RAN: prototyping solutions and algorithms'''

Research on 4G/5G cellular networks is progressively shifting to paradigms that involve virtualization and cloud computing. In particular, the future implementation of virtual RAN can be a valuable catalyst to accelerate the adoption of MEC systems, thanks to the presence of a more open environment where radio network information can be retrieved from the eNB.

Within this context, prototyping assumes a growing importance as a performance evaluation method, besides large-scale simulations, as it allows one to evaluate the computational requirements of the system. The EU project Flex5GWare H2020 is currently realizing a V-RAN prototype using OpenAirInterface (OAI) and commodity hardware.

'''Relevant publications and useful links'''

# N. Iardella, G. Stea, A. Virdis, D. Sabella, A. Frangioni, "Statistically sound experiments with OpenAirInterface Cloud-RAN prototypes", CLEEN 2016, Grenoble, FR, May 2016.
# N. Iardella, G. Nardini, G. Stea, A. Virdis, F. Mauro, D. Sabella, M. Caretti, G.M. Dell’Aera, “Coordinated scheduling in a Virtual-RAN prototype with OpenAirInterface”, EUCNC 2016, Athens, 27-30 June 2016
# OpenAirInterface initiative, http://www.openairinterface.org

• '''D2D: devising solutions for LTE-empowered fog computing'''

The LTE-Advanced technology and its evolutions will play a major role as a communication infrastructure that guarantees low deployment costs, plug-and-play seamless configuration and embedded security, and as such can support future M2M Fog computing platforms. In particular, a network deployment that exploits Device-to-Device (D2D) communications can be employed to support efficient communication between Fog nodes and smart objects, enabling low-latency interactions and locality-preserving multicast transmissions.

'''Relevant publications'''

# C. Vallati, A. Virdis, E. Mingozzi, G. Stea, "Exploiting LTE D2D Communications in M2M Fog Platforms: Deployment and Practical Issues”, proc. of IEEE 2nd World Forum on Internet of Things (WF-IoT), Milan, Italy, 14-16 Dec. 2015, pp. 585-590, DOI: 10.1109/WF-IoT.2015.7389119

=Conferences and MEC-related events=

Present and past conferences, call for papers are here listed, not with the intention to be exhaustive, but the aim to provide an overview of research initiatives around Mobile Edge Computing technologies.

• 2016 IEEE Conference on Standards for Communications and Networking (IEEE CSCN’16), (http://cscn2016.ieee-cscn.org/) held in Berlin, Germany, 31st Oct – 2nd Nov 2016, in conjunction with the IEEE 5G summit.
o This year the conference proposes a track on “Emerging Computing Infrastructures”, especially related to MEC.
o Call for paper: http://cscn2016.ieee-cscn.org/tracks.php.
• Fourth International Workshop on Cloud Technologies and Energy Efficiency in Mobile Communication Networks (CLEEN 2016), in conjunction with CrownCom 2016, 30 May – 1 June 2016, Grenoble, France
o www.flex5gware.eu/cleen2016

=Other publications relevant to Mobile Edge Computing=

• Cerrato, A. Palesandro; F. Risso, M. Suñé, V. Vercellone, H. Woesner, Hagen. “Toward dynamic virtualized network services in telecom operator networks”. In: Elsevier Computer Networks, vol. 92 n. 2, pp. 380-395, 2015.

• A. Aissioui, A. Ksentini, A. Gueroui, and T. Taleb, “Elastic and Distributed SDN Controllers for Follow-Me Cloud” in IEEE Access Magazine, DOI 10.1109/ACCESS.2015.2489930, Vol. 3, Nov. 2015.

• A. Ksentini, T. Taleb, and F. Messaoudi, “A LISP-based Implementation of Follow Me Cloud,” in IEEE Access Magazine, Vol 2, Oct. 2014. pp. 1340-1347

• T. Taleb and A. Ksentini, “Follow Me Cloud: Interworking Federated Clouds & Distributed Mobile Networks”, in IEEE Network Magazine, Vol. 27, No. 5, Sep./Oct. 2013. pp. 12 – 19

• P. Frangoudis, L. Yala, A. Ksentini, and T. Taleb, “An architecture for on-demand service deployment over a telco CDN,” in IEEE ICC’16, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, May 2016.

• A. Ksentini, M. Bagaa, T. Taleb, and I. Balasingham, “On using bargaining game for Optimal Placement of SDN controllers,” in IEEE ICC’16, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, May 2016.

• A. Ksentini, T. Taleb, and M. Chen, “A Markov Decision Process-based Service Migration Procedure for Follow Me Cloud,” in Proc. IEEE ICC 2014, Sydney, Australia, Jun. 2014.

• J Oueis, EC Strinati, S Sardellitti, S Barbarossa, “Small Cell Clustering for Efficient Distributed Fog Computing: A Multi-User Case”, Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC Fall), 2015 IEEE 82nd, 1-5, 2015

• J Oueis, EC Strinati, S Barbarossa, “The Fog Balancing: Load Distribution for Small Cell Cloud Computing”, 2015 IEEE 81st Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC Spring), 1-6, 2015

• Schneider Electric: ‘The Drivers and Benefits of Edge Computing’, 2016; Link: http://www.apcmedia.com/salestools/VAVR-A4M867/VAVR-A4M867_R0_EN.pdf?sdirect=true

MEC Research Agenda - work in progress

2016-07-12T12:40:09Z

Almagia: /* Technical aspects of interest from MEC perspective */

=Motivation=

Mobile Edge Computing (MEC) is placing of applications at the edge of the mobile network to gain benefits of proximity, low latency and computing close to the end user.

The goal of ETSI MEC ISG (and specifically of IEG working group) is to promote the adoption of MEC technology and increase the awareness on that topic.

Thus, the group recently decided to open the present MEC wiki to contributions coming from the research world. The following page, called “MEC research agenda”, collect material coming from selected researchers experts in the field, and its publication serves on one hand as a potential help for the reader to gather relevant information on Mobile Edge Computing, and on the other hand gives to researchers the opportunity to show their ongoing projects and achievements in the field of Edge Computing/MEC (conference papers, journal papers, talks, events, but also experimental works and other initiatives in the area).

Finally, we think it is an opportunity for joint visibility for your projects and for us to expand our visibility in order to promote the adoption of MEC/Edge application technologies and increase the awareness of the topics, from the research world.

For this purpose, any further input is welcome (for any wiki related request, please contact ETSI CTI).

Enjoy the reading!

=First activities and publications around MEC=

Research activities around Mobile Edge Computing started even before the creation of the ISG. Apart from the ETSI official white paper (link below), that is describing the technology and ETSI MEC group activity, we can mention some research institutions that are quite active in the field:

* Carnegie Mellon University (http://www.cmu.edu)
* Eurecom (http://www.eurecom.fr)
* Politecnico di Torino (http://www.polito.it)
* University of Pisa (http://www.unipi.it)
* University of Oulu (http://www.oulu.fi/university)

'''Relevant publications and useful links'''

* Official ETSI white paper
** Yun Chao Hu, Milan Patel, Dario Sabella, Nurit Sprecher and Valerie Young: “Mobile Edge Computing: A key technology towards 5G”, ETSI white paper No. 11, First edition –09/2015, ISBN No. 979-10-92620-08-5. http://www.etsi.org/images/files/ETSIWhitePapers/etsi_wp11_mec_a_key_technology_towards_5g.pdf

* EURECOM research activities on MEC
** Report on Mobile Edge Computing: http://www.eurecom.fr/publication/4810
** List of activities: http://www.eurecom.fr/~nikaeinn/files/mec/MEC_Research_agenda_Eurecom.pdf

Also some EU funded projects (especially belonging to 5G PPP) are working on topics related to Mobile Edge Computing. Among the others, the following projects can be mentioned:

* 5GEx: “5G Exchange”. This project is working on the federation of computing environments spread across the networks involving multiple administrative domains (i.e., application providers + network providers). Link: http://www.5gex.eu/.

* Flex5Gware: “Flexible and efficient hardware/software platforms for 5G network elements and devices”. The overall objective of Flex5Gware is to deliver highly reconfigurable HW platforms together with HW-agnostic SW platforms targeting both network elements and devices taking into account increased capacity, reduced energy footprint, as well as scalability and modularity. Link: www.flex5gware.eu

* 5GNORMA: “5G Novel Radio Multiservice adaptive network Architecture”. The 5GNORMA project focuses on a technology to allow for flexible allocation of network functions depending on the services’ requirements. This includes the placement of functions in the so-called edge cloud, which is one of the key use cases addressed by 5GNORMA. Link: https://5gnorma.5g-ppp.eu/

* 5G-Crosshaul: “the 5G integrated fronthaul/backhaul”. The 5G-Crosshaul project aims at developing a 5G integrated backhaul and fronthaul transport network enabling a flexible and software-defined reconfiguration of all networking elements in a multi-tenant and service-oriented unified management environment. Link: 5g-crosshaul.eu

=Technical aspects of interest from MEC perspective=

Some activities not directly related to ME Platform can be of interest because of their impact on Mobile Edge Computing adoption acceleration. Among the others, we can mention the research around virtual RAN (V-RAN), device-to-device (D2D) communication, etc...

• V-RAN: prototyping solutions and algorithms
Research on 4G/5G cellular networks is progressively shifting to paradigms that involve virtualization and cloud computing. In particular, the future implementation of virtual RAN can be a valuable catalyst to accelerate the adoption of MEC systems, thanks to the presence of a more open environment where radio network information can be retrieved from the eNB.

Within this context, prototyping assumes a growing importance as a performance evaluation method, besides large-scale simulations, as it allows one to evaluate the computational requirements of the system. The EU project Flex5GWare H2020 is currently realizing a V-RAN prototype using OpenAirInterface (OAI) and commodity hardware.

'''Relevant publications and useful links'''
1. N. Iardella, G. Stea, A. Virdis, D. Sabella, A. Frangioni, "Statistically sound experiments with OpenAirInterface Cloud-RAN prototypes", CLEEN 2016, Grenoble, FR, May 2016.
2. N. Iardella, G. Nardini, G. Stea, A. Virdis, F. Mauro, D. Sabella, M. Caretti, G.M. Dell’Aera, “Coordinated scheduling in a Virtual-RAN prototype with OpenAirInterface”, EUCNC 2016, Athens, 27-30 June 2016
3. OpenAirInterface initiative, http://www.openairinterface.org

• D2D: devising solutions for LTE-empowered fog computing
The LTE-Advanced technology and its evolutions will play a major role as a communication infrastructure that guarantees low deployment costs, plug-and-play seamless configuration and embedded security, and as such can support future M2M Fog computing platforms. In particular, a network deployment that exploits Device-to-Device (D2D) communications can be employed to support efficient communication between Fog nodes and smart objects, enabling low-latency interactions and locality-preserving multicast transmissions.

'''Relevant publications'''
1. C. Vallati, A. Virdis, E. Mingozzi, G. Stea, "Exploiting LTE D2D Communications in M2M Fog Platforms: Deployment and Practical Issues”, proc. of IEEE 2nd World Forum on Internet of Things (WF-IoT), Milan, Italy, 14-16 Dec. 2015, pp. 585-590, DOI: 10.1109/WF-IoT.2015.7389119

=Conferences and MEC-related events=

Present and past conferences, call for papers are here listed, not with the intention to be exhaustive, but the aim to provide an overview of research initiatives around Mobile Edge Computing technologies.

• 2016 IEEE Conference on Standards for Communications and Networking (IEEE CSCN’16), (http://cscn2016.ieee-cscn.org/) held in Berlin, Germany, 31st Oct – 2nd Nov 2016, in conjunction with the IEEE 5G summit.
o This year the conference proposes a track on “Emerging Computing Infrastructures”, especially related to MEC.
o Call for paper: http://cscn2016.ieee-cscn.org/tracks.php.
• Fourth International Workshop on Cloud Technologies and Energy Efficiency in Mobile Communication Networks (CLEEN 2016), in conjunction with CrownCom 2016, 30 May – 1 June 2016, Grenoble, France
o www.flex5gware.eu/cleen2016

=Other publications relevant to Mobile Edge Computing=

• Cerrato, A. Palesandro; F. Risso, M. Suñé, V. Vercellone, H. Woesner, Hagen. “Toward dynamic virtualized network services in telecom operator networks”. In: Elsevier Computer Networks, vol. 92 n. 2, pp. 380-395, 2015.

• A. Aissioui, A. Ksentini, A. Gueroui, and T. Taleb, “Elastic and Distributed SDN Controllers for Follow-Me Cloud” in IEEE Access Magazine, DOI 10.1109/ACCESS.2015.2489930, Vol. 3, Nov. 2015.

• A. Ksentini, T. Taleb, and F. Messaoudi, “A LISP-based Implementation of Follow Me Cloud,” in IEEE Access Magazine, Vol 2, Oct. 2014. pp. 1340-1347

• T. Taleb and A. Ksentini, “Follow Me Cloud: Interworking Federated Clouds & Distributed Mobile Networks”, in IEEE Network Magazine, Vol. 27, No. 5, Sep./Oct. 2013. pp. 12 – 19

• P. Frangoudis, L. Yala, A. Ksentini, and T. Taleb, “An architecture for on-demand service deployment over a telco CDN,” in IEEE ICC’16, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, May 2016.

• A. Ksentini, M. Bagaa, T. Taleb, and I. Balasingham, “On using bargaining game for Optimal Placement of SDN controllers,” in IEEE ICC’16, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, May 2016.

• A. Ksentini, T. Taleb, and M. Chen, “A Markov Decision Process-based Service Migration Procedure for Follow Me Cloud,” in Proc. IEEE ICC 2014, Sydney, Australia, Jun. 2014.

• J Oueis, EC Strinati, S Sardellitti, S Barbarossa, “Small Cell Clustering for Efficient Distributed Fog Computing: A Multi-User Case”, Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC Fall), 2015 IEEE 82nd, 1-5, 2015

• J Oueis, EC Strinati, S Barbarossa, “The Fog Balancing: Load Distribution for Small Cell Cloud Computing”, 2015 IEEE 81st Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC Spring), 1-6, 2015

• Schneider Electric: ‘The Drivers and Benefits of Edge Computing’, 2016; Link: http://www.apcmedia.com/salestools/VAVR-A4M867/VAVR-A4M867_R0_EN.pdf?sdirect=true

MEC Research Agenda - work in progress

2016-07-12T12:39:02Z

Almagia: /* First activities and publications around MEC */

=Motivation=

Mobile Edge Computing (MEC) is placing of applications at the edge of the mobile network to gain benefits of proximity, low latency and computing close to the end user.

The goal of ETSI MEC ISG (and specifically of IEG working group) is to promote the adoption of MEC technology and increase the awareness on that topic.

Thus, the group recently decided to open the present MEC wiki to contributions coming from the research world. The following page, called “MEC research agenda”, collect material coming from selected researchers experts in the field, and its publication serves on one hand as a potential help for the reader to gather relevant information on Mobile Edge Computing, and on the other hand gives to researchers the opportunity to show their ongoing projects and achievements in the field of Edge Computing/MEC (conference papers, journal papers, talks, events, but also experimental works and other initiatives in the area).

Finally, we think it is an opportunity for joint visibility for your projects and for us to expand our visibility in order to promote the adoption of MEC/Edge application technologies and increase the awareness of the topics, from the research world.

For this purpose, any further input is welcome (for any wiki related request, please contact ETSI CTI).

Enjoy the reading!

=First activities and publications around MEC=

Research activities around Mobile Edge Computing started even before the creation of the ISG. Apart from the ETSI official white paper (link below), that is describing the technology and ETSI MEC group activity, we can mention some research institutions that are quite active in the field:

* Carnegie Mellon University (http://www.cmu.edu)
* Eurecom (http://www.eurecom.fr)
* Politecnico di Torino (http://www.polito.it)
* University of Pisa (http://www.unipi.it)
* University of Oulu (http://www.oulu.fi/university)

'''Relevant publications and useful links'''

* Official ETSI white paper
** Yun Chao Hu, Milan Patel, Dario Sabella, Nurit Sprecher and Valerie Young: “Mobile Edge Computing: A key technology towards 5G”, ETSI white paper No. 11, First edition –09/2015, ISBN No. 979-10-92620-08-5. http://www.etsi.org/images/files/ETSIWhitePapers/etsi_wp11_mec_a_key_technology_towards_5g.pdf

* EURECOM research activities on MEC
** Report on Mobile Edge Computing: http://www.eurecom.fr/publication/4810
** List of activities: http://www.eurecom.fr/~nikaeinn/files/mec/MEC_Research_agenda_Eurecom.pdf

Also some EU funded projects (especially belonging to 5G PPP) are working on topics related to Mobile Edge Computing. Among the others, the following projects can be mentioned:

* 5GEx: “5G Exchange”. This project is working on the federation of computing environments spread across the networks involving multiple administrative domains (i.e., application providers + network providers). Link: http://www.5gex.eu/.

* Flex5Gware: “Flexible and efficient hardware/software platforms for 5G network elements and devices”. The overall objective of Flex5Gware is to deliver highly reconfigurable HW platforms together with HW-agnostic SW platforms targeting both network elements and devices taking into account increased capacity, reduced energy footprint, as well as scalability and modularity. Link: www.flex5gware.eu

* 5GNORMA: “5G Novel Radio Multiservice adaptive network Architecture”. The 5GNORMA project focuses on a technology to allow for flexible allocation of network functions depending on the services’ requirements. This includes the placement of functions in the so-called edge cloud, which is one of the key use cases addressed by 5GNORMA. Link: https://5gnorma.5g-ppp.eu/

* 5G-Crosshaul: “the 5G integrated fronthaul/backhaul”. The 5G-Crosshaul project aims at developing a 5G integrated backhaul and fronthaul transport network enabling a flexible and software-defined reconfiguration of all networking elements in a multi-tenant and service-oriented unified management environment. Link: 5g-crosshaul.eu

=Technical aspects of interest from MEC perspective=

Some activities not directly related to ME Platform can be of interest because of their impact on Mobile Edge Computing adoption acceleration. Among the others, we can mention the research around virtual RAN (V-RAN), device-to-device (D2D) communication, etc...

• V-RAN: prototyping solutions and algorithms
Research on 4G/5G cellular networks is progressively shifting to paradigms that involve virtualization and cloud computing. In particular, the future implementation of virtual RAN can be a valuable catalyst to accelerate the adoption of MEC systems, thanks to the presence of a more open environment where radio network information can be retrieved from the eNB.
Within this context, prototyping assumes a growing importance as a performance evaluation method, besides large-scale simulations, as it allows one to evaluate the computational requirements of the system. The EU project Flex5GWare H2020 is currently realizing a V-RAN prototype using OpenAirInterface (OAI) and commodity hardware.

'''Relevant publications and useful links'''
1. N. Iardella, G. Stea, A. Virdis, D. Sabella, A. Frangioni, "Statistically sound experiments with OpenAirInterface Cloud-RAN prototypes", CLEEN 2016, Grenoble, FR, May 2016.
2. N. Iardella, G. Nardini, G. Stea, A. Virdis, F. Mauro, D. Sabella, M. Caretti, G.M. Dell’Aera, “Coordinated scheduling in a Virtual-RAN prototype with OpenAirInterface”, EUCNC 2016, Athens, 27-30 June 2016
3. OpenAirInterface initiative, www.openairinterface.org

• D2D: devising solutions for LTE-empowered fog computing
The LTE-Advanced technology and its evolutions will play a major role as a communication infrastructure that guarantees low deployment costs, plug-and-play seamless configuration and embedded security, and as such can support future M2M Fog computing platforms. In particular, a network deployment that exploits Device-to-Device (D2D) communications can be employed to support efficient communication between Fog nodes and smart objects, enabling low-latency interactions and locality-preserving multicast transmissions.

'''Relevant publications'''
1. C. Vallati, A. Virdis, E. Mingozzi, G. Stea, "Exploiting LTE D2D Communications in M2M Fog Platforms: Deployment and Practical Issues”, proc. of IEEE 2nd World Forum on Internet of Things (WF-IoT), Milan, Italy, 14-16 Dec. 2015, pp. 585-590, DOI: 10.1109/WF-IoT.2015.7389119

=Conferences and MEC-related events=

Present and past conferences, call for papers are here listed, not with the intention to be exhaustive, but the aim to provide an overview of research initiatives around Mobile Edge Computing technologies.

• 2016 IEEE Conference on Standards for Communications and Networking (IEEE CSCN’16), (http://cscn2016.ieee-cscn.org/) held in Berlin, Germany, 31st Oct – 2nd Nov 2016, in conjunction with the IEEE 5G summit.
o This year the conference proposes a track on “Emerging Computing Infrastructures”, especially related to MEC.
o Call for paper: http://cscn2016.ieee-cscn.org/tracks.php.
• Fourth International Workshop on Cloud Technologies and Energy Efficiency in Mobile Communication Networks (CLEEN 2016), in conjunction with CrownCom 2016, 30 May – 1 June 2016, Grenoble, France
o www.flex5gware.eu/cleen2016

=Other publications relevant to Mobile Edge Computing=

• Cerrato, A. Palesandro; F. Risso, M. Suñé, V. Vercellone, H. Woesner, Hagen. “Toward dynamic virtualized network services in telecom operator networks”. In: Elsevier Computer Networks, vol. 92 n. 2, pp. 380-395, 2015.

• A. Aissioui, A. Ksentini, A. Gueroui, and T. Taleb, “Elastic and Distributed SDN Controllers for Follow-Me Cloud” in IEEE Access Magazine, DOI 10.1109/ACCESS.2015.2489930, Vol. 3, Nov. 2015.

• A. Ksentini, T. Taleb, and F. Messaoudi, “A LISP-based Implementation of Follow Me Cloud,” in IEEE Access Magazine, Vol 2, Oct. 2014. pp. 1340-1347

• T. Taleb and A. Ksentini, “Follow Me Cloud: Interworking Federated Clouds & Distributed Mobile Networks”, in IEEE Network Magazine, Vol. 27, No. 5, Sep./Oct. 2013. pp. 12 – 19

• P. Frangoudis, L. Yala, A. Ksentini, and T. Taleb, “An architecture for on-demand service deployment over a telco CDN,” in IEEE ICC’16, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, May 2016.

• A. Ksentini, M. Bagaa, T. Taleb, and I. Balasingham, “On using bargaining game for Optimal Placement of SDN controllers,” in IEEE ICC’16, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, May 2016.

• A. Ksentini, T. Taleb, and M. Chen, “A Markov Decision Process-based Service Migration Procedure for Follow Me Cloud,” in Proc. IEEE ICC 2014, Sydney, Australia, Jun. 2014.

• J Oueis, EC Strinati, S Sardellitti, S Barbarossa, “Small Cell Clustering for Efficient Distributed Fog Computing: A Multi-User Case”, Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC Fall), 2015 IEEE 82nd, 1-5, 2015

• J Oueis, EC Strinati, S Barbarossa, “The Fog Balancing: Load Distribution for Small Cell Cloud Computing”, 2015 IEEE 81st Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC Spring), 1-6, 2015

• Schneider Electric: ‘The Drivers and Benefits of Edge Computing’, 2016; Link: http://www.apcmedia.com/salestools/VAVR-A4M867/VAVR-A4M867_R0_EN.pdf?sdirect=true

MEC Research Agenda - work in progress

2016-07-12T12:38:19Z

Almagia: /* First activities and publications around MEC */

=Motivation=

Mobile Edge Computing (MEC) is placing of applications at the edge of the mobile network to gain benefits of proximity, low latency and computing close to the end user.

The goal of ETSI MEC ISG (and specifically of IEG working group) is to promote the adoption of MEC technology and increase the awareness on that topic.

Thus, the group recently decided to open the present MEC wiki to contributions coming from the research world. The following page, called “MEC research agenda”, collect material coming from selected researchers experts in the field, and its publication serves on one hand as a potential help for the reader to gather relevant information on Mobile Edge Computing, and on the other hand gives to researchers the opportunity to show their ongoing projects and achievements in the field of Edge Computing/MEC (conference papers, journal papers, talks, events, but also experimental works and other initiatives in the area).

Finally, we think it is an opportunity for joint visibility for your projects and for us to expand our visibility in order to promote the adoption of MEC/Edge application technologies and increase the awareness of the topics, from the research world.

For this purpose, any further input is welcome (for any wiki related request, please contact ETSI CTI).

Enjoy the reading!

=First activities and publications around MEC=

Research activities around Mobile Edge Computing started even before the creation of the ISG. Apart from the ETSI official white paper (link below), that is describing the technology and ETSI MEC group activity, we can mention some research institutions that are quite active in the field:

* Carnegie Mellon University (www.cmu.edu)
* Eurecom (www.eurecom.fr)
* Politecnico di Torino (www.polito.it)
* University of Pisa (www.unipi.it)
* University of Oulu (www.oulu.fi/university)

'''Relevant publications and useful links'''

* Official ETSI white paper
** Yun Chao Hu, Milan Patel, Dario Sabella, Nurit Sprecher and Valerie Young: “Mobile Edge Computing: A key technology towards 5G”, ETSI white paper No. 11, First edition –09/2015, ISBN No. 979-10-92620-08-5. http://www.etsi.org/images/files/ETSIWhitePapers/etsi_wp11_mec_a_key_technology_towards_5g.pdf

* EURECOM research activities on MEC
** Report on Mobile Edge Computing: http://www.eurecom.fr/publication/4810
** List of activities: http://www.eurecom.fr/~nikaeinn/files/mec/MEC_Research_agenda_Eurecom.pdf

Also some EU funded projects (especially belonging to 5G PPP) are working on topics related to Mobile Edge Computing. Among the others, the following projects can be mentioned:

* 5GEx: “5G Exchange”. This project is working on the federation of computing environments spread across the networks involving multiple administrative domains (i.e., application providers + network providers). Link: http://www.5gex.eu/.

* Flex5Gware: “Flexible and efficient hardware/software platforms for 5G network elements and devices”. The overall objective of Flex5Gware is to deliver highly reconfigurable HW platforms together with HW-agnostic SW platforms targeting both network elements and devices taking into account increased capacity, reduced energy footprint, as well as scalability and modularity. Link: www.flex5gware.eu

* 5GNORMA: “5G Novel Radio Multiservice adaptive network Architecture”. The 5GNORMA project focuses on a technology to allow for flexible allocation of network functions depending on the services’ requirements. This includes the placement of functions in the so-called edge cloud, which is one of the key use cases addressed by 5GNORMA. Link: https://5gnorma.5g-ppp.eu/

* 5G-Crosshaul: “the 5G integrated fronthaul/backhaul”. The 5G-Crosshaul project aims at developing a 5G integrated backhaul and fronthaul transport network enabling a flexible and software-defined reconfiguration of all networking elements in a multi-tenant and service-oriented unified management environment. Link: 5g-crosshaul.eu

=Technical aspects of interest from MEC perspective=

Some activities not directly related to ME Platform can be of interest because of their impact on Mobile Edge Computing adoption acceleration. Among the others, we can mention the research around virtual RAN (V-RAN), device-to-device (D2D) communication, etc...

• V-RAN: prototyping solutions and algorithms
Research on 4G/5G cellular networks is progressively shifting to paradigms that involve virtualization and cloud computing. In particular, the future implementation of virtual RAN can be a valuable catalyst to accelerate the adoption of MEC systems, thanks to the presence of a more open environment where radio network information can be retrieved from the eNB.
Within this context, prototyping assumes a growing importance as a performance evaluation method, besides large-scale simulations, as it allows one to evaluate the computational requirements of the system. The EU project Flex5GWare H2020 is currently realizing a V-RAN prototype using OpenAirInterface (OAI) and commodity hardware.

'''Relevant publications and useful links'''
1. N. Iardella, G. Stea, A. Virdis, D. Sabella, A. Frangioni, "Statistically sound experiments with OpenAirInterface Cloud-RAN prototypes", CLEEN 2016, Grenoble, FR, May 2016.
2. N. Iardella, G. Nardini, G. Stea, A. Virdis, F. Mauro, D. Sabella, M. Caretti, G.M. Dell’Aera, “Coordinated scheduling in a Virtual-RAN prototype with OpenAirInterface”, EUCNC 2016, Athens, 27-30 June 2016
3. OpenAirInterface initiative, www.openairinterface.org

• D2D: devising solutions for LTE-empowered fog computing
The LTE-Advanced technology and its evolutions will play a major role as a communication infrastructure that guarantees low deployment costs, plug-and-play seamless configuration and embedded security, and as such can support future M2M Fog computing platforms. In particular, a network deployment that exploits Device-to-Device (D2D) communications can be employed to support efficient communication between Fog nodes and smart objects, enabling low-latency interactions and locality-preserving multicast transmissions.

'''Relevant publications'''
1. C. Vallati, A. Virdis, E. Mingozzi, G. Stea, "Exploiting LTE D2D Communications in M2M Fog Platforms: Deployment and Practical Issues”, proc. of IEEE 2nd World Forum on Internet of Things (WF-IoT), Milan, Italy, 14-16 Dec. 2015, pp. 585-590, DOI: 10.1109/WF-IoT.2015.7389119

=Conferences and MEC-related events=

Present and past conferences, call for papers are here listed, not with the intention to be exhaustive, but the aim to provide an overview of research initiatives around Mobile Edge Computing technologies.

• 2016 IEEE Conference on Standards for Communications and Networking (IEEE CSCN’16), (http://cscn2016.ieee-cscn.org/) held in Berlin, Germany, 31st Oct – 2nd Nov 2016, in conjunction with the IEEE 5G summit.
o This year the conference proposes a track on “Emerging Computing Infrastructures”, especially related to MEC.
o Call for paper: http://cscn2016.ieee-cscn.org/tracks.php.
• Fourth International Workshop on Cloud Technologies and Energy Efficiency in Mobile Communication Networks (CLEEN 2016), in conjunction with CrownCom 2016, 30 May – 1 June 2016, Grenoble, France
o www.flex5gware.eu/cleen2016

=Other publications relevant to Mobile Edge Computing=

• Cerrato, A. Palesandro; F. Risso, M. Suñé, V. Vercellone, H. Woesner, Hagen. “Toward dynamic virtualized network services in telecom operator networks”. In: Elsevier Computer Networks, vol. 92 n. 2, pp. 380-395, 2015.

• A. Aissioui, A. Ksentini, A. Gueroui, and T. Taleb, “Elastic and Distributed SDN Controllers for Follow-Me Cloud” in IEEE Access Magazine, DOI 10.1109/ACCESS.2015.2489930, Vol. 3, Nov. 2015.

• A. Ksentini, T. Taleb, and F. Messaoudi, “A LISP-based Implementation of Follow Me Cloud,” in IEEE Access Magazine, Vol 2, Oct. 2014. pp. 1340-1347

• T. Taleb and A. Ksentini, “Follow Me Cloud: Interworking Federated Clouds & Distributed Mobile Networks”, in IEEE Network Magazine, Vol. 27, No. 5, Sep./Oct. 2013. pp. 12 – 19

• P. Frangoudis, L. Yala, A. Ksentini, and T. Taleb, “An architecture for on-demand service deployment over a telco CDN,” in IEEE ICC’16, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, May 2016.

• A. Ksentini, M. Bagaa, T. Taleb, and I. Balasingham, “On using bargaining game for Optimal Placement of SDN controllers,” in IEEE ICC’16, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, May 2016.

• A. Ksentini, T. Taleb, and M. Chen, “A Markov Decision Process-based Service Migration Procedure for Follow Me Cloud,” in Proc. IEEE ICC 2014, Sydney, Australia, Jun. 2014.

• J Oueis, EC Strinati, S Sardellitti, S Barbarossa, “Small Cell Clustering for Efficient Distributed Fog Computing: A Multi-User Case”, Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC Fall), 2015 IEEE 82nd, 1-5, 2015

• J Oueis, EC Strinati, S Barbarossa, “The Fog Balancing: Load Distribution for Small Cell Cloud Computing”, 2015 IEEE 81st Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC Spring), 1-6, 2015

• Schneider Electric: ‘The Drivers and Benefits of Edge Computing’, 2016; Link: http://www.apcmedia.com/salestools/VAVR-A4M867/VAVR-A4M867_R0_EN.pdf?sdirect=true

MEC Research Agenda - work in progress

2016-07-12T12:37:06Z

Almagia: /* First activities and publications around MEC */

=Motivation=

Mobile Edge Computing (MEC) is placing of applications at the edge of the mobile network to gain benefits of proximity, low latency and computing close to the end user.

The goal of ETSI MEC ISG (and specifically of IEG working group) is to promote the adoption of MEC technology and increase the awareness on that topic.

Thus, the group recently decided to open the present MEC wiki to contributions coming from the research world. The following page, called “MEC research agenda”, collect material coming from selected researchers experts in the field, and its publication serves on one hand as a potential help for the reader to gather relevant information on Mobile Edge Computing, and on the other hand gives to researchers the opportunity to show their ongoing projects and achievements in the field of Edge Computing/MEC (conference papers, journal papers, talks, events, but also experimental works and other initiatives in the area).

Finally, we think it is an opportunity for joint visibility for your projects and for us to expand our visibility in order to promote the adoption of MEC/Edge application technologies and increase the awareness of the topics, from the research world.

For this purpose, any further input is welcome (for any wiki related request, please contact ETSI CTI).

Enjoy the reading!

=First activities and publications around MEC=

Research activities around Mobile Edge Computing started even before the creation of the ISG. Apart from the ETSI official white paper (link below), that is describing the technology and ETSI MEC group activity, we can mention some research institutions that are quite active in the field:

• Carnegie Mellon University (www.cmu.edu)
• Eurecom (www.eurecom.fr)
• Politecnico di Torino (www.polito.it)
• University of Pisa (www.unipi.it)
• University of Oulu (www.oulu.fi/university)

'''Relevant publications and useful links'''

• Official ETSI white paper
o Yun Chao Hu, Milan Patel, Dario Sabella, Nurit Sprecher and Valerie Young: “Mobile Edge Computing: A key technology towards 5G”, ETSI white paper No. 11, First edition –09/2015, ISBN No. 979-10-92620-08-5. http://www.etsi.org/images/files/ETSIWhitePapers/etsi_wp11_mec_a_key_technology_towards_5g.pdf

• EURECOM research activities on MEC
o Report on Mobile Edge Computing: http://www.eurecom.fr/publication/4810
o List of activities: http://www.eurecom.fr/~nikaeinn/files/mec/MEC_Research_agenda_Eurecom.pdf

Also some EU funded projects (especially belonging to 5G PPP) are working on topics related to Mobile Edge Computing. Among the others, the following projects can be mentioned:

• 5GEx: “5G Exchange”. This project is working on the federation of computing environments spread across the networks involving multiple administrative domains (i.e., application providers + network providers). Link: http://www.5gex.eu/.

• Flex5Gware: “Flexible and efficient hardware/software platforms for 5G network elements and devices”. The overall objective of Flex5Gware is to deliver highly reconfigurable HW platforms together with HW-agnostic SW platforms targeting both network elements and devices taking into account increased capacity, reduced energy footprint, as well as scalability and modularity. Link: www.flex5gware.eu

• 5GNORMA: “5G Novel Radio Multiservice adaptive network Architecture”. The 5GNORMA project focuses on a technology to allow for flexible allocation of network functions depending on the services’ requirements. This includes the placement of functions in the so-called edge cloud, which is one of the key use cases addressed by 5GNORMA. Link: https://5gnorma.5g-ppp.eu/

• 5G-Crosshaul: “the 5G integrated fronthaul/backhaul”. The 5G-Crosshaul project aims at developing a 5G integrated backhaul and fronthaul transport network enabling a flexible and software-defined reconfiguration of all networking elements in a multi-tenant and service-oriented unified management environment. Link: 5g-crosshaul.eu

=Technical aspects of interest from MEC perspective=

Some activities not directly related to ME Platform can be of interest because of their impact on Mobile Edge Computing adoption acceleration. Among the others, we can mention the research around virtual RAN (V-RAN), device-to-device (D2D) communication, etc...

• V-RAN: prototyping solutions and algorithms
Research on 4G/5G cellular networks is progressively shifting to paradigms that involve virtualization and cloud computing. In particular, the future implementation of virtual RAN can be a valuable catalyst to accelerate the adoption of MEC systems, thanks to the presence of a more open environment where radio network information can be retrieved from the eNB.
Within this context, prototyping assumes a growing importance as a performance evaluation method, besides large-scale simulations, as it allows one to evaluate the computational requirements of the system. The EU project Flex5GWare H2020 is currently realizing a V-RAN prototype using OpenAirInterface (OAI) and commodity hardware.

'''Relevant publications and useful links'''
1. N. Iardella, G. Stea, A. Virdis, D. Sabella, A. Frangioni, "Statistically sound experiments with OpenAirInterface Cloud-RAN prototypes", CLEEN 2016, Grenoble, FR, May 2016.
2. N. Iardella, G. Nardini, G. Stea, A. Virdis, F. Mauro, D. Sabella, M. Caretti, G.M. Dell’Aera, “Coordinated scheduling in a Virtual-RAN prototype with OpenAirInterface”, EUCNC 2016, Athens, 27-30 June 2016
3. OpenAirInterface initiative, www.openairinterface.org

• D2D: devising solutions for LTE-empowered fog computing
The LTE-Advanced technology and its evolutions will play a major role as a communication infrastructure that guarantees low deployment costs, plug-and-play seamless configuration and embedded security, and as such can support future M2M Fog computing platforms. In particular, a network deployment that exploits Device-to-Device (D2D) communications can be employed to support efficient communication between Fog nodes and smart objects, enabling low-latency interactions and locality-preserving multicast transmissions.

'''Relevant publications'''
1. C. Vallati, A. Virdis, E. Mingozzi, G. Stea, "Exploiting LTE D2D Communications in M2M Fog Platforms: Deployment and Practical Issues”, proc. of IEEE 2nd World Forum on Internet of Things (WF-IoT), Milan, Italy, 14-16 Dec. 2015, pp. 585-590, DOI: 10.1109/WF-IoT.2015.7389119

=Conferences and MEC-related events=

Present and past conferences, call for papers are here listed, not with the intention to be exhaustive, but the aim to provide an overview of research initiatives around Mobile Edge Computing technologies.

• 2016 IEEE Conference on Standards for Communications and Networking (IEEE CSCN’16), (http://cscn2016.ieee-cscn.org/) held in Berlin, Germany, 31st Oct – 2nd Nov 2016, in conjunction with the IEEE 5G summit.
o This year the conference proposes a track on “Emerging Computing Infrastructures”, especially related to MEC.
o Call for paper: http://cscn2016.ieee-cscn.org/tracks.php.
• Fourth International Workshop on Cloud Technologies and Energy Efficiency in Mobile Communication Networks (CLEEN 2016), in conjunction with CrownCom 2016, 30 May – 1 June 2016, Grenoble, France
o www.flex5gware.eu/cleen2016

=Other publications relevant to Mobile Edge Computing=

• Cerrato, A. Palesandro; F. Risso, M. Suñé, V. Vercellone, H. Woesner, Hagen. “Toward dynamic virtualized network services in telecom operator networks”. In: Elsevier Computer Networks, vol. 92 n. 2, pp. 380-395, 2015.

• A. Aissioui, A. Ksentini, A. Gueroui, and T. Taleb, “Elastic and Distributed SDN Controllers for Follow-Me Cloud” in IEEE Access Magazine, DOI 10.1109/ACCESS.2015.2489930, Vol. 3, Nov. 2015.

• A. Ksentini, T. Taleb, and F. Messaoudi, “A LISP-based Implementation of Follow Me Cloud,” in IEEE Access Magazine, Vol 2, Oct. 2014. pp. 1340-1347

• T. Taleb and A. Ksentini, “Follow Me Cloud: Interworking Federated Clouds & Distributed Mobile Networks”, in IEEE Network Magazine, Vol. 27, No. 5, Sep./Oct. 2013. pp. 12 – 19

• P. Frangoudis, L. Yala, A. Ksentini, and T. Taleb, “An architecture for on-demand service deployment over a telco CDN,” in IEEE ICC’16, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, May 2016.

• A. Ksentini, M. Bagaa, T. Taleb, and I. Balasingham, “On using bargaining game for Optimal Placement of SDN controllers,” in IEEE ICC’16, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, May 2016.

• A. Ksentini, T. Taleb, and M. Chen, “A Markov Decision Process-based Service Migration Procedure for Follow Me Cloud,” in Proc. IEEE ICC 2014, Sydney, Australia, Jun. 2014.

• J Oueis, EC Strinati, S Sardellitti, S Barbarossa, “Small Cell Clustering for Efficient Distributed Fog Computing: A Multi-User Case”, Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC Fall), 2015 IEEE 82nd, 1-5, 2015

• J Oueis, EC Strinati, S Barbarossa, “The Fog Balancing: Load Distribution for Small Cell Cloud Computing”, 2015 IEEE 81st Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC Spring), 1-6, 2015

• Schneider Electric: ‘The Drivers and Benefits of Edge Computing’, 2016; Link: http://www.apcmedia.com/salestools/VAVR-A4M867/VAVR-A4M867_R0_EN.pdf?sdirect=true

MEC Research Agenda - work in progress

2016-07-12T12:36:39Z

Almagia: /* First activities and publications around MEC */

=Motivation=

Mobile Edge Computing (MEC) is placing of applications at the edge of the mobile network to gain benefits of proximity, low latency and computing close to the end user.

The goal of ETSI MEC ISG (and specifically of IEG working group) is to promote the adoption of MEC technology and increase the awareness on that topic.

Thus, the group recently decided to open the present MEC wiki to contributions coming from the research world. The following page, called “MEC research agenda”, collect material coming from selected researchers experts in the field, and its publication serves on one hand as a potential help for the reader to gather relevant information on Mobile Edge Computing, and on the other hand gives to researchers the opportunity to show their ongoing projects and achievements in the field of Edge Computing/MEC (conference papers, journal papers, talks, events, but also experimental works and other initiatives in the area).

Finally, we think it is an opportunity for joint visibility for your projects and for us to expand our visibility in order to promote the adoption of MEC/Edge application technologies and increase the awareness of the topics, from the research world.

For this purpose, any further input is welcome (for any wiki related request, please contact ETSI CTI).

Enjoy the reading!

=First activities and publications around MEC=

Research activities around Mobile Edge Computing started even before the creation of the ISG. Apart from the ETSI official white paper (link below), that is describing the technology and ETSI MEC group activity, we can mention some research institutions that are quite active in the field:

• Carnegie Mellon University (www.cmu.edu)
• Eurecom (www.eurecom.fr)
• Politecnico di Torino (www.polito.it)
• University of Pisa (www.unipi.it)
• University of Oulu (www.oulu.fi/university)

'''Relevant publications and useful links'''
• Official ETSI white paper
o Yun Chao Hu, Milan Patel, Dario Sabella, Nurit Sprecher and Valerie Young: “Mobile Edge Computing: A key technology towards 5G”, ETSI white paper No. 11, First edition –09/2015, ISBN No. 979-10-92620-08-5. http://www.etsi.org/images/files/ETSIWhitePapers/etsi_wp11_mec_a_key_technology_towards_5g.pdf

• EURECOM research activities on MEC
o Report on Mobile Edge Computing: http://www.eurecom.fr/publication/4810
o List of activities: http://www.eurecom.fr/~nikaeinn/files/mec/MEC_Research_agenda_Eurecom.pdf

Also some EU funded projects (especially belonging to 5G PPP) are working on topics related to Mobile Edge Computing. Among the others, the following projects can be mentioned:

• 5GEx: “5G Exchange”. This project is working on the federation of computing environments spread across the networks involving multiple administrative domains (i.e., application providers + network providers). Link: http://www.5gex.eu/.

• Flex5Gware: “Flexible and efficient hardware/software platforms for 5G network elements and devices”. The overall objective of Flex5Gware is to deliver highly reconfigurable HW platforms together with HW-agnostic SW platforms targeting both network elements and devices taking into account increased capacity, reduced energy footprint, as well as scalability and modularity. Link: www.flex5gware.eu

• 5GNORMA: “5G Novel Radio Multiservice adaptive network Architecture”. The 5GNORMA project focuses on a technology to allow for flexible allocation of network functions depending on the services’ requirements. This includes the placement of functions in the so-called edge cloud, which is one of the key use cases addressed by 5GNORMA. Link: https://5gnorma.5g-ppp.eu/

• 5G-Crosshaul: “the 5G integrated fronthaul/backhaul”. The 5G-Crosshaul project aims at developing a 5G integrated backhaul and fronthaul transport network enabling a flexible and software-defined reconfiguration of all networking elements in a multi-tenant and service-oriented unified management environment. Link: 5g-crosshaul.eu

=Technical aspects of interest from MEC perspective=

Some activities not directly related to ME Platform can be of interest because of their impact on Mobile Edge Computing adoption acceleration. Among the others, we can mention the research around virtual RAN (V-RAN), device-to-device (D2D) communication, etc...

• V-RAN: prototyping solutions and algorithms
Research on 4G/5G cellular networks is progressively shifting to paradigms that involve virtualization and cloud computing. In particular, the future implementation of virtual RAN can be a valuable catalyst to accelerate the adoption of MEC systems, thanks to the presence of a more open environment where radio network information can be retrieved from the eNB.
Within this context, prototyping assumes a growing importance as a performance evaluation method, besides large-scale simulations, as it allows one to evaluate the computational requirements of the system. The EU project Flex5GWare H2020 is currently realizing a V-RAN prototype using OpenAirInterface (OAI) and commodity hardware.

'''Relevant publications and useful links'''
1. N. Iardella, G. Stea, A. Virdis, D. Sabella, A. Frangioni, "Statistically sound experiments with OpenAirInterface Cloud-RAN prototypes", CLEEN 2016, Grenoble, FR, May 2016.
2. N. Iardella, G. Nardini, G. Stea, A. Virdis, F. Mauro, D. Sabella, M. Caretti, G.M. Dell’Aera, “Coordinated scheduling in a Virtual-RAN prototype with OpenAirInterface”, EUCNC 2016, Athens, 27-30 June 2016
3. OpenAirInterface initiative, www.openairinterface.org

• D2D: devising solutions for LTE-empowered fog computing
The LTE-Advanced technology and its evolutions will play a major role as a communication infrastructure that guarantees low deployment costs, plug-and-play seamless configuration and embedded security, and as such can support future M2M Fog computing platforms. In particular, a network deployment that exploits Device-to-Device (D2D) communications can be employed to support efficient communication between Fog nodes and smart objects, enabling low-latency interactions and locality-preserving multicast transmissions.

'''Relevant publications'''
1. C. Vallati, A. Virdis, E. Mingozzi, G. Stea, "Exploiting LTE D2D Communications in M2M Fog Platforms: Deployment and Practical Issues”, proc. of IEEE 2nd World Forum on Internet of Things (WF-IoT), Milan, Italy, 14-16 Dec. 2015, pp. 585-590, DOI: 10.1109/WF-IoT.2015.7389119

=Conferences and MEC-related events=

Present and past conferences, call for papers are here listed, not with the intention to be exhaustive, but the aim to provide an overview of research initiatives around Mobile Edge Computing technologies.

• 2016 IEEE Conference on Standards for Communications and Networking (IEEE CSCN’16), (http://cscn2016.ieee-cscn.org/) held in Berlin, Germany, 31st Oct – 2nd Nov 2016, in conjunction with the IEEE 5G summit.
o This year the conference proposes a track on “Emerging Computing Infrastructures”, especially related to MEC.
o Call for paper: http://cscn2016.ieee-cscn.org/tracks.php.
• Fourth International Workshop on Cloud Technologies and Energy Efficiency in Mobile Communication Networks (CLEEN 2016), in conjunction with CrownCom 2016, 30 May – 1 June 2016, Grenoble, France
o www.flex5gware.eu/cleen2016

=Other publications relevant to Mobile Edge Computing=

• Cerrato, A. Palesandro; F. Risso, M. Suñé, V. Vercellone, H. Woesner, Hagen. “Toward dynamic virtualized network services in telecom operator networks”. In: Elsevier Computer Networks, vol. 92 n. 2, pp. 380-395, 2015.

• A. Aissioui, A. Ksentini, A. Gueroui, and T. Taleb, “Elastic and Distributed SDN Controllers for Follow-Me Cloud” in IEEE Access Magazine, DOI 10.1109/ACCESS.2015.2489930, Vol. 3, Nov. 2015.

• A. Ksentini, T. Taleb, and F. Messaoudi, “A LISP-based Implementation of Follow Me Cloud,” in IEEE Access Magazine, Vol 2, Oct. 2014. pp. 1340-1347

• T. Taleb and A. Ksentini, “Follow Me Cloud: Interworking Federated Clouds & Distributed Mobile Networks”, in IEEE Network Magazine, Vol. 27, No. 5, Sep./Oct. 2013. pp. 12 – 19

• P. Frangoudis, L. Yala, A. Ksentini, and T. Taleb, “An architecture for on-demand service deployment over a telco CDN,” in IEEE ICC’16, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, May 2016.

• A. Ksentini, M. Bagaa, T. Taleb, and I. Balasingham, “On using bargaining game for Optimal Placement of SDN controllers,” in IEEE ICC’16, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, May 2016.

• A. Ksentini, T. Taleb, and M. Chen, “A Markov Decision Process-based Service Migration Procedure for Follow Me Cloud,” in Proc. IEEE ICC 2014, Sydney, Australia, Jun. 2014.

• J Oueis, EC Strinati, S Sardellitti, S Barbarossa, “Small Cell Clustering for Efficient Distributed Fog Computing: A Multi-User Case”, Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC Fall), 2015 IEEE 82nd, 1-5, 2015

• J Oueis, EC Strinati, S Barbarossa, “The Fog Balancing: Load Distribution for Small Cell Cloud Computing”, 2015 IEEE 81st Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC Spring), 1-6, 2015

• Schneider Electric: ‘The Drivers and Benefits of Edge Computing’, 2016; Link: http://www.apcmedia.com/salestools/VAVR-A4M867/VAVR-A4M867_R0_EN.pdf?sdirect=true

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=Motivation=

Mobile Edge Computing (MEC) is placing of applications at the edge of the mobile network to gain benefits of proximity, low latency and computing close to the end user.

The goal of ETSI MEC ISG (and specifically of IEG working group) is to promote the adoption of MEC technology and increase the awareness on that topic.

Thus, the group recently decided to open the present MEC wiki to contributions coming from the research world. The following page, called “MEC research agenda”, collect material coming from selected researchers experts in the field, and its publication serves on one hand as a potential help for the reader to gather relevant information on Mobile Edge Computing, and on the other hand gives to researchers the opportunity to show their ongoing projects and achievements in the field of Edge Computing/MEC (conference papers, journal papers, talks, events, but also experimental works and other initiatives in the area).

Finally, we think it is an opportunity for joint visibility for your projects and for us to expand our visibility in order to promote the adoption of MEC/Edge application technologies and increase the awareness of the topics, from the research world.

For this purpose, any further input is welcome (for any wiki related request, please contact ETSI CTI).

Enjoy the reading!

=First activities and publications around MEC=

Research activities around Mobile Edge Computing started even before the creation of the ISG. Apart from the ETSI official white paper (link below), that is describing the technology and ETSI MEC group activity, we can mention some research institutions that are quite active in the field:

• Carnegie Mellon University (www.cmu.edu)
• Eurecom (www.eurecom.fr)
• Politecnico di Torino (www.polito.it)
• University of Pisa (www.unipi.it)
• University of Oulu (www.oulu.fi/university)

==Relevant publications and useful links==
• Official ETSI white paper
o Yun Chao Hu, Milan Patel, Dario Sabella, Nurit Sprecher and Valerie Young: “Mobile Edge Computing: A key technology towards 5G”, ETSI white paper No. 11, First edition –09/2015, ISBN No. 979-10-92620-08-5. http://www.etsi.org/images/files/ETSIWhitePapers/etsi_wp11_mec_a_key_technology_towards_5g.pdf

• EURECOM research activities on MEC
o Report on Mobile Edge Computing: http://www.eurecom.fr/publication/4810
o List of activities: http://www.eurecom.fr/~nikaeinn/files/mec/MEC_Research_agenda_Eurecom.pdf

Also some EU funded projects (especially belonging to 5G PPP) are working on topics related to Mobile Edge Computing. Among the others, the following projects can be mentioned:

• 5GEx: “5G Exchange”. This project is working on the federation of computing environments spread across the networks involving multiple administrative domains (i.e., application providers + network providers). Link: http://www.5gex.eu/.

• Flex5Gware: “Flexible and efficient hardware/software platforms for 5G network elements and devices”. The overall objective of Flex5Gware is to deliver highly reconfigurable HW platforms together with HW-agnostic SW platforms targeting both network elements and devices taking into account increased capacity, reduced energy footprint, as well as scalability and modularity. Link: www.flex5gware.eu

• 5GNORMA: “5G Novel Radio Multiservice adaptive network Architecture”. The 5GNORMA project focuses on a technology to allow for flexible allocation of network functions depending on the services’ requirements. This includes the placement of functions in the so-called edge cloud, which is one of the key use cases addressed by 5GNORMA. Link: https://5gnorma.5g-ppp.eu/

• 5G-Crosshaul: “the 5G integrated fronthaul/backhaul”. The 5G-Crosshaul project aims at developing a 5G integrated backhaul and fronthaul transport network enabling a flexible and software-defined reconfiguration of all networking elements in a multi-tenant and service-oriented unified management environment. Link: 5g-crosshaul.eu

=Technical aspects of interest from MEC perspective=

Some activities not directly related to ME Platform can be of interest because of their impact on Mobile Edge Computing adoption acceleration. Among the others, we can mention the research around virtual RAN (V-RAN), device-to-device (D2D) communication, etc...

• V-RAN: prototyping solutions and algorithms
Research on 4G/5G cellular networks is progressively shifting to paradigms that involve virtualization and cloud computing. In particular, the future implementation of virtual RAN can be a valuable catalyst to accelerate the adoption of MEC systems, thanks to the presence of a more open environment where radio network information can be retrieved from the eNB.
Within this context, prototyping assumes a growing importance as a performance evaluation method, besides large-scale simulations, as it allows one to evaluate the computational requirements of the system. The EU project Flex5GWare H2020 is currently realizing a V-RAN prototype using OpenAirInterface (OAI) and commodity hardware.

'''Relevant publications and useful links'''
1. N. Iardella, G. Stea, A. Virdis, D. Sabella, A. Frangioni, "Statistically sound experiments with OpenAirInterface Cloud-RAN prototypes", CLEEN 2016, Grenoble, FR, May 2016.
2. N. Iardella, G. Nardini, G. Stea, A. Virdis, F. Mauro, D. Sabella, M. Caretti, G.M. Dell’Aera, “Coordinated scheduling in a Virtual-RAN prototype with OpenAirInterface”, EUCNC 2016, Athens, 27-30 June 2016
3. OpenAirInterface initiative, www.openairinterface.org

• D2D: devising solutions for LTE-empowered fog computing
The LTE-Advanced technology and its evolutions will play a major role as a communication infrastructure that guarantees low deployment costs, plug-and-play seamless configuration and embedded security, and as such can support future M2M Fog computing platforms. In particular, a network deployment that exploits Device-to-Device (D2D) communications can be employed to support efficient communication between Fog nodes and smart objects, enabling low-latency interactions and locality-preserving multicast transmissions.

'''Relevant publications'''
1. C. Vallati, A. Virdis, E. Mingozzi, G. Stea, "Exploiting LTE D2D Communications in M2M Fog Platforms: Deployment and Practical Issues”, proc. of IEEE 2nd World Forum on Internet of Things (WF-IoT), Milan, Italy, 14-16 Dec. 2015, pp. 585-590, DOI: 10.1109/WF-IoT.2015.7389119

=Conferences and MEC-related events=

Present and past conferences, call for papers are here listed, not with the intention to be exhaustive, but the aim to provide an overview of research initiatives around Mobile Edge Computing technologies.

• 2016 IEEE Conference on Standards for Communications and Networking (IEEE CSCN’16), (http://cscn2016.ieee-cscn.org/) held in Berlin, Germany, 31st Oct – 2nd Nov 2016, in conjunction with the IEEE 5G summit.
o This year the conference proposes a track on “Emerging Computing Infrastructures”, especially related to MEC.
o Call for paper: http://cscn2016.ieee-cscn.org/tracks.php.
• Fourth International Workshop on Cloud Technologies and Energy Efficiency in Mobile Communication Networks (CLEEN 2016), in conjunction with CrownCom 2016, 30 May – 1 June 2016, Grenoble, France
o www.flex5gware.eu/cleen2016

=Other publications relevant to Mobile Edge Computing=

• Cerrato, A. Palesandro; F. Risso, M. Suñé, V. Vercellone, H. Woesner, Hagen. “Toward dynamic virtualized network services in telecom operator networks”. In: Elsevier Computer Networks, vol. 92 n. 2, pp. 380-395, 2015.

• A. Aissioui, A. Ksentini, A. Gueroui, and T. Taleb, “Elastic and Distributed SDN Controllers for Follow-Me Cloud” in IEEE Access Magazine, DOI 10.1109/ACCESS.2015.2489930, Vol. 3, Nov. 2015.

• A. Ksentini, T. Taleb, and F. Messaoudi, “A LISP-based Implementation of Follow Me Cloud,” in IEEE Access Magazine, Vol 2, Oct. 2014. pp. 1340-1347

• T. Taleb and A. Ksentini, “Follow Me Cloud: Interworking Federated Clouds & Distributed Mobile Networks”, in IEEE Network Magazine, Vol. 27, No. 5, Sep./Oct. 2013. pp. 12 – 19

• P. Frangoudis, L. Yala, A. Ksentini, and T. Taleb, “An architecture for on-demand service deployment over a telco CDN,” in IEEE ICC’16, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, May 2016.

• A. Ksentini, M. Bagaa, T. Taleb, and I. Balasingham, “On using bargaining game for Optimal Placement of SDN controllers,” in IEEE ICC’16, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, May 2016.

• A. Ksentini, T. Taleb, and M. Chen, “A Markov Decision Process-based Service Migration Procedure for Follow Me Cloud,” in Proc. IEEE ICC 2014, Sydney, Australia, Jun. 2014.

• J Oueis, EC Strinati, S Sardellitti, S Barbarossa, “Small Cell Clustering for Efficient Distributed Fog Computing: A Multi-User Case”, Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC Fall), 2015 IEEE 82nd, 1-5, 2015

• J Oueis, EC Strinati, S Barbarossa, “The Fog Balancing: Load Distribution for Small Cell Cloud Computing”, 2015 IEEE 81st Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC Spring), 1-6, 2015

• Schneider Electric: ‘The Drivers and Benefits of Edge Computing’, 2016; Link: http://www.apcmedia.com/salestools/VAVR-A4M867/VAVR-A4M867_R0_EN.pdf?sdirect=true

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MEC Research Agenda

Motivation

Mobile Edge Computing (MEC) is placing of applications at the edge of the mobile network to gain benefits of proximity, low latency and computing close to the end user.

The goal of ETSI MEC ISG (and specifically of IEG working group) is to promote the adoption of MEC technology and increase the awareness on that topic.

Thus, the group recently decided to open the present MEC wiki to contributions coming from the research world. The following page, called “MEC research agenda”, collect material coming from selected researchers experts in the field, and its publication serves on one hand as a potential help for the reader to gather relevant information on Mobile Edge Computing, and on the other hand gives to researchers the opportunity to show their ongoing projects and achievements in the field of Edge Computing/MEC (conference papers, journal papers, talks, events, but also experimental works and other initiatives in the area).

Finally, we think it is an opportunity for joint visibility for your projects and for us to expand our visibility in order to promote the adoption of MEC/Edge application technologies and increase the awareness of the topics, from the research world.

For this purpose, any further input is welcome (for any wiki related request, please contact ETSI CTI).

Enjoy the reading!

First activities and publications around MEC

Research activities around Mobile Edge Computing started even before the creation of the ISG. Apart from the ETSI official white paper (link below), that is describing the technology and ETSI MEC group activity, we can mention some research institutions that are quite active in the field:

• Carnegie Mellon University (www.cmu.edu)
• Eurecom (www.eurecom.fr)
• Politecnico di Torino (www.polito.it)
• University of Pisa (www.unipi.it)
• University of Oulu (www.oulu.fi/university)

Relevant publications and useful links
• Official ETSI white paper
o Yun Chao Hu, Milan Patel, Dario Sabella, Nurit Sprecher and Valerie Young: “Mobile Edge Computing: A key technology towards 5G”, ETSI white paper No. 11, First edition –09/2015, ISBN No. 979-10-92620-08-5. http://www.etsi.org/images/files/ETSIWhitePapers/etsi_wp11_mec_a_key_technology_towards_5g.pdf

• EURECOM research activities on MEC
o Report on Mobile Edge Computing: http://www.eurecom.fr/publication/4810
o List of activities: http://www.eurecom.fr/~nikaeinn/files/mec/MEC_Research_agenda_Eurecom.pdf

Also some EU funded projects (especially belonging to 5G PPP) are working on topics related to Mobile Edge Computing. Among the others, the following projects can be mentioned:

• 5GEx: “5G Exchange”. This project is working on the federation of computing environments spread across the networks involving multiple administrative domains (i.e., application providers + network providers). Link: http://www.5gex.eu/.

• Flex5Gware: “Flexible and efficient hardware/software platforms for 5G network elements and devices”. The overall objective of Flex5Gware is to deliver highly reconfigurable HW platforms together with HW-agnostic SW platforms targeting both network elements and devices taking into account increased capacity, reduced energy footprint, as well as scalability and modularity. Link: www.flex5gware.eu

• 5GNORMA: “5G Novel Radio Multiservice adaptive network Architecture”. The 5GNORMA project focuses on a technology to allow for flexible allocation of network functions depending on the services’ requirements. This includes the placement of functions in the so-called edge cloud, which is one of the key use cases addressed by 5GNORMA. Link: https://5gnorma.5g-ppp.eu/

• 5G-Crosshaul: “the 5G integrated fronthaul/backhaul”. The 5G-Crosshaul project aims at developing a 5G integrated backhaul and fronthaul transport network enabling a flexible and software-defined reconfiguration of all networking elements in a multi-tenant and service-oriented unified management environment. Link: 5g-crosshaul.eu

Technical aspects of interest from MEC perspective

Some activities not directly related to ME Platform can be of interest because of their impact on Mobile Edge Computing adoption acceleration. Among the others, we can mention the research around virtual RAN (V-RAN), device-to-device (D2D) communication, etc...

• V-RAN: prototyping solutions and algorithms
Research on 4G/5G cellular networks is progressively shifting to paradigms that involve virtualization and cloud computing. In particular, the future implementation of virtual RAN can be a valuable catalyst to accelerate the adoption of MEC systems, thanks to the presence of a more open environment where radio network information can be retrieved from the eNB.
Within this context, prototyping assumes a growing importance as a performance evaluation method, besides large-scale simulations, as it allows one to evaluate the computational requirements of the system. The EU project Flex5GWare H2020 is currently realizing a V-RAN prototype using OpenAirInterface (OAI) and commodity hardware.

Relevant publications and useful links
1. N. Iardella, G. Stea, A. Virdis, D. Sabella, A. Frangioni, "Statistically sound experiments with OpenAirInterface Cloud-RAN prototypes", CLEEN 2016, Grenoble, FR, May 2016.
2. N. Iardella, G. Nardini, G. Stea, A. Virdis, F. Mauro, D. Sabella, M. Caretti, G.M. Dell’Aera, “Coordinated scheduling in a Virtual-RAN prototype with OpenAirInterface”, EUCNC 2016, Athens, 27-30 June 2016
3. OpenAirInterface initiative, www.openairinterface.org

• D2D: devising solutions for LTE-empowered fog computing
The LTE-Advanced technology and its evolutions will play a major role as a communication infrastructure that guarantees low deployment costs, plug-and-play seamless configuration and embedded security, and as such can support future M2M Fog computing platforms. In particular, a network deployment that exploits Device-to-Device (D2D) communications can be employed to support efficient communication between Fog nodes and smart objects, enabling low-latency interactions and locality-preserving multicast transmissions.

Relevant publications
1. C. Vallati, A. Virdis, E. Mingozzi, G. Stea, "Exploiting LTE D2D Communications in M2M Fog Platforms: Deployment and Practical Issues”, proc. of IEEE 2nd World Forum on Internet of Things (WF-IoT), Milan, Italy, 14-16 Dec. 2015, pp. 585-590, DOI: 10.1109/WF-IoT.2015.7389119

Conferences and MEC-related events

Present and past conferences, call for papers are here listed, not with the intention to be exhaustive, but the aim to provide an overview of research initiatives around Mobile Edge Computing technologies.

• 2016 IEEE Conference on Standards for Communications and Networking (IEEE CSCN’16), (http://cscn2016.ieee-cscn.org/) held in Berlin, Germany, 31st Oct – 2nd Nov 2016, in conjunction with the IEEE 5G summit.
o This year the conference proposes a track on “Emerging Computing Infrastructures”, especially related to MEC.
o Call for paper: http://cscn2016.ieee-cscn.org/tracks.php.
• Fourth International Workshop on Cloud Technologies and Energy Efficiency in Mobile Communication Networks (CLEEN 2016), in conjunction with CrownCom 2016, 30 May – 1 June 2016, Grenoble, France
o www.flex5gware.eu/cleen2016

Other publications relevant to Mobile Edge Computing

• Cerrato, A. Palesandro; F. Risso, M. Suñé, V. Vercellone, H. Woesner, Hagen. “Toward dynamic virtualized network services in telecom operator networks”. In: Elsevier Computer Networks, vol. 92 n. 2, pp. 380-395, 2015.

• A. Aissioui, A. Ksentini, A. Gueroui, and T. Taleb, “Elastic and Distributed SDN Controllers for Follow-Me Cloud” in IEEE Access Magazine, DOI 10.1109/ACCESS.2015.2489930, Vol. 3, Nov. 2015.

• A. Ksentini, T. Taleb, and F. Messaoudi, “A LISP-based Implementation of Follow Me Cloud,” in IEEE Access Magazine, Vol 2, Oct. 2014. pp. 1340-1347

• T. Taleb and A. Ksentini, “Follow Me Cloud: Interworking Federated Clouds & Distributed Mobile Networks”, in IEEE Network Magazine, Vol. 27, No. 5, Sep./Oct. 2013. pp. 12 – 19

• P. Frangoudis, L. Yala, A. Ksentini, and T. Taleb, “An architecture for on-demand service deployment over a telco CDN,” in IEEE ICC’16, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, May 2016.

• A. Ksentini, M. Bagaa, T. Taleb, and I. Balasingham, “On using bargaining game for Optimal Placement of SDN controllers,” in IEEE ICC’16, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, May 2016.

• A. Ksentini, T. Taleb, and M. Chen, “A Markov Decision Process-based Service Migration Procedure for Follow Me Cloud,” in Proc. IEEE ICC 2014, Sydney, Australia, Jun. 2014.

• J Oueis, EC Strinati, S Sardellitti, S Barbarossa, “Small Cell Clustering for Efficient Distributed Fog Computing: A Multi-User Case”, Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC Fall), 2015 IEEE 82nd, 1-5, 2015

• J Oueis, EC Strinati, S Barbarossa, “The Fog Balancing: Load Distribution for Small Cell Cloud Computing”, 2015 IEEE 81st Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC Spring), 1-6, 2015

• Schneider Electric: ‘The Drivers and Benefits of Edge Computing’, 2016; Link: http://www.apcmedia.com/salestools/VAVR-A4M867/VAVR-A4M867_R0_EN.pdf?sdirect=true

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You may need to login to access some information

''' >>> ISG MEC participants can login with their ETSI OnLine (EOL) account <<<'''

If you are an ISG MEC participant and do not have an EOL account yet,
you can [http://webapp.etsi.org/createaccount apply for an EOL account], or send a request to [mailto:helpdesk@etsi.org ETSI helpdesk]

For any other wiki related request, please [mailto:CTI_support@etsi.org?Subject=ISG_MEC_WIKI_request contact ETSI CTI]

''' NEW! [[MEC Research Agenda]]'''

'''MEC PoC Activity:'''

'''[[Ongoing PoCs]]''' Information about ongoing ISG MEC PoCs.

'''[[PoC Topics]]''' Information about ISG MEC PoC Topics.

'''[[PoC Framework]]''' Information about ISG MEC PoC Framework (process, criteria, templates....).

'''[[Logos and guidelines]]''' Information and guidelines on the use of ETSI and MEC PoC logo.

'''[[Q&A]]''' Usual questions (and answers) on ISG MEC PoCs.

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 NEW! '''[[MEC Research Agenda]]'''

'''MEC PoC Activity:'''

'''[[Ongoing PoCs]]''' Information about ongoing ISG MEC PoCs.

'''[[PoC Topics]]''' Information about ISG MEC PoC Topics.

'''[[PoC Framework]]''' Information about ISG MEC PoC Framework (process, criteria, templates....).

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'''[[PoC Topics]]''' Information about ISG MEC PoC Topics.

'''[[PoC Framework]]''' Information about ISG MEC PoC Framework (process, criteria, templates....).

'''[[Logos and guidelines]]''' Information and guidelines on the use of ETSI and MEC PoC logo.

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PoC 2 Edge Video Orchestration and Video Clip Replay via MEC

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== PoC Team ==
Nokia

EE

Smart Mobile Labs

== Main Contact ==
Uwe Rauschenbach, Nokia [mailto:uwe.rauschenbach@nokia.com uwe.rauschenbach@nokia.com]

Dirk Lindemeier, Nokia [mailto:dirk.lindemeier@nokia.com dirk.lindemeier@nokia.com]

== PoC Demo ==
Connected Stadium Summit, Wembley Stadium, London, 24-25 November 2015

Webinar, 26 January 2016 [https://www.brighttalk.com/webcast/12761/191449 Watch webinar]

Mobile World Congress, Barcelona (SP), 22-25 Feb 2016 (GSMA Innovation City, Hall 3, 3A11 and 3A31)

== Abstract ==
Through the Edge Video Orchestration application running on the MEC server, the end user is able to receive live video streams from professional stadium cameras in real time. The user can choose the camera angle and view video replays provided locally. All media is produced, injected and played out locally, without the need to modify core network elements. Backhaul and core capacity is not impacted.

== PoC Proposal ==
[https://docbox.etsi.org/ISG/MEC/IEG/05-CONTRIBUTIONS/2015/MECIEG(15)000049r3_Edge_Video_Orchestration_and_Video_Clip_Replay_via_MEC.docx MECIEG(15)000049r3_Edge_Video_Orchestration_and_Video_Clip_Replay_via_MEC.docx]

== PoC Topics ==
This PoC is WORKING on: [[PT01 - Demonstration of MEC Service Scenarios]]

PoC Contribution to PT01 (Technical Report) is expected by Q1 2016

== PoC Report ==
PoC Report is expected by Q1 2016

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Almagia: /* PoC Demo */

== PoC Team ==
Nokia

EE

Smart Mobile Labs

== Main Contact ==
Uwe Rauschenbach, Nokia [mailto:uwe.rauschenbach@nokia.com uwe.rauschenbach@nokia.com]

Dirk Lindemeier, Nokia [mailto:dirk.lindemeier@nokia.com dirk.lindemeier@nokia.com]

== PoC Demo ==
Connected Stadium Summit, Wembley Stadium, London, 24-25 November 2015

Webinar, 26 January 2016 [https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/6102829765503317505 Watch webinar]
[https://www.brighttalk.com/webcast/12761/191449 Watch webinar]

Mobile World Congress, Barcelona (SP), 22-25 Feb 2016 (GSMA Innovation City, Hall 3, 3A11 and 3A31)

== Abstract ==
Through the Edge Video Orchestration application running on the MEC server, the end user is able to receive live video streams from professional stadium cameras in real time. The user can choose the camera angle and view video replays provided locally. All media is produced, injected and played out locally, without the need to modify core network elements. Backhaul and core capacity is not impacted.

== PoC Proposal ==
[https://docbox.etsi.org/ISG/MEC/IEG/05-CONTRIBUTIONS/2015/MECIEG(15)000049r3_Edge_Video_Orchestration_and_Video_Clip_Replay_via_MEC.docx MECIEG(15)000049r3_Edge_Video_Orchestration_and_Video_Clip_Replay_via_MEC.docx]

== PoC Topics ==
This PoC is WORKING on: [[PT01 - Demonstration of MEC Service Scenarios]]

PoC Contribution to PT01 (Technical Report) is expected by Q1 2016

== PoC Report ==
PoC Report is expected by Q1 2016

PoC 7 Multi-Service MEC Platform for Advanced Service Delivery

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== PoC Team ==
Brocade

Gigaspaces

Advantech

Saguna

Vasona

Vodafone

== Main Contact ==
Tim Epkes, Brocade [mailto:tepkes@brocade.com tepkes@brocade.com]

Kevin Shatzkamer, Brocade [mailto:kshatz@BROCADE.COM kshatz@brocade.com]

== PoC Demo ==
PoC Demo 1 - '''MEC PoC ZONE''' @ MEC World Congress, Munich (GE), Sept 2016

PoC Demo 2 - ETSI Webinar, Q4 2016

PoC Demo 3 - Mobile World Congress, Barcelona, Feb 2017

== Abstract ==
MEC requires more than just standardization, including the establishment of an interoperable ecosystem that continues to develop new use-cases for MEC. Through a single, unified infrastructure, NFV-O, and cloud orchestration system, this MEC PoC will demonstrate the ability to support multiple MEC platforms and applications residing on shared and common computing infrastructure, each providing a unique value-add on the traffic traversing platform. Traffic, by APN or IP address range, will be dynamically routed to select MEC platforms, which will then introduce unique sets of data analytics, traffic optimization and network applications, leveraging service function chaining, that enhance subscriber experience and operator visibility into network characteristics

== PoC Proposal ==
[https://docbox.etsi.org/ISG/MEC/IEG/05-CONTRIBUTIONS/2016/MECIEG(16)000058_PoC_-_Multi-Service_MEC_Platform.docx MECIEG(16)000058_PoC_-_Multi-Service_MEC_Platform.docx]

== PoC Topics ==
This PoC is WORKING on:

[[PT01 - Demonstration of MEC Service Scenarios]]

[[PT03 - MEC Architecture]]

PoC Contribution to PT01 and PT03 (Technical Report) is expected by September 2016

== PoC Report ==
PoC Report is expected by Q1 2017

Ongoing PoCs

2016-07-07T15:55:45Z

Almagia:

PoC 6 Healthcare – Dynamic Hospital User, IoT and Alert Status management

2016-07-07T15:49:59Z

Almagia: /* Main Contact */

== PoC Team ==
Quortus Ltd

Argela

Turk Telecom

== Main Contact ==
Paul Trubridge, Quortus [mailto:paul.trubridge@quortus.com paul.trubridge@quortus.com]

Andy Odgers, Quortus [mailto:Andy.Odgers@quortus.com Andy.Odgers@quortus.com]

== PoC Demo ==
PoC Demo 1 - '''MEC PoC ZONE''' @ MEC World Congress, Munich (GE), Sept 2016

== Abstract ==
This POC considers a typical ‘Healthcare’ use-case where a Hospital is able to assign a cellular access hierarchy (using network slicing) and open access (at the edge) to local systems depending on managed access rights. It also demonstrates dynamic network slicing based on Hospital ‘alert’ status

== PoC Proposal ==
[https://docbox.etsi.org/ISG/MEC/IEG/05-CONTRIBUTIONS/2016/MECIEG(16)000057_POC_Healthcare.docx MECIEG(16)000057_POC_Healthcare.docx]

== PoC Topics ==
This PoC is WORKING on:

[[PT01 - Demonstration of MEC Service Scenarios]]

[[PT03 - MEC Architecture]]

PoC Contribution to PT01 and PT03 (Technical Report) is expected by December 2016

== PoC Report ==
PoC Report is expected by December 2016

PoC 6 Healthcare – Dynamic Hospital User, IoT and Alert Status management

2016-07-07T15:49:41Z

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== PoC Team ==
Quortus Ltd

Argela

Turk Telecom

== Main Contact ==
Paul Trubridge, Quortus [mailto:paul.trubridge@quortus.com paul.trubridge@quortus.com]

Andy Odgers, Quortus [mailto:Andy.Odgers@QUORTUS.COM Andy.Odgers@QUORTUS.COM]

== PoC Demo ==
PoC Demo 1 - '''MEC PoC ZONE''' @ MEC World Congress, Munich (GE), Sept 2016

== Abstract ==
This POC considers a typical ‘Healthcare’ use-case where a Hospital is able to assign a cellular access hierarchy (using network slicing) and open access (at the edge) to local systems depending on managed access rights. It also demonstrates dynamic network slicing based on Hospital ‘alert’ status

== PoC Proposal ==
[https://docbox.etsi.org/ISG/MEC/IEG/05-CONTRIBUTIONS/2016/MECIEG(16)000057_POC_Healthcare.docx MECIEG(16)000057_POC_Healthcare.docx]

== PoC Topics ==
This PoC is WORKING on:

[[PT01 - Demonstration of MEC Service Scenarios]]

[[PT03 - MEC Architecture]]

PoC Contribution to PT01 and PT03 (Technical Report) is expected by December 2016

== PoC Report ==
PoC Report is expected by December 2016

PoC 5 Enterprise Services

2016-07-07T15:42:35Z

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== PoC Team ==
Saguna

Adva Optical Networking

Bezeq International

== Main Contact ==
Michael Rabinovich, Adva Optical [mailto:mrabinovich@advaoptical.com mrabinovich@advaoptical.com]

== PoC Demo ==
PoC Demo 1 - '''MEC PoC ZONE''' @ MEC World Congress, Munich (GE), Sept 2016

PoC Demo 2 - PoC Live Demo at chosen Enterprise (TBD), Q1 2017

== Abstract ==
Use of MEC for Enterprise by implementation of a local breakout for the enterprise users

== PoC Proposal ==
[https://docbox.etsi.org/ISG/MEC/IEG/05-CONTRIBUTIONS/2016/MECIEG%2816%29000047r1_POC_Proposal__Enterprise_services.docx MECIEG%2816%29000047r1_POC_Proposal__Enterprise_services.docx]

== PoC Topics ==
This PoC is WORKING on:

[[PT01 - Demonstration of MEC Service Scenarios]]

PoC Contribution to PT01 (Technical Report) is expected by Q2 2017

== PoC Report ==
PoC Report is expected by Q2 2017

Ongoing PoCs

2016-07-07T15:20:20Z

Almagia:

PoC 4 FLIPS – Flexible IP-based Services

2016-03-22T14:45:18Z

Almagia: /* PoC Proposal */

== PoC Team ==
InterDigital

Bristol is Open

Intracom

CVTC

Essex University

== Main Contact ==
Alex Reznik, Interdigital [mailto:alex.reznik@interdigital.com alex.reznik@interdigital.com]

Dirk Trossen, Interdigital [mailto:dirk.trossen@interdigital.com mailto:dirk.trossen@interdigital.com]

== PoC Demo ==
PoC Demo 1 - MWC Barcelona, Spain, Feb 2016

PoC Demo 2 - PoC Live Demo using Bristol Is Open network, Bristol, UK, May 2016

PoC Demo 3 - MEC World Congress, Munich (GE), Sept 2016

== Abstract ==
An operator-based MEC Application is designed to transparently accelerate delivery of IP-based content and streaming media. This Application additionally allows exposure of in-network surrogate server to allow operators to offer Surrogate-as-a-Service for web-based media delivery.

== PoC Proposal ==
[https://docbox.etsi.org/ISG/MEC/IEG/05-CONTRIBUTIONS/2016//MECIEG(16)000001r2_POC_Proposal__FLIPS__Flexible_IP-Based_Services.docx MECIEG(16)000001r2_POC_Proposal__FLIPS__Flexible_IP-Based_Services.docx]

'''Updated proposal (22/03/2016):''' [https://docbox.etsi.org/ISG/MEC/IEG/05-CONTRIBUTIONS/2016//MECIEG(16)000001r2_POC_Proposal__FLIPS__Flexible_IP-Based_Services.docx MECIEG(16)000001r2_POC_Proposal__FLIPS__Flexible_IP-Based_Services.docx]

== PoC Topics ==
This PoC is WORKING on:

[[PT01 - Demonstration of MEC Service Scenarios]]

[[PT02 - MEC Metrics]]

PoC Contribution to PT01 and PT02 (Technical Report) is expected by Q4 2016

== PoC Report ==
PoC Report is expected by Q4 2016

PoC 4 FLIPS – Flexible IP-based Services

2016-03-22T14:42:56Z

Almagia: /* PoC Proposal */

== PoC Team ==
InterDigital

Bristol is Open

Intracom

CVTC

Essex University

== Main Contact ==
Alex Reznik, Interdigital [mailto:alex.reznik@interdigital.com alex.reznik@interdigital.com]

Dirk Trossen, Interdigital [mailto:dirk.trossen@interdigital.com mailto:dirk.trossen@interdigital.com]

== PoC Demo ==
PoC Demo 1 - MWC Barcelona, Spain, Feb 2016

PoC Demo 2 - PoC Live Demo using Bristol Is Open network, Bristol, UK, May 2016

PoC Demo 3 - MEC World Congress, Munich (GE), Sept 2016

== Abstract ==
An operator-based MEC Application is designed to transparently accelerate delivery of IP-based content and streaming media. This Application additionally allows exposure of in-network surrogate server to allow operators to offer Surrogate-as-a-Service for web-based media delivery.

== PoC Proposal ==
[https://docbox.etsi.org/ISG/MEC/IEG/05-CONTRIBUTIONS/2016//MECIEG(16)000001r2_POC_Proposal__FLIPS__Flexible_IP-Based_Services.docx MECIEG(16)000001r2_POC_Proposal__FLIPS__Flexible_IP-Based_Services.docx]
'''
Updated proposal (22/03/2016):''' [https://docbox.etsi.org/ISG/MEC/IEG/05-CONTRIBUTIONS/2016//MECIEG(16)000001r2_POC_Proposal__FLIPS__Flexible_IP-Based_Services.docx MECIEG(16)000001r2_POC_Proposal__FLIPS__Flexible_IP-Based_Services.docx]

== PoC Topics ==
This PoC is WORKING on:

[[PT01 - Demonstration of MEC Service Scenarios]]

[[PT02 - MEC Metrics]]

PoC Contribution to PT01 and PT02 (Technical Report) is expected by Q4 2016

== PoC Report ==
PoC Report is expected by Q4 2016

PoC 2 Edge Video Orchestration and Video Clip Replay via MEC

2016-02-03T08:03:09Z

Almagia: /* PoC Demo */

== PoC Team ==
Nokia

EE

Smart Mobile Labs

== Main Contact ==
Uwe Rauschenbach, Nokia [mailto:uwe.rauschenbach@nokia.com uwe.rauschenbach@nokia.com]

Dirk Lindemeier, Nokia [mailto:dirk.lindemeier@nokia.com dirk.lindemeier@nokia.com]

== PoC Demo ==
Connected Stadium Summit, Wembley Stadium, London, 24-25 November 2015

Webinar, 26 January 2016 [https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/6102829765503317505 Watch webinar]

Mobile World Congress, Barcelona (SP), 22-25 Feb 2016 (GSMA Innovation City, Hall 3, 3A11 and 3A31)

== Abstract ==
Through the Edge Video Orchestration application running on the MEC server, the end user is able to receive live video streams from professional stadium cameras in real time. The user can choose the camera angle and view video replays provided locally. All media is produced, injected and played out locally, without the need to modify core network elements. Backhaul and core capacity is not impacted.

== PoC Proposal ==
[https://docbox.etsi.org/ISG/MEC/IEG/05-CONTRIBUTIONS/2015/MECIEG(15)000049r3_Edge_Video_Orchestration_and_Video_Clip_Replay_via_MEC.docx MECIEG(15)000049r3_Edge_Video_Orchestration_and_Video_Clip_Replay_via_MEC.docx]

== PoC Topics ==
This PoC is WORKING on: [[PT01 - Demonstration of MEC Service Scenarios]]

PoC Contribution to PT01 (Technical Report) is expected by Q1 2016

== PoC Report ==
PoC Report is expected by Q1 2016

PoC 2 Edge Video Orchestration and Video Clip Replay via MEC

2016-02-03T08:00:49Z

Almagia: /* PoC Demo */

== PoC Team ==
Nokia

EE

Smart Mobile Labs

== Main Contact ==
Uwe Rauschenbach, Nokia [mailto:uwe.rauschenbach@nokia.com uwe.rauschenbach@nokia.com]

Dirk Lindemeier, Nokia [mailto:dirk.lindemeier@nokia.com dirk.lindemeier@nokia.com]

== PoC Demo ==
Connected Stadium Summit, Wembley Stadium, London, 24-25 November 2015

Webinar, 26 January 2016

Mobile World Congress, Barcelona (SP), 22-25 Feb 2016 (GSMA Innovation City, Hall 3, 3A11 and 3A31)

== Abstract ==
Through the Edge Video Orchestration application running on the MEC server, the end user is able to receive live video streams from professional stadium cameras in real time. The user can choose the camera angle and view video replays provided locally. All media is produced, injected and played out locally, without the need to modify core network elements. Backhaul and core capacity is not impacted.

== PoC Proposal ==
[https://docbox.etsi.org/ISG/MEC/IEG/05-CONTRIBUTIONS/2015/MECIEG(15)000049r3_Edge_Video_Orchestration_and_Video_Clip_Replay_via_MEC.docx MECIEG(15)000049r3_Edge_Video_Orchestration_and_Video_Clip_Replay_via_MEC.docx]

== PoC Topics ==
This PoC is WORKING on: [[PT01 - Demonstration of MEC Service Scenarios]]

PoC Contribution to PT01 (Technical Report) is expected by Q1 2016

== PoC Report ==
PoC Report is expected by Q1 2016

PoC 4 FLIPS – Flexible IP-based Services

2016-02-01T08:28:21Z

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== PoC Team ==
InterDigital

Bristol is Open

Intracom

CVTC

Essex University

== Main Contact ==
Alex Reznik, Interdigital [mailto:alex.reznik@interdigital.com alex.reznik@interdigital.com]

Dirk Trossen, Interdigital [mailto:dirk.trossen@interdigital.com mailto:dirk.trossen@interdigital.com]

== PoC Demo ==
PoC Demo 1 - MWC Barcelona, Spain, Feb 2016

PoC Demo 2 - PoC Live Demo using Bristol Is Open network, Bristol, UK, May 2016

PoC Demo 3 - MEC World Congress, Munich (GE), Sept 2016

== Abstract ==
An operator-based MEC Application is designed to transparently accelerate delivery of IP-based content and streaming media. This Application additionally allows exposure of in-network surrogate server to allow operators to offer Surrogate-as-a-Service for web-based media delivery.

== PoC Proposal ==
[https://docbox.etsi.org/ISG/MEC/IEG/05-CONTRIBUTIONS/2016//MECIEG(16)000001r2_POC_Proposal__FLIPS__Flexible_IP-Based_Services.docx MECIEG(16)000001r2_POC_Proposal__FLIPS__Flexible_IP-Based_Services.docx]

== PoC Topics ==
This PoC is WORKING on:

[[PT01 - Demonstration of MEC Service Scenarios]]

[[PT02 - MEC Metrics]]

PoC Contribution to PT01 and PT02 (Technical Report) is expected by Q4 2016

== PoC Report ==
PoC Report is expected by Q4 2016

Ongoing PoCs

2016-02-01T08:21:37Z

Almagia:

PoC 2 Edge Video Orchestration and Video Clip Replay via MEC

2016-01-28T08:23:57Z

Almagia: /* PoC Demo */

== PoC Team ==
Nokia

EE

Smart Mobile Labs

== Main Contact ==
Uwe Rauschenbach, Nokia [mailto:uwe.rauschenbach@nokia.com uwe.rauschenbach@nokia.com]

Dirk Lindemeier, Nokia [mailto:dirk.lindemeier@nokia.com dirk.lindemeier@nokia.com]

== PoC Demo ==
Connected Stadium Summit, Wembley Stadium, London, 24-25 November 2015

Webinar, 26 January 2016

Mobile World Congress, Barcelona (SP), 22-25 Feb 2016

== Abstract ==
Through the Edge Video Orchestration application running on the MEC server, the end user is able to receive live video streams from professional stadium cameras in real time. The user can choose the camera angle and view video replays provided locally. All media is produced, injected and played out locally, without the need to modify core network elements. Backhaul and core capacity is not impacted.

== PoC Proposal ==
[https://docbox.etsi.org/ISG/MEC/IEG/05-CONTRIBUTIONS/2015/MECIEG(15)000049r3_Edge_Video_Orchestration_and_Video_Clip_Replay_via_MEC.docx MECIEG(15)000049r3_Edge_Video_Orchestration_and_Video_Clip_Replay_via_MEC.docx]

== PoC Topics ==
This PoC is WORKING on: [[PT01 - Demonstration of MEC Service Scenarios]]

PoC Contribution to PT01 (Technical Report) is expected by Q1 2016

== PoC Report ==
PoC Report is expected by Q1 2016

PoC 1 Video User Experience Optimization via MEC - A Service Aware RAN PoC

2016-01-28T08:22:47Z

Almagia: /* PoC Demo */

== PoC Team ==
Intel

China Mobile

iQiYi

== Main Contact ==
Soo Jin Tan, Intel [mailto:Soo.jin.tan@intel.com soo.jin.tan@intel.com]

== PoC Demo ==
* PoC Demo 1 - IWPC Workshop, San Jose (CA) 9 November 2015. [http://www.iwpc.org/workshops/2015/2015-11-intel/MEC-agenda.html (see details)]

* PoC Demo 2 - 2015 China Mobile's Global Partnership Conference, Guangzhou (PRC) 14-16 December 2015

* PoC Demo 3 - Mobile World Congress, Barcelona (SP), 22-25 Feb 2016

* PoC Demo 4 - MEC Congress Asia, Hong Kong, 19-20 April 2016

== Abstract ==
Through the Video UE Optimization application running on the MEC server, the MEC application is able to recognize which are the paid video streams from the content provider. From there, the MEC application will assign higher priority to those video streams by ensuring higher bit rate. As a result, the paid subscribers will have a more guaranteed user experience when streaming video from the designated content provider.

== PoC Proposal ==
[https://docbox.etsi.org/ISG/MEC/IEG/05-CONTRIBUTIONS/2015/MECIEG(15)000038r2_Video_User_Experience_Optimization_via_MEC_-_A_Service_Aware.docx MECIEG(15)000038r2_Video_User_Experience_Optimization_via_MEC_-_A_Service_Aware.docx]

== PoC Topics ==
This PoC is WORKING on: [[PT01 - Demonstration of MEC Service Scenarios]]

PoC Contribution to PT01 (Technical Report) is expected by Q1 2016

== PoC Report ==
PoC Report is expected by Q1 2016

PT03 - MEC Architecture

2016-01-13T14:34:09Z

Almagia:

= Description =
Demonstrate the MEC Architectural components as defined the current draft DGS MEC003.

[https://docbox.etsi.org/ISG/MEC/05-CONTRIBUTIONS/2015//MEC(15)000273r2_Proposed_new_Hot_PoC_Topic_-_Architecture.docx MEC PoC Topic Proposal - MEC Architecture]

= Status =
'''ACTIVE'''

= What is expected to be learnt from the PoCs =

==Points to prove/refute==
Demonstrate the technical feasibility of the described MEC Architecture

==Criterion of success==
Feedback on the MEC Architecture

==Other information==
Used information flows and information model used.

= Technical information to be provided by the PoC Team=
Mapping of the PoC components to the MEC Architecture (some PoC components might not be mapped to the MEC architectural blocks)

Information flows and information models used by the PoC (optional)

= Template for the PoC Feedback Contribution =
No specific template. POC Teams are expected to submit a Technical Report covering the points mentioned above.

=Concerned WGs/WI=
GS MEC003 Mobile Edge Computing (MEC); MEC Architecture([https://portal.etsi.org/tb.aspx?tbid=826&SubTB=826#50612-drafts See latest draft])

=Coordinator=
MEC IEG Chair: Yun Chao Hu, Huawei ([mailto:yunchao.hu@huawei.com yunchao.hu@huawei.com])
MEC-IEG006 Rapporteur: Patrice Hede, Huawei ([mailto:Patrice.Hede@huawei.com Patrice.Hede@huawei.com])

CTI Support: [mailto:cti_support@etsi.org cti_support@etsi.org]

=Contributions (feedback) deadline=
Q4 2016

PT03 - MEC Architecture

2016-01-13T14:33:56Z

Almagia: /* Points to prove/refute */

= Description =
Demonstrate the MEC Architectural components as defined the current draft DGS MEC003.

[https://docbox.etsi.org/ISG/MEC/05-CONTRIBUTIONS/2015//MEC(15)000273r2_Proposed_new_Hot_PoC_Topic_-_Architecture.docx MEC PoC Topic Proposal - MEC Architecture]

= Status =
'''ACTIVE'''

= What is expected to be learnt from the PoCs =

==Points to prove/refute==
Demonstrate the technical feasibility of the described MEC Architecture

==Criterion of success==
• Feedback on the MEC Architecture

==Other information==
• Used information flows and information model used.

= Technical information to be provided by the PoC Team=
Mapping of the PoC components to the MEC Architecture (some PoC components might not be mapped to the MEC architectural blocks)

Information flows and information models used by the PoC (optional)

= Template for the PoC Feedback Contribution =
No specific template. POC Teams are expected to submit a Technical Report covering the points mentioned above.

=Concerned WGs/WI=
GS MEC003 Mobile Edge Computing (MEC); MEC Architecture([https://portal.etsi.org/tb.aspx?tbid=826&SubTB=826#50612-drafts See latest draft])

=Coordinator=
MEC IEG Chair: Yun Chao Hu, Huawei ([mailto:yunchao.hu@huawei.com yunchao.hu@huawei.com])
MEC-IEG006 Rapporteur: Patrice Hede, Huawei ([mailto:Patrice.Hede@huawei.com Patrice.Hede@huawei.com])

CTI Support: [mailto:cti_support@etsi.org cti_support@etsi.org]

=Contributions (feedback) deadline=
Q4 2016

PT03 - MEC Architecture

2016-01-13T14:33:48Z

Almagia: /* Concerned WGs/WI */

= Description =
Demonstrate the MEC Architectural components as defined the current draft DGS MEC003.

[https://docbox.etsi.org/ISG/MEC/05-CONTRIBUTIONS/2015//MEC(15)000273r2_Proposed_new_Hot_PoC_Topic_-_Architecture.docx MEC PoC Topic Proposal - MEC Architecture]

= Status =
'''ACTIVE'''

= What is expected to be learnt from the PoCs =

==Points to prove/refute==
• Demonstrate the technical feasibility of the described MEC Architecture

==Criterion of success==
• Feedback on the MEC Architecture

==Other information==
• Used information flows and information model used.

= Technical information to be provided by the PoC Team=
Mapping of the PoC components to the MEC Architecture (some PoC components might not be mapped to the MEC architectural blocks)

Information flows and information models used by the PoC (optional)

= Template for the PoC Feedback Contribution =
No specific template. POC Teams are expected to submit a Technical Report covering the points mentioned above.

=Concerned WGs/WI=
GS MEC003 Mobile Edge Computing (MEC); MEC Architecture([https://portal.etsi.org/tb.aspx?tbid=826&SubTB=826#50612-drafts See latest draft])

=Coordinator=
MEC IEG Chair: Yun Chao Hu, Huawei ([mailto:yunchao.hu@huawei.com yunchao.hu@huawei.com])
MEC-IEG006 Rapporteur: Patrice Hede, Huawei ([mailto:Patrice.Hede@huawei.com Patrice.Hede@huawei.com])

CTI Support: [mailto:cti_support@etsi.org cti_support@etsi.org]

=Contributions (feedback) deadline=
Q4 2016