IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials· 2017Q1· Review
On Multi-Access Edge Computing: A Survey of the Emerging 5G Network Edge Cloud Architecture and Orchestration
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Short summary
This survey details Multi-Access Edge Computing (MEC), a 5G architecture placing cloud resources at the network edge to reduce latency and improve network efficiency.
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Key points
- MEC converges telecommunication and IT services by providing cloud platforms at the network edge.
- It reduces latency for mobile users and enhances mobile backhaul/core network efficiency.
- The survey covers MEC orchestration, reference architecture, deployment scenarios, and standardization.
- MEC supports multitenancy for application developers, content providers, and third parties.
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Abstract
Multi-access edge computing (MEC) is an emerging ecosystem, which aims at converging telecommunication and IT services, providing a cloud computing platform at the edge of the radio access network. MEC offers storage and computational resources at the edge, reducing latency for mobile end users and utilizing more efficiently the mobile backhaul and core networks. This paper introduces a survey on MEC and focuses on the fundamental key enabling technologies. It elaborates MEC orchestration considering both individual services and a network of MEC platforms supporting mobility, bringing light into the different orchestration deployment options. In addition, this paper analyzes the MEC reference architecture and main deployment scenarios, which offer multitenancy support for application developers, content providers, and third parties. Finally, this paper overviews the current standardization activities and elaborates further on open research challenges.
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