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Boosting innovation at the edge of the network, with OpenStack based small scale MEC hosts

OpenStack Summit, Vancouver

GERGELY CSATARI, PEKKA KUURE NOKIA

23.05.2018

What is Cloud Edge Computing? (from [1])

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Consistent operating paradigm across diverse infrastructures

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The ability to perform in a massively distributed environment

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The need to deliver network services to customers located at globally distributed remote locations

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Application integration, orchestration and service delivery requirements

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Hardware limitations and cost constraints

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Limited or intermittent network connections

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Methods to address applications with strict low latency requirements

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Geofencing and requirements for keeping sensitive private data local

Edge cloud use cases

Distributed computing for intense, local tasks Real-time delivery of live and

• n-demand content

Apps with unmatched interactivity IoT analytics at the point of capture Robust low latency for critical voice and data

Edge cloud deployments

RRHs Aggregation sites Radio Cloud Telco Cloud Clusters of base stations and small cells at hotspots Centralized data center Distributed data center Aggregation point Access Aggregation sites CPE / access point host AIR

Edge cloud deployments

RRHs Aggregation sites Radio Cloud Telco Cloud Clusters of base stations and small cells at hotspots Centralized data center Distributed data center Metro aggregation Access Centralized data center Distributed data center Aggregation point Access Small, 1 – 5 servers. Mid, 10-s of servers. Mid, 10-s of servers. Big, 100-s of servers. Low, accessible in public space Mid Mid High, secured labs Mid quality (eg.: ADSL) High quality High quality High quality 1 per year 1 per month 1 per week 1 per day 1000s 10s 10s 1 - 5

Size of deployment Physical security Connectivity Frequency

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maintenan ce Number of instances

1 server Low, accessible in public space Variable (wireless link) Less than 1 per year 106-s CPE / access point host

What is missing on top of the infrastructure?

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A single framework to manage applications running in the edge clouds

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What exposes the services via standardized API-s

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What allows hosting and managing applications at the right location at the right time

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What provides an API framework to register, discover and advertise the applications in local and remote locations

What is missing on top of the infrastructure?

Mobile Edge Platform: Service discovery, traffic steering. Runs internal services, like radio network information service or location information service. Mobile Edge Platform Manager: LCM of the applications. Mobile Edge Orchestrator: Overall view of the system,

• n-boards application packages, triggers application

instantiation, relocation and termination. Edge cloud infrastructure.

ETSI MEC (Multi-access Edge Computing)

80 members Designed to enable the Intelligent and flexible deployment of third-party applications on different MEC platforms Architecture is Aligned with NFV principles Exposes real-time network and context information Focuses on what is unique about the Mobile Edge Designed for Ultra-low latency Designed to be compliant with regulatory and legal requirements Stimulates innovation

MEC use cases - edge video orchestration

MEC use cases - augmented reality

MEC use cases - local IoT Networks

MEC use cases - connected cars

The first public showcase of safety applications took place at the "Digital A9 Motorway Test Bed“ (November 2015)

See more: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rbPH3OGO2F4&feature=youtu.be

Boosting innovation

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MEC infrastructure of an operator can be opened to other parties

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Management of the applications is possible with standardized API-s

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Provides opportunity to change the applications on several locations in a fast way

Okay, but what about

Something is needed to keep the configuration data of the VIM-s in synch. This could be an OpenStack component what is very similar to Kingbird. Edge cloud infrastructure, this can be a set of OpenStack and/or Kubernetes instances. (?)

References

[1]: Cloud Edge Computing: Beyond the Data Center

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THANKS.

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