Cloud computing, edge computing, and media on cloudImed Bouazizi

12/10/2019 Portland, OR

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Edge Computing - Enablers and Applications

(courtesy of Linux Foundation)

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Compute Opportunities in 5G

cRAN

vRAN

LTE, 5G,

FWA

Inte

rne

t/Pu

blic

Clo

ud

UPF

AMF

MEC

IMS

UDM

Flexible

placement

5G brings compute power to all levels of the network

True

Edge CoreMetro

Edge

Cloud

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3GPP SA6 Edge Architecture

Edge Data NetworkUE 3GPP Network

Application Client(s)

Edge Application

Server(s)

Edge Enabler Server

Application Data Traffic

Edge Enabler Client

EDGE-2

EDGE-1

EDGE-3

Edge Data Network Configuration Server

EDGE-4

EDGE-5

EDGE-7

EDGE-6

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5G Media Architecture

UE

UE External

Media Functions

(e.g. an App)

5G Media

Functions

(Trusted)

Trusted Media

Functions

PCF

Network

External Media

Application

Servers

NEFNot in 5GMS scope except

usage guidelines

Not in 5GMS scope

except usage guidelines

Media

Control

Media AF

(e.g. NA AF)

Media AS

M4d

M5d/ 6d/ 7d

M1d

M8d/ 9d/ 10d

API Provider

M2d

M3d

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Edge Processing with 5G Network Slicing

Operator

Cloud / EdgeOther Cloud Platforms

Kubernetes / OpenStack / ETSI MANO

Networking Security StorageInfrastructure

Automation

Tailor-

made

Media

Content

ProvidersContent

UE

Information

• Traffic Routing:

◦ Through appropriate Filtering rules, traffic is routed to an edge network (e.g. LADN)

◦ Through appropriate DNS resolution, an Application Server is selected in the LADN

◦ If no AS instance is running, AF together with Orchestrator launch a new instance of the AS

• Slice Configuration:

◦ AS criteria and requirements

◦ DNS resolution rules

◦ AF configuration to manage AS

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Edge Platform Fragmentation

Abstraction Layer

MEC Platform Cloud Platform

5G Internet

UE Service Provider

Standardized Interfaces and SDKs

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Network-Based Media Processing (NBMP)

• MPEG is defining a Media Processing layer ◦ Cloud Platform-agnostic

◦ Can run on top of 5G Core and other cloud services

• Interfaces for Control Plane◦ Workflow description and control

◦ Load customized media processing

◦ Configure discovery and placement of media processing

◦ Build media processing pipeline from existing and custom processing entities

• Interfaces for User Plane• Formats for media and metadata

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NBMP Architecture

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NBMP Workflow Graph

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Hierarchical Structure

Workflow Description Document

(WDD)

1 Workflow Description (WO) object/element

Workflow Resource (WR)

TaskDescription Document

(TDD)

1 Task Description (TO)Object/element

TaskResource (TR)

FunctionDescription Document

(FDD)

One or more Function Description (FO)

Objects/elements

FunctionDescriptor (TR)

Workflow Description (WD)

Task Description (TD) Function Description (FD)

General Descriptor

InputDescriptor

OutputDescriptor

ProcessingDescriptor

RequirementDescriptor

Logical items

JSON objects/XML Documents

RESTresources

Parameters

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5G Media Overview with NBMP

NBMP

5G MediaAS

LADN

AS

UPF

SMF PCF

DN

Processing

EntityProcessing

Entity

NBMP Workflow Controller

AF

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NBMP Mapping

Workflow ManagerFunction Repository

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Edge Placement

Media PreparationTelco

CDNEdge ProcessingOn-prem

Processing

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Discussion

How to monetize the edge? 3

4What role can key players such as cloud service providers play and how can they work with the MNOs?

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What is the best way to split workload between cloud, edge, and device?

How to deal with security aspects between content/application provider and MNO?

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