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Multi-access edge computing, MEC, system and method for operating the same

US11310107B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

NEC Laboratories Europe GmbH · DE

Inventors

Fabio Giust · Vicenza, IT
Vincenzo Sciancalepore · Heidelberg, DE
Xi Li · New York, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 20, 2018
Grant date	Apr 19, 2022
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 20, 2038

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04L67/51
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method for operating a multi-access edge computing (MEC) system includes establishing, between two or more MEC providers, an agreement that defines mutual access policies that specify which MEC platforms and which MEC applications and/or services running on the MEC platforms are allowed to be exposed among each other and/or to other tenants. The MEC platforms are provisioned with appropriate configurations in accordance with the access policies of the agreement. A discovery process is executed for discovering a MEC platform within a MEC stack of another tenant and a communication link is established with the other tenant's MEC platform.

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