Mobile Edge Computing

An enabler for enhanced Car2X communication

Nurit Sprecher (Chair of ETSI MEC ISG)
Connected Cars, London, UK
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 Markets Trends and Drivers

The number of connected cars is rapidly growing.

Majority of the fatalities in car accidents are caused by human error

and could be avoided with assisted driving and connected cars.

Car connectivity can contribute to the optimization of the

infrastructure investment and the transportation planning.

Car connectivity opens up new revenue streams and business

opportunities.

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 Automotive: Communications-related
Requirements

Applications

Infotainment: • Media
• High bandwidth • Entertainment
• Internet access

Traffic safety:
Traffic efficiency: • Navigation
• low latency
• Traffic information
• •high reliability and functional safety
Reliability
• E-tolling

• Hazard warning
Traffic safety:
• Collision warning
• low latency • Cooperative autonomous
• reliability cruise control
Latency

Full and reliable coverage

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 Car-to-Car and car-to-Infrastructure
Communication

LTE complements ITS G5

ITS G5 communication ITS G5 communication LTE communication
Direct car-to-car Short range vehicle-to-infrastructure Mid and long range vehicle-to-X

Proximity, path prediction and Broader road conditions: Electronic horizon far ahead
collision anticipation/warning: of the vehicle:

• Intersection • Incidents • Weather and road conditions

• Lane change • Dynamic traffic signs • Traffic efficiency
• Rear end • Alerts • Infotainment

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 Mobile Edge Computing
Paves the path to 5G and enables enhanced Car2X communication

Mobile Edge Computing paves the path to 5G;

it can enable enhanced Car2X communication
and automated driving already in LTE
environment, and help to:
increase road safety

optimize infrastructure investment

increase traffic efficiency and comfort

deliver value-added services

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 Mobile Edge Computing
An Environment for Innovation and Value Creation

Offers applications and content

providers cloud-computing
capabilities and an IT service
environment at the edge of the
mobile network

This environment is characterized by:

 Proximity
 Ultra-low latency
 High bandwidth
 Real-time access to radio network
and context information
Can be leveraged by applications to create value  Location awareness

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 Why Mobile Edge Computing?

Unparalleled Quality of Experience

Contextualized services, tailored to individual needs and preferences

Efficient utilization of the Radio and the network resources

Innovative applications and services towards mobile subscribers,

enterprises and vertical segments

Security and
Real time Interactive Analytical Distributed
privacy

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 Mobile Edge Computing
Business Benefits

A new value chain and an Wider collaboration can help to drive favorable market
energized ecosystem, based on conditions for sustainable business for all players in the value
Innovation and business value chain.

New market segments (enterprises, verticals and subscribers);

Business transformation short innovation cycle;
revenue generation and differentiation

Video acceleration, augmented reality, connected vehicles,

A myriad of new use cases IoT analytics, enterprise services, network performance and
utilization optimization, retail, eHealth, etc.

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 Mobile Edge Computing
Service Scenario Categories

Operator and third-party services

Consumer-oriented Services

Network-performance and QoE improvements

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 Operator and Third-party Services
Connected Cars

Car-to-infrastructure

Existing cloud services are extended into the highly distributed mobile base station
environment, leveraging the existing LTE connectivity.
The MEC application operates as a roadside unit for car-to-infrastructure (V2I).
Road hazards can be recognized and warnings can be sent to nearby cars with
extremely low latency.
Enables a nearby car to receive data in a matter of milliseconds, and the driver to react
instantly.
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 Car2X Applications at the Digital Test bed A9

The first public showcase of safety applications at the "Digital A9

Motorway Test Bed“ (November 2015)

Demonstration of Use cases: Contribution to road

real-time  Co-operative safety improvement
communication passing assistance was demonstrated
between cars via the  Electronic brake
LTE cellular network light

Mobile Edge MEC enabled near-5G

Computing (MEC) communication (<
used as the enabling 20ms latency)
technology

Link to PR link to Deutsche Telekom clip

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Use Case 1: Emergency electronic brake lights

<20 ms
Slow
down Brake
Use Case 2: Cooperative Passing Assistant

Car Car
ahead passing

Slow Keep Turn signal

down lane

<500 m (40m at speed difference of 25

km/h)
 Consumer-oriented Service Scenarios
Augmented Reality

High bandwidth low latency content delivery

The MEC application analyses the output from a device’s camera and the precise
location; objects viewed on the the device camera are overlaid with local augmented
reality content.
Enables unique experience of a visitor to a museum or other (indoors or outdoors)
points of interest
Ensures low latency and high rate of data processing

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 Operator and Third-party Services
Video Analytics

Intelligent Video Analytics

Distributed live video streams analytics at the mobile edge

Events are triggered automatically (e.g. movement, missing objects, crowds, etc.);
enables fast detection and action triggering
Optimizes backhaul and transport capacity
Applicable to public safety, smart cities

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 ETSI MEC ISG
Formed in September 2014; first meeting in December 2014

Creates an open Hosts third-party Compliance with

and standardized applications at the regulatory and
IT service edge of the mobile legal requirements
Founding environment network
members

Formed under the Exposes real-time Enables a new Stimulates

auspices of the radio network and value-chain, fresh innovation
ETSI ISG context business segments
information

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 ETSI MEC ISG Members/Participants

A multi-stakeholder industry initiative:

A NEW VALUE CHAIN: MOBILE OPEARTORS BASE STATION VENDORS TECHNOLOGY PROVIDERS APPLICATION AND CONTENT PROVIDERS

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 ETSI MEC ISG: What Do We Specify?

The MEC ISG work to produce normative Group Specifications that will allow the efficient and
seamless integration of applications from vendors, service providers, and third-parties across
multi-vendor MEC platforms.

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Let’s Reflect on the Past Year …

Published Work-in-progress
 Technical Requirements, including use cases (GS  Work Items relating to the MEC APIs,
MEC 002) management interfaces and essential platform
functionality:
 Framework and Reference Architecture (GS MEC
003)  API principles, mobile edge platform application
enablement, radio network information API, Location API,
 Terminology (GS MEC 001) UE identity API, bandwidth management API, system,
server and platform management, application lifecycle
 MEC Proof of Concept (PoC) (GS MEC-IEG 005) and policies, and UE application interface

 Service Scenario (GS MEC-IEG 004)  Study items related to MEC integration in NFV
environment and end-to-end mobility.
 ETSI White Paper “Mobile Edge Computing - a key
technology towards 5G “ (Link)  Work Items which aim to increase MEC market
acceleration (MEC metrics best practices, MEC
 Webinar on “Boosting user experience by
business case examples, MEC requirements for
innovating at the mobile network edge” (Link)
multi-vendor eco-systems)

Internal
 Mobile Edge Computing: Framework

 MEC utilizes the NFV infrastructure. MEC is fully compliant with the 3GPP
The NFV infrastructure may be dedicated to MEC or architecture
shared with other network functions or applications. • MEC uses existing 3GPP functional elements and

 MEC uses (as far as possible) the NFV reference points.

infrastructure management entity.

NFV 3GPP

Third-party applications can be intelligently and MEC supports multiple deployment scenarios,
flexibly deployed in a seamless manner on including at a multi-Radio Access Technology
(RAT) cell aggregation site, at an aggregation
different MEC platforms (based on technical and
point, at the cloud RAN and at the edge of the
business parameters).
core network.

Orchestration Deployment scenarios

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 MEC Reference Architecture

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 MEC Proofs of Concept (PoC)

MEC PoCs demonstrate the viability of MEC implementations; the results and
lessons learnt from the MEC PoCs will be channeled to the MEC ISG specification
activities.
MEC PoCs address at least one of the PoC topics listed on the ETSI MEC WIKI page:
http://mecwiki.etsi.org/.

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 Conclusion

Mobile Edge Computing is as a key enabler for IoT and mission-critical, vertical
solutions. It is one of the key architectural concepts and technologies for 5G, helping
to satisfy the demanding requirements for the 5G era in terms of expected
throughput, latency, scalability and automation. It also offers additional privacy and
security and ensures significant cost savings.

Many of the 5G use cases can be enabled with Mobile Edge Computing prior to 5G.

Mobile Edge Computing utilization in current LTE networks can satisfy the tight
latency requirements of connected cars communication, helping to:
• improve road safety, efficiency and comfort
• optimize infrastructure investment
• deliver value-added services, with best experience for passengers

• It can also complement ITS-G5 in forming a comprehensive communication

infrastructure.

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 THANK YOU

Contact Details:

Nurit Sprecher, Chair of ETSI MEC ISG

[email protected]

ETSI MEC Support:

[email protected]

Thank you!

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