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Foreword
Modal verbs terminology
1 Scope
2 References
2.1 Normative references
2.2 Informative references
3 Definition of terms, symbols and abbreviations
3.1 Terms
3.2 Symbols
3.3 Abbreviations
4 Overview
5 Multi-access Edge Computing framework
6 Reference architecture
6.1 Generic reference architecture
6.2 Reference architecture variant for MEC in NFV
6.2.1 Description
6.2.2 Architecture diagram
7 Functional elements and reference points
7.1 Functional elements
7.1.1 MEC host
7.1.2 MEC platform
7.1.3 MEC application
7.1.4 MEC system level management
7.1.4.1 Multi-access edge orchestrator
7.1.4.2 Operations Support System (OSS)
7.1.4.3 User application lifecycle management proxy
7.1.5 MEC host level management
7.1.5.1 MEC platform manager
7.1.5.2 Virtualization infrastructure manager
7.1.6 Device application
7.1.7 Customer facing service portal
7.1.8 Specific functional elements in the MEC in NFV architecture variant
7.1.8.1 Overview
7.1.8.2 MEC application orchestrator
7.1.8.3 MEC platform manager Œ NFV
7.1.8.4 NFVO
7.1.8.5 VNFM (MEC Platform LCM)
7.1.8.6 VNFM (MEC App LCM)
7.2 Reference points
7.2.1 Reference points related to the MEC platform
7.2.2 Reference points related to the MEC management
7.2.3 Reference points related to external entities
7.2.4 Reference points related to the MEC in NFV architecture variant
8 MEC services
8.1 General
8.2 Radio Network Information
8.3 Location
8.4 Bandwidth Manager
Annex A (informative): Key concepts
A.1 MEC host selection
A.2 DNS support
A.3 Application traffic filtering and routing
A.4 Support of application and UE mobility
A.4.1 Background: UE mobility
A.4.2 MEC application scenarios for UE mobility
A.4.2.1 MEC applications not sensitive to UE mobility
A.4.2.2 MEC applications sensitive to UE mobility
A.4.2.2.1 Maintaining connectivity between UE and MEC application instance
A.4.2.2.2 Application state relocation
A.4.2.2.3 Application instance relocation within the MEC system
A.4.2.2.4 Application instance relocation between the MEC system and an external cloud environment
A.5 Void
A.6 Data Plane
A.7 Inter-MEC system communication
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