1、 ETSI GR MEC 017 V1.1.1 (2018-02) Mobile Edge Computing (MEC); Deployment of Mobile Edge Computing in an NFV environment Disclaimer The present document has been produced and approved by the Mobile Edge Computing (MEC) ETSI Industry Specification Group (ISG) and represents the views of those members
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9、he benefit of its Members. GSM and the GSM logo are trademarks registered and owned by the GSM Association. ETSI ETSI GR MEC 017 V1.1.1 (2018-02) 3 Contents Intellectual Property Rights 5g3Foreword . 5g3Modal verbs terminology 5g31 Scope 6g32 References 6g32.1 Normative references . 6g32.2 Informati
10、ve references 6g33 Definitions and abbreviations . 7g33.1 Definitions 7g33.2 Abbreviations . 7g34 Introduction 8g35 Reference Architecture . 8g35.1 Overview and assumptions . 8g35.2 MEC reference architecture in NFV environments 9g35.3 Realization of the mobile edge platform as a VNF 10g35.4 Realiza
11、tion of the Data Plane . 11g36 Key issues . 12g36.1 Issue #1: Mapping of ME app VNFs to Network Services 12g36.1.1 Problem description 12g36.1.2 Solution(s). 12g36.1.3 Evaluation . 13g36.1.4 Proposal 13g36.2 Issue #2: Usage of NFV Network Service 13g36.2.1 Problem description 13g36.2.2 Solution(s).
12、14g36.2.3 Evaluation . 14g36.2.4 Proposal 14g36.3 Issue #3: Communication between MEAO and NFVO via Mv1 . 14g36.3.1 Problem description 14g36.3.2 Solution(s). 14g36.3.3 Evaluation . 16g36.3.4 Proposal 16g36.4 Issue #4: Communication between VNFM and MEPM-V via Mv2 16g36.4.1 Problem description 16g36
13、.4.2 Solution(s). 16g36.4.3 Evaluation . 17g36.4.4 Proposal 17g36.5 Issue #5: Communication between VNFM and ME app instance via Mv3 18g36.5.1 Problem description 18g36.5.2 Solution(s). 18g36.5.3 Evaluation . 18g36.5.4 Proposal 19g36.6 Issue #6: AppD vs. VNFD for ME app VNFs 19g36.6.1 Problem descri
14、ption 19g36.6.2 Solution(s). 19g36.6.3 Evaluation . 20g36.6.4 Proposal 20g36.7 Issue #7: VNF Package vs. MEC application package . 21g36.7.1 Problem description 21g36.7.2 Solution(s). 21g36.7.3 Evaluation . 21g36.7.4 Proposal 21g36.8 Issue #8: VNF package onboarding 21g3ETSI ETSI GR MEC 017 V1.1.1 (
15、2018-02) 4 6.8.1 Problem description 21g36.8.2 Solution(s). 21g36.8.3 Evaluation . 22g36.8.4 Proposal 22g36.9 Issue #9: Managing traffic redirection 22g36.9.1 Problem description 22g36.9.2 Solution(s). 23g36.9.3 Evaluation . 23g36.9.4 Proposal 24g36.10 Issue #10: Comparison of AppD and VNFD data str
16、uctures 24g36.10.1 Problem description 24g36.10.2 Solution(s). 24g36.10.3 Evaluation . 25g36.10.4 Proposal 25g36.11 Issue #11: NFV construct that corresponds to Mobile Edge Host 25g36.11.1 Problem description 25g36.11.2 Solution(s). 26g36.11.3 Evaluation . 26g36.11.4 Proposal 26g36.12 Issue #12 : ME
17、 App VNF Instance Relocation 26g36.12.1 Problem description 26g36.12.2 Solution(s). 26g36.12.3 Evaluation . 26g36.12.4 Proposal 26g36.13 Issue #13: Application instantiation . 27g36.13.1 Problem description 27g36.13.2 Solution(s). 27g36.13.3 Evaluation . 27g36.13.4 Proposal 27g36.14 Issue #14: Appli
18、cation instance termination. 27g36.14.1 Problem description 27g36.14.2 Solution(s). 28g36.14.3 Evaluation . 28g36.14.4 Proposal 28g37 Recommendation 28g37.1 Way forward . 28g37.2 Architecture impact 29g37.3 Needed normative work . 29g37.3.1 General 29g37.3.2 Normative work suggested to be performed
19、in ETSI NFV . 29g37.3.3 Normative work suggested to be performed in ETSI MEC 30g37.4 Items that require further study 30g38 Conclusion 31g3History 32g3ETSI ETSI GR MEC 017 V1.1.1 (2018-02) 5 Intellectual Property Rights Essential patents IPRs essential or potentially essential to normative deliverab
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24、those trademarks. Foreword This Group Report (GR) has been produced by ETSI Industry Specification Group (ISG) Mobile Edge Computing (MEC). Modal verbs terminology In the present document “should“, “should not“, “may“, “need not“, “will“, “will not“, “can“ and “cannot“ are to be interpreted as descr
25、ibed in clause 3.2 of the ETSI Drafting Rules (Verbal forms for the expression of provisions). “must“ and “must not“ are NOT allowed in ETSI deliverables except when used in direct citation. ETSI ETSI GR MEC 017 V1.1.1 (2018-02) 6 1 Scope The present document describes solutions that allow the deplo
26、yment of MEC in a NFV environment. For each solution, it describes the motivation for the solution, its architectural impacts and the necessary work to enable it. The document provides recommendations as for where the specification work needs to be done. 2 References 2.1 Normative references Normati
27、ve references are not applicable in the present document. 2.2 Informative references References are either specific (identified by date of publication and/or edition number or version number) or non-specific. For specific references, only the cited version applies. For non-specific references, the l
28、atest version of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies. NOTE: While any hyperlinks included in this clause were valid at the time of publication, ETSI cannot guarantee their long term validity. The following referenced documents are not necessary for the application of the prese
29、nt document but they assist the user with regard to a particular subject area. i.1 ETSI GS NFV-MAN 001: “Network Functions Virtualisation (NFV); Management and Orchestration“. i.2 ETSI GS NFV-INF 003: “Network Functions Virtualisation (NFV); Infrastructure; Compute Domain“. i.3 ETSI GS NFV-INF 004:
30、“Network Functions Virtualisation (NFV); Infrastructure; Hypervisor Domain“. i.4 ETSI GS NFV-INF 005: “Network Functions Virtualisation (NFV); Infrastructure; Network Domain“. i.5 ETSI GS MEC 003: “Mobile Edge Computing (MEC); Framework and Reference Architecture“. i.6 ETSI GS NFV-IFA 013: “Network
31、Functions Virtualisation (NFV); Management and Orchestration; Os-Ma-Nfvo reference point - Interface and Information Model Specification“. i.7 ETSI GS NFV-IFA 011: “Network Functions Virtualisation (NFV); Management and Orchestration; VNF Packaging Specification“. i.8 3GPP TR 32.842: “Telecommunicat
32、ion management; Study on network management of virtualised networks“. i.9 ETSI GS NFV-IFA 009: “Network Functions Virtualisation (NFV); Management and Orchestration; Report on Architectural Options“. i.10 ETSI GS MEC 010-2: “Mobile Edge Computing (MEC); Mobile Edge Management; Part 2: Application li
33、fecycle, rules and requirements management“. i.11 ETSI GS NFV-IFA 014: “Network Functions Virtualisation (NFV); Management and Orchestration; Network Service Templates Specification“. i.12 ETSI GS NFV-IFA 008: “Network Functions Virtualisation (NFV); Management and Orchestration; Ve-Vnfm reference p
34、oint - Interface and Information Model Specification“. ETSI ETSI GR MEC 017 V1.1.1 (2018-02) 7 i.13 ETSI GS MEC 010-1: “Mobile Edge Computing (MEC); Mobile Edge Management; Part 1: System, host and platform management“. i.14 ETSI GS NFV-SOL 002: “Network Functions Virtualisation (NFV); Protocols and
35、 Data Models; RESTful protocols specification for the Ve-Vnfm Reference Point“. i.15 IETF RFC 6241: “Network Configuration Protocol (NETCONF)“. i.16 IETF RFC 8040: “RESTCONF Protocol“. i.17 ETSI GS MEC 002: “Mobile Edge Computing (MEC); Technical Requirements“. i.18 ETSI GS NFV-IFA 006: “Network Fun
36、ctions Virtualisation (NFV); Management and Orchestration; Vi-Vnfm reference point - Interface and Information Model Specification“. i.19 ETSI GS NFV-IFA 007: “Network Functions Virtualisation (NFV); Management and Orchestration; Or-Vnfm reference point - Interface and Information Model Specificatio
37、n“. i.20 ETSI GS NFV-IFA 018: “Network Functions Virtualisation (NFV); Acceleration Technologies; Network Acceleration Interface Specification; Release 3“. i.21 OpenStack documentation, Service function chaining. NOTE: Available at: https:/docs.openstack.org/newton/networking-guide/config-sfc.html.
38、i.22 ETSI GS NFV-SOL 005: “Network Functions Virtualisation (NFV) Release 2; Protocols and Data Models; RESTful protocols specification for the Os-Ma-nfvo Reference Point“. 3 Definitions and abbreviations 3.1 Definitions For the purposes of the present document, the following terms and definitions a
39、pply: ME app VNF: mobile edge application that appears like a VNF towards the ETSI NFV MANO components 3.2 Abbreviations For the purposes of the present document, the following abbreviations apply: DNS Domain Name System DOPFR Dynamic Optimization of Packet Flow Routing EM Element Manager ETSI Europ
40、ean Telecommunications Standards Institute GS Group Specification GTP GPRS Tunnelling Protocol HOT Heat Orchestration Template IP Internet Protocol LCM Life Cycle Management MANO Management and Orchestration ME Mobile Edge MEAO Mobile Edge Application Orchestrator MEC Mobile Edge Computing MEO Mobil
41、e Edge Orchestrator MEPM Mobile Edge Platform Manager MEPM-V Mobile Edge Platform Manager - NFV NFP Network Forwarding Path NFV Network Functions Virtualisation NFVI Network Functions Virtualisation Infrastructure NFVO Network Functions Virtualisation Orchestrator ETSI ETSI GR MEC 017 V1.1.1 (2018-0
42、2) 8 NS Network Service NSD Network Service Descriptor OASIS Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards OSS Operations Support System PM Performance ManagementPNF Physical Network Function PNFD Physical Network Function Descriptor PoP Point of Presence QCI Quality Class Ind
43、icator SFC Service Function Chaining SPID Subscriber Profile ID TEID Tunnel Endpoint ID TOSCA Topology and Orchestration Specification for Cloud Applications UE User Equipment VIM Virtualised Infrastructure Manager VL Virtual Link VM Virtual MachineVNF Virtualised Network Function VNFC VNF Component
44、 VNFD VNF DescriptorVNFFG VNF Forwarding Graph VNFM Virtual Network Function Manager YAML YAML Aint Markup Language 4 Introduction Mobile network operators are expected to virtualise their networks using Network Functions Virtualisation (NFV), and want to use the introduced virtualisation infrastruc
45、ture to consolidate network elements (Virtualised Network Functions - VNFs), Mobile Edge Computing (MEC) components and Mobile Edge (ME) applications on top of that infrastructure. Sharing the introduced elements (infrastructure, but also management functions) to the maximum possible degree allows t
46、o make maximum use of the investments into virtualisation. The present document will analyse different scenarios of MEC deployments in NFV environments w.r.t. their architectural impact and the needed specification work. The present document will help to identify normative specification work to enab
47、le MEC deployments in NFV environments. It will also help operators that plan to deploy MEC and NFV feature at the same time, to make the right decision by providing detailed information around solution aspects. 5 Reference Architecture 5.1 Overview and assumptions This clause defines a reference ar
48、chitecture of how ETSI MEC can be deployed in a NFV environment. The basic assumptions are: 1) The ME platform is deployed as a VNF. For that purpose, the procedures defined by ETSI NFV are used. It is not expected that these procedures need to be modified for use with ETSI MEC. Clause 5.2 further e
49、laborates on this. 2) The ME applications appear like VNFs towards the ETSI NFV MANO components. This allows re-use of ETSI NFV MANO functionality. It is, however, expected that ETSI MEC might not use the full set of MANO functionality, and requires certain additional functionality. Such a specific ME application is denoted by the name “ME app VNF“ in the remainder of the present document. 3) The virtualisation infrastructure is deployed as a NFVI and its virtualised resources are managed by the VIM. For that purpose, the procedure
