{"id":4932,"date":"2022-05-18T11:30:10","date_gmt":"2022-05-18T11:30:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.5gworldpro.com\/?p=4932"},"modified":"2023-01-31T11:36:48","modified_gmt":"2023-01-31T11:36:48","slug":"what-is-multi-access-edge-computing-mec","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.5gworldpro.com\/blog\/2021\/11\/14\/what-is-multi-access-edge-computing-mec\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Multi-access edge computing (MEC) ?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Multi-access <a href=\"https:\/\/www.5gworldpro.com\/blog\/2021\/06\/10\/dell-wants-to-be-a-key-partner-to-telcos-for-open-ran-deployments\/\">edge<\/a> computing (MEC) is a concept proposed by ETSI<\/p>\n<p>It is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.5gworldpro.com\/blog\/2019\/04\/23\/57-intercontinental-shenzhen-telecom-huawei-launch-5g-smart-hotel\/\">network<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.5gworldpro.com\/blog\/2019\/04\/12\/46-3gpp-5g-specifications\/\">architecture<\/a> that provides services required by users and cloud computing functions at the network edge closer to end users, compared with a data center (DC).<\/p>\n<p>With MEC, applications, content, and some service processing and resource scheduling functions of the MBB <a href=\"https:\/\/www.5gworldpro.com\/blog\/2023\/06\/25\/verizon-demonstrates-5g-network-slicing-on-commercial-5g-core\/\">core<\/a> network are deployed at the network edge close to end users, so Mec delivers a reliable and ultimate service experience through service processing at the location close to users and collaboration between applications, content, and networks.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>1- Multi-Access\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Multi-access: MEC was previously named <a href=\"https:\/\/www.5gworldpro.com\/blog\/2020\/02\/24\/184-china-mobile-reached-6-7m-5g-subscribtions\/\">mobile<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.5gworldpro.com\/blog\/2024\/02\/18\/kpn-tests-5g-edge-computing-technology-for-logistics\/\">edge computing<\/a>. Later the ETSI MEC group replaced &#8220;mobile&#8221; with &#8220;multi-access.&#8221; When a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.5gworldpro.com\/blog\/2019\/04\/19\/53-huawei-and-china-telecom-complete-5g-standalone-electricity-slice-test\/\">telecom<\/a> network evolves to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.5gworldpro.com\/blog\/2020\/02\/22\/183-what-is-the-dynamic-spectrum-sharing\/\">5G<\/a>, it supports multiple access <a href=\"https:\/\/www.5gworldpro.com\/blog\/2023\/04\/24\/what-are-frequencies-and-spectrum-in-mobile-technologies\/\">technologies<\/a> and is able to manage them in a unified manner. The &#8220;multi-access&#8221; feature enables an MEC system to deliver a consistent experience to subscribers connecting through any access technologies.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>2- Edge<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Edge: Network functions and applications are moved from the center to the edge, delivering ultra-low <a href=\"https:\/\/www.5gworldpro.com\/blog\/2022\/12\/06\/what-is-the-meaning-of-radio-technical-terms\/\">latency<\/a>. For example, if both Tencentservers and carriers&#8217; core network gateways are placed close to your home, traffic can be locally processed without considering the traffic volume and time for processing.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>3- Computing<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Computing: The computing capabilities of a network are distributed to the edge. Such capabilities include video codec, VR\/AR rendering, video analysis, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.5gworldpro.com\/blog\/2021\/12\/20\/5g-advanced-rel-18-ai-ml-key-component\/\">AI<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>A typical application is video surveillance for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.5gworldpro.com\/blog\/2021\/12\/15\/what-are-the-top-5g-security-areas-of-concern\/\">security<\/a> protection and vehicle number plate recognition. Backhauling surveillance video consumes a great amount of bandwidth, but most of the video is static or of no value. MEC makes it possible to analyze video streams locally, dynamically encode and decode data, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.5gworldpro.com\/blog\/2021\/09\/20\/japanese-kddi-will-use-starlink-for-mobile-backhaul\/\">backhaul<\/a> only the meaningful images. 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