TR 28.803
Study on the Management aspects
of Edge Computing

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Rapporteur:: Mr. Chou, Joey
Intel Corporation (UK) Ltd

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Scope p. 7

References p. 7

Definitions of terms, symbols and abbreviations p. 8

3.1	Terms p. 8
3.2	Symbols p. 8
3.3	Abbreviations p. 8

Concept and background p. 8

4.1	Background p. 8
4.2	Edge computing deployment scenarios p. 9

Use cases p. 10

5.1

Deploy UPF to support edge computing p. 10

5.1.1	Introduction p. 10
5.1.2	Pre-conditions p. 10
5.1.3	Description p. 10
5.1.4	Post-conditions p. 10

5.2

Remove UPF not needed for edge computing p. 11

5.2.1	Introduction p. 11
5.2.2	Pre-conditions p. 11
5.2.3	Description p. 11
5.2.4	Post-conditions p. 11

5.3

Edge computing deployment p. 11

5.3.1	Introduction p. 11
5.3.2	Pre-conditions p. 11
5.3.3	Description p. 11
5.3.4	Post-conditions p. 11

5.4

Available UPF to support edge computing p. 12

5.4.1	Introduction p. 12
5.4.2	Pre-conditions p. 12
5.4.3	Description p. 12
5.4.4	Post-conditions p. 12

5.5

Performance measurements related to end-to-end QoS p. 12

5.5.1	Introduction p. 12
5.5.2	Pre-conditions p. 12
5.5.3	Description p. 12
5.5.4	Post-conditions p. 13

5.6

NEF accessibility for EC p. 13

5.6.1	Introduction p. 13
5.6.2	Pre-conditions p. 13
5.6.3	Description p. 13
5.6.4	Post-conditions p. 13

Potential requirements p. 13

Potential solutions p. 14

7.1

UPF instantiation or termination to support edge computing p. 14

7.1.1	General p. 14
7.1.2	UPF instantiation p. 14
7.1.3	UPF termination p. 14

7.2

SMF configuration to support UE traffic routing p. 15

7.2.1	General p. 15
7.2.2	SMF configuration for a new UPF p. 15
7.2.3	SMF configuration for removal from the UPF available list p. 15

7.3

NRF configuration to support UE traffic routing p. 15

7.3.1	General p. 15
7.3.2	NRF configuration to obtain UPF information p. 15
7.3.3	NRF receives UPF information from UPF instance p. 15

7.4

UPF and edge computing VNFs deployment p. 16

7.4.1	General p. 16
7.4.2	Deployment of UPF and edge computing VNFs in a NS p. 16
7.4.3	Deployment of UPF and edge computing VNFs in two separate NS p. 16
7.4.4	Retrieval of the UPF information p. 17

7.5

End-to-end performance assurance p. 18

7.5.1	General p. 18
7.5.2	Monitoring of the performance related to end-to-end QoS p. 18

7.6

AF access to NEF p. 18

7.6.1	General p. 18
7.6.2	Provision of NEF IP address p. 18

Conclusion p. 19

Change History p. 20

TR 28.803 Study on the Management aspects of Edge Computing

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TR 28.803
Study on the Management aspects
of Edge Computing