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Mobile-Edge
Computing
Architecture

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The role of MEC in the Internet of Things.
By Dario Sabella, Alessandro Vaillant,
Pekka Kuure, Uwe Rauschenbach,
and Fabio Giust

M

obile-edge computing
(MEC) is an emerging technology currently recognized
as a key enabler for 5G
networks. Compatible with
current 4G networks, MEC will address
many key uses of the 5G system, motivated by the massive diffusion of the
Internet of Things (IoT). This article
aims to provide a tutorial on MEC technology and an overview of the MEC
framework and architecture recently
defined by the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) MEC
Industry Specification Group (ISG) standardization organization. We provide
some examples of MEC deployment,
with special reference to IoT cases,
since IoT is recognized as a main driver
for 5G. Finally, we discuss the main benefits and challenges for MEC moving
toward 5G.

Background

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The path toward defining 5G systems
encompasses all the requirements of the
communication network to cope with traffic needs so as to allow operators to offer
services and provide contents efficiently
and profitably.
While 4G networks have been driven
by the need to deliver video content, the

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