Mobile Edge Computing Creates ‘Tiny Data Centers’ at the Edge

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One key element of 5G is likely to be Mobile Edge Computing (MEC), an emerging standard that extends virtualized infrastructure into the radio access network (RAN). “MEC uses a lot of NFV infrastructure to create a small cloud at the edge,” says Saguna CEO Lior Fite. Fite says the ETSI group is creating a set of APIs to define “a tiny data center at the edge.” Saguna’s own MEC technology comprises two main components. “Usually access networks include all kinds of encryption and tunneling protocols,” says Fite. And of course, big vendors such as Huawei, Nokia, and ZTE offer MEC technology as well.

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