Information and Communications Technology and Policy

Information and Communications Technology and Policy

Information and Communications Technology and Policy ›› 2021, Vol. 47 ›› Issue (7): 76-81.doi: 10.12267/j.issn.2096-5931.2021.07.011

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Analysis and research on MEC industry development

XU Muhong, ZHANG Rui   

  1. CTTL Terminal Labs, China Academy of Information and Communications Technology, Beijing 100191, China
  • Online:2021-07-15 Published:2021-08-01

Abstract:

The MEC technology is under rapid growth due to the promotion of national policy and 5G commercial process. All parties in the industry chain are actively exploring the solutions of 5G + MEC in the vertical industry, and new business forms and operation modes are constantly emerging. This paper aims to investigate the research and progress of MEC by operators, cloud companies, equipment providers and standard organizations. The selected key issues in the deployment of MEC have also been analyzed and discussed.

Key words: 5G, MEC, edge computing, SA, edge node