System and method for monitoring wireless multi-access edge computing network

EP4523434A1Pending Publication Date: 2025-03-19VODAFONE GROUP SERVICES LTD +1
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Patent Information

Application Number
EP2023726953
Authority / Receiving Office
EP · EP
Patent Type
Applications
Current Assignee / Owner
Priority Date
2022-05-12
Filing Date
2023-05-12
Publication Date
2025-03-19

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Technical Problem

Current methods for characterizing the quality of service in wireless multi-access edge computing networks are inadequate as they rely on basic parameters like signal strength and bit rate, which do not accurately represent the user's experience, especially for services like online gaming or industrial process control.

Method used

The implementation of digital twins on both MEC servers and mobile client devices, where the client digital twin measures service quality indicators such as frame rate, resolution, and response time, providing a more accurate representation of the service quality experienced by the user, and associating these indicators with location and time for mapping service quality.

Benefits of technology

This approach allows for a more precise monitoring and mapping of service quality, providing users with meaningful quality ratings (MOS) that reflect their actual experience, enhancing the usability of services like online gaming and process automation.

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Abstract

The present invention relates to a wireless network comprising a plurality of MEC servers arranged to provide a service to a mobile client via one or more wireless base stations, and at least one mobile client device arranged to wirelessly communicate with the MEC servers via one of the wireless base stations to access the service; each MEC server hosts a server digital twin of the MEC server; the mobile client device hosts a client digital twin of the mobile client device; the client digital twin is arranged to access the service from the server digital twin of one of the MEC servers; the client digital twin is arranged to measure one or more service quality indicators representative of the quality of the provision of the service.
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