Edge Enabler Service Differentiation Using EES Provider Selection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing edge computing technologies lack detailed mechanisms for service differentiation, particularly for premium users, and there is no solution to address advanced edge computing services and EES discovery with UE policies.
Innovation Solution
Implementing methods and network functions that allow UEs to transmit EES provider identifiers to an ECS, enabling the ECS to provision EESs based on edge subscription data, thereby optimizing interactions and providing differential services.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If edge computing services are provided without service differentiation mechanisms, then service deployment is simplified, but premium users cannot receive differentiated edge services
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the service provisioning process into distinct components: UE policies are separated from network-side implementation, EES provider identifiers are extracted as independent selection criteria, and service differentiation is implemented through separate policy frameworks. This segmentation allows premium users to receive differentiated services without overwhelming complexity in the entire system.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces EES provider identifiers as an intermediary mechanism between UE policy requirements and actual service provisioning. These identifiers act as mediators that carry differentiation information through the network, enabling service distinction without requiring complex direct policy enforcement at every network node.
2Reliability
If detailed UE policies are implemented for service differentiation, then premium user service quality is improved, but EES discovery and provisioning becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the core differentiation function into EES provider identifiers, separating this from the complex EES discovery and provisioning processes. By taking out the differentiation logic into these identifiers, the system can maintain reliable premium service quality while simplifying the discovery and provisioning complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the parameter space for service differentiation by introducing EES provider identifiers as new selection criteria. This parameter change allows the system to distinguish between premium and standard services through a new dimensional approach, improving reliability without proportionally increasing complexity in existing discovery and provisioning mechanisms.
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple EES providers are supported with differentiation, then service versatility is improved, but network interaction efficiency decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements preliminary action by having UEs pre-configure and transmit their EES provider identifiers before actual service provisioning. This preliminary transmission of differentiation information allows the network to prepare appropriate EES selections in advance, supporting multiple providers while maintaining efficient network interactions through pre-established differentiation criteria.
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AI summary
The embodiments herein relate to edge enabler layer service differentiation. In some embodiments, there proposes a method (300) performed by a User Equipment (UE) (101) implementing an enabler function. In an embodiment, the method (300) may comprise the step of transmitting (S301), to an Edge Configuration Server (ECS), a first message for requesting service provisioning, wherein the first message includes one or more Edge Enabler Server (EES) provider identifiers identifying one or more desired EES providers. In an embodiment, the method (300) may further comprise the step of receiving (S302), from the ECS, a second message indicating one or more EESs (121). With the embodiments herein, the EDGE-4 reference point interactions may be optimized.