Flexible Edge Application Server Discovery Through EES Mediation
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing EAS discovery manner in edge computing is not flexible enough to adapt to complex network architectures, making it difficult to select appropriate edge application servers for user equipment.
Innovation Solution
A method is provided where edge enabler clients can send and receive information about edge enabler servers and application servers, enabling flexible selection of edge computing services by determining corresponding EASs for user equipment or groups of UEs, using various types of information such as identifiers, addresses, and deployment details.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the existing EAS discovery manner is used, then the network architecture is simple, but the flexibility of selecting edge application servers is insufficient for complex network architectures
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an edge enabler server (EES) as an intermediary component between the edge enabler client (EEC) and edge application servers (EAS). The EES receives information about multiple EASs from the EEC, determines the appropriate EAS based on service requirements, and returns the selected EAS information to the EEC. This intermediary mechanism enables flexible EAS selection in complex network architectures while maintaining a relatively simple client-side implementation.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the existing EAS discovery manner is used, then the system structure is simple, but it is difficult to apply to complex network architectures
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the EAS discovery function into separate components: the EEC responsible for initiating discovery, the EES responsible for determining and selecting appropriate EASs, and the EASs themselves. This segmentation allows each component to have specialized functionality, making the overall system more adaptable to complex network architectures while keeping individual component complexity manageable.
Solution Approach 2:
The EES acts as a mediator that handles the complexity of EAS selection logic, allowing the EEC to remain relatively simple while achieving sophisticated EAS discovery capabilities suitable for complex network architectures.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the EEC directly discovers EAS without EES assistance, then the discovery process is fast, but the selection flexibility is insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The EES performs preliminary determination of suitable EASs based on service requirements before the EEC needs to connect to an EAS. By pre-determining appropriate EAS candidates and maintaining information about them, the system reduces the time required for actual EAS discovery while maintaining flexible selection capabilities.
Solution Approach 2:
The EES intermediary caches and manages EAS information, allowing the EEC to quickly obtain pre-determined EAS selections without performing complex discovery operations each time, thus balancing flexibility with response time.
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AI summary
This application provides a method for obtaining an edge computing service, and a communication system and apparatus, and is applied to the field of communication technologies. The method for obtaining an edge computing service includes: A first EEC sends information about at least one EES to a first EES, where the at least one EES can provide an edge computing service for the first EEC; and the first EEC receives information about at least one EAS from the first EES, where the at least one EAS is associated with the first EES and/or the at least one EES, and the at least one EAS can provide the edge computing service for a first AC. According to the method, the first AC can flexibly obtain the edge computing service.