Multiaccess Edge Computing-Based Simulation as a Service for 5G Mobile Applications: A Case Study of Tollgate Selection for Autonomous Vehicles

Table 1

A set of APIs for MEC apps.

API and Std. number	Description
Application enablement API (ETSI GS MEC 011)	Service-related functionality includes registration, discovery, and event notifications between MEC apps and MEC platform
Radio network information service API (ETSI GS MEC 012)	Define how the current wireless network status information is obtained so that the MEC application or MEC platform can optimize the service according to the state of the wireless network
Location service API (ETSI GS MEC 013)	Define how the location information of the terminal is obtained so that the MEC application or the MEC platform can provide services based on the location of the terminal being serviced
UE identity service API (ETSI GS MEC 014)	Define how the MEC application or MEC platform can register a tag (ID) for a specific terminal in service, enabling the carrier to set rules (ex., traffic) for each device
Bandwidth management service API (ETSI GS MEC 015)	Define how MEC applications and the MEC platform update or receive the required bandwidth information
UE app API (ETSI GS MEC 016)	Define the lifecycle management between UE application (client application) in the UE and the user application lifecycle management proxy in the MEC platform