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Blueprint overview/Introduction
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In Collaboration with Other BP in same family "5G MEC/Slice System to Support Cloud Gaming, HD Video and Live Broadcasting", this BP intend to provide Lightweight 5G telco Edge platform for Enterprise Applications. Some components which require to interconnection with 5G system, will be integrated from this BP.
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Note: EALTEdge Blueprint Deployment has been tested on Cloud VM and is not tested on Bare-Metal Environment. Though, theoretically deployment should work in bare metal, provided hardware and software prerequisites are met. Kindly refer R4 - Test Documentation of Enterprise Applications on Lightweight 5G Telco Edge (EALTEdge) to get details on the tested deployment.
CENTER Components
MECM:
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MECM Components:
- Dashboard: The dashboard provides user interface for the mecm MECM services where edge nodes, APPLCM can be registered and apps can be distributed.
- Workflow / Policy: Provide policy to take action based on analytics like application relocation.
- Database: Open source PostgreSQL database is being used to store the information, Recommended version is 12.3.
- IAAS Adapter: Will retreive the retrieve the query mep MEP capabilities and kpi KPI information from prometheus and Prometheus and also upload config, remove config, instantiate, terminate,and query an application.
- Host Selection: Repsonbile for Responsible for selection of host for deployment.
- Catalog: Catalog displays Catalogue displays the deatils of details of on hosts and applications.
- Common DB: Persistent Database.
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- Tools: Developer tools are used in Plugin Management, Plugin Life Cycle and grading systems making it more convenient for developers to develop applications and integrate them into the edgegallery platform.
- Workspace: Developers manage their own Application development process by creating projects or migrating projects. Developers can manage project, app package and test task management.
- PG DB: PostgreSQL database version 12.2 is being used.
EDGE Node Components:
MEP:
MEP Provides API Gateway to achieve the below functionalities
- aPaaS:
- Defect Detection Service: This is a service to detect the defect when PCB images provided
- Object Detection Service: This service can be used by developer app for various Object detection for example Bottle detection and count for Retail store inventory.
- PaaS:
- Secret Management: Platform services and developer apps can use this service for sensitive info storing like password, cert etc.
- Cert Management: Platform services and developer apps can use this service for automate certifications management.
- Storage: Edge native storage for enterprise sites.
- Backup / Restore: scheduled backup, disaster recovery for remote sites
- DB: common DB for applications data
- Monitoring: system and apps health monitoring.
- CNI: k8s based networking for multi interface support in a POD for SFC scenarios, network policies etc.
- MEP Services:
- DNS: DNS server and DNS record management service
- Service Registry: Service registry and discovery, availability notificationsNetwork Rules management: service for handling data plane traffic rules.
- AppLCM: applications life cycle management
- Network Isolation: Provides separation of control, managment management and data plane
Software Platform Architecture
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