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- EMCO - Edge Multi-Cloud Orchestrator. PCEI Enabler functions are based on EMCO implementation. EMCO is deployed in the K8S cluster.
- Edge K8S Clusters - Kubernetes clusters on which PCE Apps (Azure IoT Edge, AWS GGC), 3PE App (ETSI Location API Handler) are deployed.
- Public Cloud - IaaS/SaaS (Azure, AWS).
- PCE - Public Cloud Edge App (Azure IoT Edge, AWS GGC)
- 3PE - 3rd-Party Edge App (ETSI MEC PCEI Location API App)
- Private Interconnect / Internet - Networkin between IoT Device/Client and PCE/3PE as well as connectivity between PCE and PCC.
- IoT Device - Simulated Low Power Wide Area (LPWA) IoT Client.
- IP Network/vEPC/UPF) - Network providing connectivity between IoT Device and PCE/3PE. Note that in this validation the vEPC (virtual Evolved Packet Core) /UPF (User Plane Function) are not used.
- MNO DC - Mobile Network Operator Data Center. Not used in the validation.
- Edge DC - Edge Data Center. Equinix DC used in this validation.
- Core DC - Public Cloud.
- Developer - an individual/entity providing PCE/3PE App.
- Operator - an individual/entity operating PCEI functions.
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For performing Steps 1 and 2 please refer to the PCEI R4 Installation Guide.
Provisioning PCEI Orchestration Infrastructure (EMCO)
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