InterDigital Awarded ETSI Specialist Task Force Contract for Multi-Access Edge Computing
07 February 2020 - 8:00PM
InterDigital, Inc. (NASDAQ:IDCC), a mobile and video technology
research and development company, today announced that it has been
awarded a Specialist Task Force (STF) contract to develop a
publicly accessible “edge sandbox” environment for the European
Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI). The task force,
STF587, is responsible for creating a Multi-Access Edge Computing
(MEC) Sandbox, an online edge emulation environment designed to
help application developers learn and experiment with MEC Service
Application Programming Interfaces (APIs).
The STF is comprised of InterDigital technical
experts that will work closely with the Industry Specification
Group (ISG) MEC DECODE Working Group and the STF’s Steering
Committee to develop the MEC Sandbox using agile methods. The
resulting interactive sandbox environment will allow edge
developers to experiment with a set of standardized edge service
APIs in emulated city and indoor network environments, offering an
educational and engaging experience. These APIs define the
interaction among MEC services, edge applications and access
networks such as 3GPP, WLAN, and Fixed.
“InterDigital’s expertise in MEC and edge
emulation techniques, as reflected in their open source AdvantEDGE
edge emulator, makes their team uniquely qualified to build the MEC
Sandbox,” said Walter Featherstone, Senior Standards Engineer at
Samsung Electronics and ISG MEC Deployment and Ecosystem Working
Group chairman. “The MEC Sandbox will be a gamechanger for
edge developers, giving them a fresh opportunity to interact with
live APIs in an open and easy-to-navigate environment.”
The STF587 contract will produce several
deliverables, including a set of sandbox emulation scenarios, a web
interface for user interaction, an emulation engine to realize the
scenarios, and an integrated MEC sandbox solution to be deployed on
ETSI’s Forge website.
“We are honored to be chosen to lead this ETSI
STF, which we hope will be valuable to edge developers and
innovators across the ecosystem,” said Bob Gazda, InterDigital
Senior Director for Engineering and STF leader. “InterDigital is
looking forward to driving this effort and for the new
opportunities it will create, including standardization activities,
hackathons, and other enhancements.”
InterDigital began STF587 work in January 2020, and the contract
will conclude in December 2020.
About InterDigital®
InterDigital develops mobile and video technologies that are at
the core of devices, networks, and services worldwide. We solve
many of the industry’s most critical and complex technical
challenges, inventing solutions for more efficient broadband
networks, better video delivery, and richer multimedia experiences
years ahead of market deployment. InterDigital has licenses and
strategic relationships with many of the world’s leading technology
companies. Founded in 1972, InterDigital is listed on NASDAQ and is
included in the S&P MidCap 400® index.
InterDigital is a registered trademark of InterDigital, Inc.
For more information, visit: www.interdigital.com.
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