System and method for sharing multi-access edge computing resources in a wireless network

An orchestration device, comprising:

• one or more memories;
• and
• one or more processors, communicatively coupled to the one or more memories, to:
• aggregate information related to a set of multi-access edge computing (MEC) resources that are shared with a network operator in an edge region of a radio access network (RAN),
• wherein the set of MEC resources shared with the network operator are provided by one or more providers operating one or more MEC hosts located in the edge region of the RAN;
• receive information related to a requested MEC session to support an application workload for a user equipment in communication with a base station located in the edge region of the RAN associated with the network operator;
• assign at least a portion of the application workload to the set of MEC resources that are shared with the network operator based on one or more performance requirements associated with the application workload;
• and
• cause the portion of the application workload to be transmitted to the set of MEC resources that are shared with the network operator.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions, the instructions comprising:

• one or more instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:
• receive a request to register available MEC resources to be shared with a network operator,
• wherein the available MEC resources are provided by a MEC host located in an edge region of a radio access network (RAN) associated with the network operator, and
• wherein the request indicates one or more performance capabilities for the available MEC resources to be shared with the network operator;
• cause one or more test workloads to be executed on the MEC host to determine one or more performance metrics for the available MEC resources,
• wherein a profile for the available MEC resources is generated based on the one or more performance metrics for the available MEC resources and the one or more performance capabilities indicated in the request;
• receive information related to a requested MEC session to support an application workload for a user equipment in communication with a base station located in the edge region of the RAN associated with the network operator;
• and
• assign a portion of the application workload to the MEC host based on a profile for the MEC host indicating that the one or more performance metrics for the available MEC resources or the one or more performance capabilities indicated in the request are sufficient to satisfy one or more performance requirements associated with the application workload.