Method and apparatus for provisioning of new edge servers in 5G networks using triggering events

A user equipment (UE), comprising:

• at least one memory configured to store program code;
• and
• at least one processor configured to read the program code and operate as instructed by the program code, the program code comprising:
• subscribing code configured to cause the at least one processor to subscribe to one or more events defined for a first edge server through a media session handler of the UE communication with a 5G Media Streaming (5GMS) application function (AF) via an 5GMS scope M5 interface, each subscribed event being associated with one or more event triggering conditions, wherein responsive to determining by the first edge server that at least one event triggering condition is satisfied, a respective subscribed event is triggered, wherein the at least one event triggering condition is specified in an activation trigger parameter included in an EdgeResourcesConfiguration;
• receiving code configured to cause the at least one processor to receive, by the media session handler of the UE, an event notification corresponding to the generated event;
• determining code configured to cause the at least one processor to determine, by the media session handler of the UE, whether the event associated with the received event notification meets an edge server activation condition;
• and
• activating code configured to cause the at least one processor to activate, via a request transmitted from a 5GMS-Aware Application of the UE to a 5GMS Application Provider through a 5GMS M8 interface, a second edge server based on a determination that the event meets the edge server activation condition,
• wherein the activation of the second edge server includes provisioning a new edge server,
• wherein the one or more event triggering conditions for each event are defined by a 5GMS application services provider communicating with a 5GMS application function (AF) the 5GMS AF in an edge data network through an 5GMS scope M1 interface during creation or provisioning of the second edge server in the edge data network,
• wherein the second edge server is created or provisioned through an M3 or EDGE-3 interface,
• wherein the edge server activation condition is defined by the 5GMS application services provider through the 5GMS scope M1 interface during creation or provisioning of the first edge server, and
• wherein the edge server activation condition is included in a parameter of an edge resources configuration resource.

A non-transitory computer readable medium having instructions stored therein, which when executed by a processor in a user equipment (UE) cause the processor to execute a method comprising:

• subscribing to one or more events defined for a first edge server through a media session handler of the UE communication with a 5GMS application function (AF) via an 5GMS scope M5 interface, each subscribed event being associated with one or more event triggering conditions, wherein responsive to determining by the first edge server that at least one event triggering condition is satisfied, a respective subscribed event is generated by a 5GMS application, wherein the at least one event triggering condition is specified in an activation trigger parameter included in an EdgeRsourcesConfiguration;
• receiving, by the media session handler of the UE, an event notification corresponding to the generated event;
• determining, by the media session handler of the UE, whether the event associated with the received event notification meets an edge server activation condition;
• and
• activating, via a request transmitted from a 5GMS-Aware Application of the UE to a 5GMS Application Provider through a 5GMS M8 interface, a second edge server based on a determination that the event meets the edge server activation condition,
• wherein the activating the second edge server includes provisioning a new edge server,
• wherein the one or more event triggering conditions for each event are defined by a 5G Media Streaming (5GMS) application services provider communicating with a 5GMS application function (AF) in an edge data network through an 5GMS scope M1 interface during creation or provisioning of the second edge server in the edge data network,
• wherein the second edge server is created or provisioned through an M3 or EDGE-3 interface,
• wherein the edge server activation condition is defined by the 5GMS application services provider through the 5GMS scope M1 interface during creation or provisioning of the first edge server, and
• wherein the edge server activation condition is included in a parameter of an edge resources configuration resource.