Mobile edge computing applications management for wireless networks

An apparatus comprising at least one processor and at least one memory including computer instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to:

• receive, from an external applications controller, by a mobile edge computing applications manager provided on a mobile edge computing server that is in proximity to a radio access network, a mobile edge computing application criteria that includes management rules for managing at least a portion of a lifecycle of a mobile edge computing application;
• determining a feasibility of the mobile edge application criteria;
• in response to determining the mobile edge application criteria are not feasible, generate a revised mobile edge application criteria,
• send the revised mobile edge application criteria to the external application controller,
• receive a confirmation of the revised mobile edge application criteria, and
• store the revised mobile edge computing application criteria;
• in response to determining the mobile edge application criteria are feasible, store the mobile edge computing application criteria;
• and
• communicate an application management report to the external applications controller.

An apparatus comprising at least one processor and at least one memory including computer instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to:

• send, by an external applications controller to a mobile edge computing applications manager provided on a mobile edge computing server that is in proximity to a radio access network, a first mobile edge computing application criteria that includes management rules for managing at least a portion of a lifecycle of a mobile edge computing application;
• receive, by the external applications controller, a second proposed mobile edge computing application criteria;
• determine a feasibility of the second mobile edge application criteria;
• in response to determining the second mobile edge application criteria are not feasible,
• generate a revised mobile edge application criteria, and
• send the revised mobile edge application criteria to the mobile edge computing applications manager,
• receive a confirmation of the revised mobile edge application criteria;
• in response to determining the second mobile edge application criteria are feasible,
• send a confirmation of the first mobile edge application criteria to the mobile edge computing applications manager;
• and
• receive an application management report from the mobile edge computing applications manager.

An apparatus comprising at least one processor and at least one memory including computer instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to:

• receive, from an external applications controller, by a mobile edge computing applications manager provided on a mobile edge computing server that is in proximity to a radio access network, a proposed mobile edge computing application criteria that includes management rules for managing at least a portion of a lifecycle of a mobile edge computing application;
• determine, by the mobile edge computing applications manager, that the proposed mobile edge computing application criteria is feasible;
• send, by the mobile edge computing applications manager to the external applications controller, a confirmation indicating that the proposed mobile edge computing application criteria is feasible;
• and
• manage, by the mobile edge computing applications manager, at least a portion of a lifecycle of the mobile edge computing application based on the mobile edge computing application criteria.