Method for providing edge computing service and apparatus for edge computing service

Abstract

An edge computing service-providing method and an apparatus for the same are disclosed. An infrastructure information apparatus for an edge computing service located in a control plane of a mobile communication network comprises an API server that receives a user plane function (UPF) selection request message from a session management function (SMF) of the mobile communication network when there is an edge computing service request from a user equipment (UE), a local database that stores at least one of a plurality of service names, a plurality of service identifiers corresponding to the plurality of service names, a plurality of MEC (multi-access edge computing) server identifiers, resource status information for each of the plurality of MEC servers, a UPF identifier for connection to each of the plurality of MEC servers, and a user terminal identifier connected to each of the plurality of MEC servers, and an analyzer that selects an optimal MEC server for providing the requested edge computing service through information stored in the local database or through query and response with an information system in a cloud computing infrastructure or Internet infrastructure, wherein the API server transmits a response message including a UPF identifier for connection to the selected optimal MEC server to the SMF.