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本課程針對行動通訊網路技術發展的趨勢，介紹4G/5G系統之邊緣計算的架構、行動網路協定與核網技術，以及相關的邊緣計算應用。除了介紹邊緣計算與各項物聯網應用類型的關係，也包括雲端運算、霧端運算，以及邊緣計算在新世代行動網路應用的特質與差異。藉由一系列數位教材模組的內容，讓學生能更深入了解5G邊緣計算的最新架構與技術，同時培養在5G行動寬頻網路進行效能探討與量測分析的能力。
課程將涵蓋邊緣計算的協定、架構與方法，包括ETSI所定義的 Multi-Access Edge Computing (MEC) 技術標準，探討如何佈建 MEC 伺服器，介紹網路資源在 MEC 的分配策略，如 Service migration 、 MEC offloading 的相關議題、 MEC use cases 的應用整合、以及5G MEC資源分配及服務品質調整等技術。
在實作課程的項目，實驗課程運用跨校聯盟中心建置的核網與小細胞基站實驗環境來支援邊緣計算的相關實驗，讓學生了解邊緣計算的網路建置與架構。

□ 課程目標：
1. 本課程介紹行動通訊網路技術發展的趨勢，著重於讓學生習得5G知識以及邊緣計算技術及實作的能力。
2. 讓學生深入了解5G邊緣計算的最新架構與技術，培養在5G行動寬頻網路進行效能探討與量測分析的能力。

■ 課程單元：
Unit 1.Evolution of Mobile Communication Networks
1-1 Communications and Networks
1-2 Evolution Towards 5G and Edge
Computing
1-3 System Architecture Evolution
1-4 Long Term Evolution (LTE)
and Small Cell
1-5 Evolved Packet Core (EPC)

Unit 2.Architecture of Mobile Network
2-1 Air Interface
2-2 Radio Access Network - Fronthaul
2-3 Radio Access Network - Backhaul
2-4 Functions of Evolved Packet Core (EPC)
2-5 Control and User Plane Separation
(CUPS)

Unit 3.MEC Concepts and Key Drivers
3-1 MEC Concepts (1/2)
3-2 MEC Concepts (2/2)
3-3 MEC Enablers

Unit 4.Architecture of 5G Edge Computing
4-1 5G Architecture
4-2 5G Core Architecture
4-3 Architectures for MEC
4-4 MEC Deployment: 4G to 5G
4-5 MEC Deployment: 4G to 5G (Part 2)

Unit 5.Experiment I:Set-up of OAI Platform and Web Server
5-1 Introduction to the Experiments
5-2 Procedure of Installation

Unit 6.Experiment II: Set-up of Edge Server and Cloud Server
6-1 Introduction to the Experiment and
Installation

Unit 7.5G Edge Computing Standardization: ETSI MEC
7-1 An Introduction to ETSI MEC
7-2 MEC and NFV
7-3 MEC in 5G Networks

Unit 8.MEC Services and Scenarios
8-1 Key MEC Services
8-2 Key MEC Scenarios and Challenges

Unit 9.5G Edge Computing: Use Cases
9-1 MEC Use Cases
9-2 Media and Entertainment Use
Cases (1/2)
9-2 Media and Entertainment Use
Cases (2/2)
9-3 5G MEC Use Cases

Unit 10.Experiment III: Service Migration
10-1 VoD Streaming Experiment

Unit 11.Supplementary Lesson (1) (by
Industry Instructor): The Trend of 5G & MEC Technical Development
11-1 The Concept of 5G,SDN and NFV
11-2 The Opportunity of MEC
11-3 The Security of Mobile MEC

Unit 12.C-RAN and MEC
12-1 Cloud Radio Access Networks (C-RAN)
12-2 Evolution to Centralized Cloud RAN
12-3 Deployment of MEC and C-RAN

Unit 13.Computation Off-loading in MEC
13-1 Introduction to Off-loading
13-2 Off-loading Schemes

Unit 14.Experiment IV: Off-loading
14-1 AR/VR Experiment

Unit 15.Edge Intelligence and Applications
15-1 AI at the Edge
15-2 Data Fusion Models
15-3 Advantages of Data Fusion and AI at the Edge

Unit 16.MEC 5G Integration
16-1 MEC 5G Integration

Unit 17.Inter-MEC and MEC Federation
17-1 Inter-MEC and MEC Federation

Unit 18.O-RAN in 5G:Supplementary Lesson (2) (by Industry Instructor):Security in 5G and Edge Computing
18-1 5G Network Security
18-2 Security in 5G Scenarios and Applications
18-3 Security in 5G Edge Cloud