3 Definitions of terms, symbols and abbreviations

29.5583GPPApplication Programming Interface (API) specificationEnabling Edge ApplicationsRelease 18Stage 3TS

3.1 Terms

For the purposes of the present document, the terms given in 3GPP TR 21.905 [1] and the following apply. A term defined in the present document takes precedence over the definition of the same term, if any, in 3GPP TR 21.905 [1].

For the purposes of the present document, the following terms and its definitions given in 3GPP TS 23.558 [2] shall apply:

Application Context

Application Context Relocation

Application Context Transfer

Application Server

Edge Computing Service Provider

Edge Data Network

EEC Context

Edge Hosting Environment

3.2 Symbols

For the purposes of the present document, the following symbols apply:

<symbol> <Explanation>

3.3 Abbreviations

For the purposes of the present document, the abbreviations given in 3GPP TR 21.905 [1] and the following apply. An abbreviation defined in the present document takes precedence over the definition of the same abbreviation, if any, in 3GPP TR 21.905 [1].

AC Application Client

ACID Application Client Identification

ACR Application Context Relocation

AF Application Function

ASP Application Service Provider

DN Data Network

DNAI Data Network Access Identifier

DNN Data Network Name

EAS Edge Application Server

EASID Edge Application Server Identification

ECS Edge Configuration Server

ECSP Edge Computing Service Provider

EDN Edge Data Network

EEC Edge Enabler Client

EECID Edge Enabler Client Identification

EEL Edge Enabler Layer

EES Edge Enabler Server

EESID Edge Enabler Server Identification

EHE Edge Hosting Environment

FQDN Fully Qualified Domain Name

GPSI Generic Public Subscription Identifier

LADN Local Area Data Network

NEF Network Exposure Function

S-EAS Source Edge Application Server

S-EES Source Edge Enabler Server

SCEF Service Capability Exposure Function

SSID Service Set Identifier

T-EAS Target Edge Application Server

T-EES Target Edge Enabler Server

TAI Tracking Area Identity