We’re partnering with ETSI ISG MEC to host a Hackathon to encourage open edge developers to build solutions that leverage ESTI MEC Services APIs and LF Edge (Akraino) blueprints. Vertical use cases could include Automotive, Mixed and Augmented Reality, Edge Computing and 5G, and more. Teams are highly encouraged to be creative and propose to develop solutions in additional application verticals.
Here’s how it works:
- Participants will be asked to develop an innovative Edge Application or Solution, utilizing ETSI MEC Service APIs and LF Edge Akraino Blueprints.
- Solutions may include any combination of client apps, edge apps or services, and cloud components.
- The Edge Hackathon will run remotely from June to September with a short-list of best teams invited to complete with demonstrations and a
- Hackathon “pitch-off” at the Edge Computing World Global event in Santa Clara, California Silicon Valley on October 10th-12th
Submissions are due 29th June 2022. More details, including how to register, are available here.
Additional background information:
Edge Computing provides developers with localized, low-latency resources that can be utilized to create new and innovative solutions, which are essential to many application vertical markets in the 5G era. 
- ETSI’s ISG MEC is standardizing an open environment that enables the integration of applications from infrastructure and edge service providers across MEC (Multi-access Edge Computing) platforms and systems, which offers a set of open standardized Edge Service APIs to enable the development and deployment of edge applications at scale.
- Teams will be provided with a dedicated instance of the ETSI MEC Sandbox for their work over the duration of the Hackathon. The MEC Sandbox is an online environment where developers can access and interact with live ETSI MEC Service APIs in an emulated edge network set in Monaco, which includes 4G, 5G, & WiFi networks configurations, single & dual MEC platform deployments, etc.
- LF Edge’s Akraino project offers a set of open infrastructure and application Blueprints for Edge, spanning a broad variety of application vertical use-cases. Each blueprint offers a high-quality full-stack solution that is tested and validated by the community.
- Here’s a list of relevant Akraino Blueprints for the Hackathon’s proposed edge application verticals:
- Automotive: MEC-based Stable Topology Prediction for Vehicular Networks
- Mixed & Augmented Reality: Virtual Classroom (Integrated Edge Cloud Type 4)
- Edge Computing & 5G: Integrated Cloud Native NFV/App stack family; Public Cloud Edge Interface (PCEI) blueprint; and Enterprise Applications on Lightweight 5G Telco Edge (EALTE)
- Here’s a list of relevant Akraino Blueprints for the Hackathon’s proposed edge application verticals:
However, teams are not required to use a specific edge hosting platform or MEC lifecycle management APIs. Developers may use any virtualization environment of their choosing.
Submissions are due 29th June 2022. More details, including how to register, are available here.
