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Service Overview

AdvantEDGE provides a built-in WAIS implementation that integrates with scenarios.

This service provides the following capabilities:

  • Learning terminal (station or STA) information
  • Learning access-point information
  • Getting real-time updates on devices WLAN conditions as they move across the network

Micro-Services

  • WAIS: Implements ETSI MEC028 northbound API with a custom integration with AdvantEDGE APIs

Northbound API

AdvantEDGE Integration

WAIS is implemented as a single sandbox pod within AdvantEDGE, providing service for all applications running as part of that sandbox

WAIS components:

  • Northbound Interface (NBI) & Core - (tightly coupled) implements the WAIS API & internal service logic
  • Southbound Interface (SBI) - (decoupled from NBI/Core) implements glue logic between AdvantEDGE & the NBI/Core
  • Threads:
    • Main thread: (NBI/Core) Handles requests to the WAIS API (server) from users (i.e. scenario pods)
    • NBI event thread: (NBI/Core) Handles event channel from SBI (for WAIS subscriptions)
    • SBI event thread: (SBI) Handle events from AdvantEDGE (scenario updates, mobility events, etc.) & updates Loc. Service database)
  • Supports hot-restart
    • User / app subscriptions with and without a duration parameter survive WAIS pod restarts

WebSocket Support

WAIS implements the ETSI MEC009 REST-based subscribe/notify with Websocket fallback pattern.

This pattern requires sending a test notification to the notification endpoint URI in the subscription request to determine if it is directly reachable or not. On success, standard REST-based notification methods continue; on failure (and upon client request), WAIS creates a WebSocket subscription endpoint where the client may connect to receive notifications.

NOTE: WebSockets are required when client applications subscribing for notifications are behind a NAT/firewall.