AWS Wavelength Cloud Agents

AWS Wavelength is an infrastructure service that embeds AWS compute and storage capabilities within the 5G networks of communication service providers (CSP).

ThousandEyes has Cloud Agents within different AWS Wavelength-supported carriers, to allow you to simulate the performance of users accessing those applications via a 5G network.

These embedded deployments, known as Wavelength Zones, are optimized for mobile edge computing applications. They enable application traffic from 5G devices to reach application servers without leaving the telecom network, avoiding latency from multiple internet hops and maximizing the benefits of 5G's speed and bandwidth.

Monitoring the performance of these agents, deployed in a similar manner on a carrier's network, is crucial for accurate assessments of application and user experience. To facilitate this, ThousandEyes has Cloud Agents within various AWS Wavelength-supported carriers. This allows for the simulation of user performance when accessing applications via a 5G network.

Use Cases

Two example use cases where you might leverage the agents are as follows:

• Case 1: A mobile gaming company provides servers in Verizon's Multi-Access Edge Computing (MEC) environment in order to provide the best performance to their mobile gamers. That MEC deployment relies on backend services and databases that run in a cloud provider or hybrid environment on the Internet. The ThousandEyes AWS Wavelength agent gives visibility between the MEC and the internet, allowing you to monitor the network quality of backend services.

• Case 2: A web application provider has its services running in a cloud provider, hybrid environment, or bare metal. Many of their customers use the mobile app or the browser on their mobile phones. The ThousandEyes AWS Wavelength agent will give them visibility into their mobile customers' quality of service from their carrier's MEC to the web application.

Limitations

The main limitation for AWS Wavelength Cloud Agents is that they can only be used for agent-to-server tests, as they are behind some restrictions in the MEC, detailed in the AWS documentation.

Locations

For a complete list of AWS Wavelength Cloud Agent locations, see Cloud Agents.