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SID of the computing service gateway, the IP address of the and its deficiencies are assessed. Finally, an overlay service
user terminal may also include a globally unique client ID. anycast system is proposed based on SRv6 to support service
When a user switches to a new access gateway, such as 5G resource discovery, QoE-oriented service instance selection,
UE switching between edge UPFs, the IP prefix of the user seamless mobility and service continuity. In the future, we
terminal may also change. However, by introducing the will evaluate its performance in the lab.
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