关键词： Mobile edge computing  

摘要： Due to the limited resource capacity of edge servers and the high purchase costs of edge resources, service providers are facing the new challenge of how to take full advantage of the constrained edge resources for Internet of Things (IoT) service hosting and task scheduling to maximize system performance. In this paper, we study the joint optimization problem on service placement, resource provisioning, and workloads scheduling under resource and budget constraints, which is formulated as a mixed integer non-linear programming problem. Given that the frequent service placement and resource provisioning will significantly increase system configuration costs and instability, we propose a two-timescale framework for resource management and workloads scheduling, named RMWS. RMWS consists of a Gibbs sampling algorithm and an alternating minimization algorithm to determine the service placement and resource provisioning on large timescales. And a sub-gradient descent method has been designed to solve the workload scheduling challenge on small timescales. We conduct comprehensive experiments under different parameter settings. The RMWS consistently ensures a minimum 10% performance enhancement compared to other algorithms, showcasing its superiority. Theoretical proofs are also provided accordingly. Copyright © 2024, The Authors. All rights reserved.

关键词： Mobile edge computing  

摘要： Quick response to disasters is crucial for saving lives and reducing loss. This requires low-latency uploading of situation information to the remote command center. Since terrestrial infrastructures are often damaged in disaster areas, non-terrestrial networks (NTNs) are preferable to provide network coverage, and mobile edge computing (MEC) could be integrated to improve the latency performance. Nevertheless, the communications and computing in MEC-enabled NTNs are strongly coupled, which complicates the system design. In this paper, an edge information hub (EIH) that incorporates communication, computing and storage capabilities is proposed to synergize communication and computing and enable systematic design. We first address the joint data scheduling and resource orchestration problem to minimize the latency for uploading sensing data. The problem is solved using an optimal resource orchestration algorithm. On that basis, we propose the principles for resource configuration of the EIH considering payload constraints on size, weight and energy supply. Simulation results demonstrate the superiority of our proposed scheme in reducing the overall upload latency, thus enabling quick emergency rescue. Copyright © 2024, The Authors. All rights reserved.

关键词： Mobile edge computing  

摘要： Small cells with edge computing are densely deployed in 5G mobile networks to provide high throughput communication and low-latency computation. The flexibility of edge computation is empowered by the deployment of lightweight container-based microservices. In this paper, we take the first step toward optimizing the microservice management in small-cell networks. The prominent feature is that each microservice consists of multiple image layers and different microservices may share some basic layers, thus bringing deep coupling in their placement and service provision. Our objective is to minimize the expected total latency of microservice requests under the storage, communication and computing constraints of the sparsely interconnected small cell nodes. We formulate a binary quadratic program (BQP) with the multidimensional strategy of the image layer placement, the access selection and the task assignment. The BQP problem is then transformed into an ILP problem, and is solved by use of a novel sphere-box alternating direction multipliers method (ADMM) with reasonable complexity O(q4), where q is the number of variables in the transformed problem. Trace-driven experiments show that the gap between our proposed algorithm and the optimal is reduced by 35% compared with benchmark algorithms. Copyright © 2024, The Authors. All rights reserved.

关键词： Mobile edge computing  

摘要： In this paper, we study joint optimization of service placement, request routing, and CPU sizing in a cooperative mobile edge computing (MEC) system. The problem is considered from the perspective of the service provider (SP), which delivers heterogeneous MEC-enabled delay-sensitive services, and needs to pay for the used resources to the mobile network operators and the cloud provider, while earning revenue from the served requests. We formulate the problem of maximizing the SP’s total profit subject to the computation, storage, and communication constraints of each edge node and end-to-end delay requirements of the services as a mixed-integer non-convex optimization problem, and prove it to be NP-hard. To tackle the challenges in solving the problem, we first introduce a design trade-off parameter for different delay requirements of each service, which maintains flexibility in prioritizing them, and transform the original optimization problem by the new delay constraints. Then, by exploiting a hidden convexity, we reformulate these delay constraints into an equivalent form. Next, to handle the challenge of the complicating (integer) variables, using primal decomposition, we decompose the problem into an equivalent form of master and inner sub-problems over the mixed and real variables, respectively. We then employ a cutting-plane approach for building up adequate representations of the extremal value of the inner problem as a function of the complicating variables and the set of values of the complicating variables for which the inner problem is feasible. Finally, we propose a solution strategy based on generalized Benders decomposition and prove its convergence to the optimal solution within a limited number of iterations. Extensive simulation results demonstrate that the proposed scheme significantly outperforms the existing mechanisms in terms of various metrics, including the SP’s profit, cache hit ratio, running time, and end-to-end delay. Copyright © 2024, T

关键词： Computation offloading   Internet of things   Mobile edge computing   Multi-access edge computing   Task offloading  

摘要： With the rapid development of Internet of Things (IoT) technology, Terminal Devices (TDs) are more inclined to offload computing tasks to higher-performance computing servers, thereby solving the problems of insufficient computing capacity and rapid battery consumption of TD. The emergence of Multi-access Edge Computing (MEC) technology provides new opportunities for IoT task offloading. It allows TDs to access computing networks through multiple communication technologies and supports more mobility of terminal devices. Review studies on IoT task offloading and MEC have been extensive, but none of them focus on IoT task offloading in MEC. To fill this gap, this paper provides a comprehensive and in-depth understanding of the algorithms and mechanisms of multiple IoT task offloading in the MEC network. For each paper, the main problems solved by the mechanism, technical classification, evaluation methods, and supported parameters are extracted and analyzed. Furthermore, shortcomings of current research and future research trends are discussed. This review will help potential and new researchers quickly understand the panorama of IoT task offloading approaches in MEC and find appropriate research paths.

关键词： Radar echo extrapolation   Mobile edge computing   Deep learning   Spatiotemporal  

摘要： With the advent of Mobile Edge Computing (MEC), shifting data processing from cloud centers to the network edge presents an advanced computational paradigm for addressing latency-sensitive applications. Specifically, in radar systems, the real-time processing and prediction of radar echo data pose significant challenges in dynamic and resource-constrained environments. MEC, by processing data near its source, not only significantly reduces communication latency and enhances bandwidth utilization but also diminishes the necessity of transmitting large volumes of data to the cloud, which is crucial for improving the timeliness and efficiency of radar data processing. To meet this demand, this paper proposes a model that integrates a spatiotemporal Attention Module (STAM) with a Long Short-Term Memory Gated Recurrent Unit (ST-ConvLSGRU) to enhance the accuracy of radar echo prediction while leveraging the advantages of MEC. STAM, by extending the spatiotemporal receptive field of the prediction units, effectively captures key inter-frame motion information, while optimizations to the convolutional structure and loss function further boost the model's predictive performance. Experimental results demonstrate that our approach significantly improves the accuracy of short-term weather forecasting in a mobile edge computing environment, showcasing an efficient and practical solution for processing radar echo data under dynamic, resource-limited conditions.

关键词： computation efficiency   mobile edge computing   non-orthogonal multiple access   unmanned aerial vehicles  

摘要： Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) can serve as aerial mobile edge computing (MEC) servers to provide computing services to Internet of Things smart devices (ISDs) with insufficient computing capacity on the ground. However, how to provide energy-efficient computing services by designing appropriate resource optimization strategy is still a challenge issue in UAV-enabled MEC networks. To this end, this paper proposes a computation efficiency (CE)-oriented partial offloading framework for UAV-enabled MEC networks, where the ISDs' computation bits and energy consumption are taken into account simultaneously. Specifically, we firstly divide the ISDs into multiple clusters and determine the deployment of UAVs by k-means method. Meanwhile, ISDs occupying the same subchannel in the same cluster can offload data through non-orthogonal multiple access (NOMA) technology. Then, the problem of maximizing the CE of the system is formulated by optimizing subchannel allocation, transmit power and computation resources of ISDs. To solve it, we propose a staged optimization approach by using matching theory, Dinkelbach and sequential convex programming (SCP) methods. Numerical results demonstrate the proposed scheme can achieve higher CE compared with other baseline schemes.

关键词： Consortium blockchain   Mobile edge computing   Consensus algorithm   E-commerce   Privacy protection  

摘要： The application of blockchain technology to the field of e-commerce has solved many dilemmas, such as low transparency of transactions, hidden risks of data security and high payment costs. Mobile edge computing(MEC) can provide computational power for blockchain, and can meet the demand for high real-time and low latency in e-commerce transaction systems. However, there are still some constraints in the MEC enabled e-commerce consortium blockchain, such as the leakage of user privacy information, low security of consensus algorithm and other security issues. In this paper, we propose a secure transaction model suitable for MEC enabled e-commerce consortium blockchain, aiming to ensure the efficiency of system transaction processing while improving the security of users' privacy information and transaction data. The model adopts the lightweight Paillier encryption algorithm to protect the security of user privacy information and transaction data to prevent the leakage of user privacy information, and optimizes the security of leader election phase of Raft consensus algorithm by introducing the shamir secret sharing protocol to improve the anti-Byzantine failure capabilities of Raft consensus algorithm. The effectiveness of the scheme proposed in this paper is demonstrated by experimental simulations.

关键词： Sensitive data identification   Mobile edge computing   Industrial internet  

摘要： Sensitive data identification represents the initial and crucial step in safeguarding sensitive information. With the ongoing evolution of the industrial internet, including its interconnectivity across various sectors like the electric power industry, the potential for sensitive data to traverse different domains increases, thereby altering the composition of sensitive data. Consequently, traditional approaches reliant on sensitive vocabularies struggle to adequately address the challenges posed by identifying sensitive data in the era of information abundance. Drawing inspiration from advancements in natural language processing within the realm of deep learning, we propose a transferable Sensitive Data Identification method based on Product Quantization, named PQ-SDI. This innovative approach harnesses both the composition and contextual cues within textual data to accurately pinpoint sensitive information within the context of Mobile Edge Computing (MEC). Notably, PQ-SDI exhibits proficiency not only within a singular domain but also demonstrates adaptability to new domains following training on heterogeneous datasets. Moreover, the method autonomously identifies sensitive data throughout the entire process, eliminating the necessity for human upkeep of sensitive vocabularies. Extensive experimentation with the PQ-SDI model across four real-world datasets, resulting in performance improvements ranging from 2% to 5% over the baseline model and achieves an accuracy of up to 94.41%. In cross-domain trials, PQ-SDI achieved comparable accuracy to training and identification within the same domain. Furthermore, our experiments showcased the product quantization technique significantly reduces the parameter size by tens of times for the subsequent sensitive data identification phase, particularly beneficial for resource-constrained environments characteristic of MEC scenarios. This inherent advantage not only bolsters sensitive data protection but also mitigates the ris

关键词： Mobile edge computing   Federated learning   Energy-efficient  

摘要： With the booming development of fifth-generation network technology and Internet of Things,the number of end-user devices(EDs)and diverse applications is surging,resulting in massive data generated at the edge of *** process these data eficiently,the innovative mobile edge computing(MEC)framework has emerged to guarantee low latency and enable eficient computing close to the user ***,federated learning(FL)has demonstrated its empirical success in edge computing due to its privacy-preserving ***,it becomes a promising solution for analyzing and processing distributed data on EDs in various machine learning tasks,which are the major workloads in ***,EDs are typically powered by batteries with limited capacity,which brings challenges when performing energy-intensive FL *** address these challenges,many strategies have been proposed to save energy in *** the absence of a survey that thoroughly summarizes and classifies these strategies,in this paper,we provide a comprehensive survey of recent advances in energy-efficient strategies for FL in ***,we first introduce the system model and energy consumption models in FL,in terms of computation and *** we analyze the challenges regarding improving energy efficiency and summarize the energy-efficient strategies from three perspectives:learning-based,resource allocation,and client *** conduct a detailed analysis of these strategies,comparing their advantages and ***,we visually illustrate the impact of these strategies on the performance of FL by showcasing experimental ***,several potential future research directions for energy-efficient FL are discussed.