Mobile Edge Computing: Opportunities,solutions, and challenges |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Computer System & Technology, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia;2. COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Pakistan;1. Department of Ubiquitous IT, Dongseo University, 617-716 Busan, South Korea;2. Division of Computer Engineering, Dongseo University, 617-716 Busan, South Korea;3. School of Computer Science, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK 73019, United States;1. Mobile Cloud Computing Lab, Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia;2. Department of Computing and Information Systems, The University of Melbourne, Parkville Campus, Melbourne, VIC 3010, Australia;1. Computer Science Department, University of Malaga, Ada Byron building, 29071 Malaga, Spain;2. Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Institute of Science and Engineering, Kanazawa University, Kakuma Kanazawa 920-1192, Japan |
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| Abstract: | The emergence of several new computing applications, such as virtual reality and smart environments, has become possible due to availability of large pool of cloud resources and services. However, the delay-sensitive applications pose strict delay requirements that transforms euphoria into a problem. The cloud computing paradigm is unable to meet the requirements of low latency, location awareness, and mobility support. In this context, Mobile Edge Computing (MEC) was introduced to bring the cloud services and resources closer to the user proximity by leveraging the available resources in the edge networks. In this paper, we present the definitions of the MEC given by researchers. Further, motivation of the MEC is highlighted by discussing various applications. We also discuss the opportunities brought by the MEC and some of the important research challenges are highlighted in MEC environment. A brief overview of accepted papers in our Special Issue on MEC is presented. Finally we conclude this paper by highlighting the key points and summarizing the paper. |
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| Keywords: | Mobile Edge Computing Edge computing Fog computing Cloudlets |
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