edge computing

Utility-Aware Resource Allocation for Hybrid NOMA in MEC: A Matching-Coalition Game Approach

The massive influx of uplink task offloading in Multi-access Edge Computing (MEC) systems poses a significant challenge to the capacity of wireless networks. This challenge highlights a fundamental trade-off between Orthogonal Multiple Access (OMA), which provides interference-free but spectrally inefficient communicat...

Quantifying Computational Reliability of Task Assignment in Extreme Edge Computing

This paper presents a reliability analysis framework for distributed computing in extreme edge computing (XEC) with limited information availability. XEC pushes computation to the outermost boundaries of networks by leveraging consumer-owned devices, known as Extreme Edge Devices (XEDs). Unlike traditional distributed...

Efficient Minimum $k$-Truss Search: A Decomposition-Based Approach

Cohesive subgraph mining has been extensively studied and finds numerous graph mining applications such as link farm identification, community detection, and product recommendation. Among various cohesive subgraph structures, the <inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$k$</tex-math><alternatives><mml:math><mml:mi>k...

Efficient Layer-Granularity Unloading for LLMs in Edge Computing

Advancements in edge computing and container technology have made it increasingly popular and convenient to deploy Large Language Models (LLMs) through containers at the edge. However, the limited GPU resources of edge servers make it impractical to retain the model in GPU memory for long periods due to the high memory...

Joint Latency and Charge Cost Minimization for Reliable Task Offloading in Dispersed Computing: A Multi-Objective Optimization Approach

Dispersed computing has emerged as a promising paradigm that leverages underutilized resources from massive Internet of Things devices (IoTDs) to enhance the computing capacity at the network edge. However, existing works about the dispersed computing overlook the heterogeneous computing environment with parallel and s...

Energy-Efficient Task Allocation for Green Aerial Edge Computing Based on Metaverse Users: A Mean Field Game Approach

We consider the energy-constrained task allocation problem in large-scale Aerial Edge Computing (AEC) systems, which encompasses a series of tightly coupled decision-making processes, including which tasks need to be processed by uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAVs), how to allocate these tasks and balance energy across UAV...

Task completion-oriented service migration for connected autonomous vehicles in multi-server edge computing

To address the urgent practical challenge of service migration for connected autonomous vehicles (CAVs) in mobile edge computing (MEC), this study aims to maximize the task completion rate, particularly for safety-critical operations. Existing approaches often overlook the completion status of tasks with different prio...

Truthful Online Double Auction-Based Resource Allocation Mechanisms for Partial Computation Offloading in Collaborative Edge Computing

As mobile applications become increasingly computation-intensive, mobile devices (MDs) face growing limitations due to their constrained computational capabilities and battery life. Collaborative Edge Computing (CEC) has emerged as a promising solution to address these challenges by enabling multiple edge service provi...

PreSFC: Predictive SFC Migration via Multi-Slot Mobility Forecasting in MEC Networks

Network Function Virtualization (NFV) is a foundational technology for Mobile Edge Computing (MEC). It delivers network services by chaining Virtual Network Functions (VNFs) into sequential Service Function Chains (SFCs). One of the most critical challenges in MEC is how to provide continuous and stable services to hig...

Service Enhancement and Reliability Assurance in 6G Vehicular Networks via a Stackelberg Game-Theoretic Approach

With the rapid development of 6G and Internet of Vehicles (IoV) technologies, the volume of computation-intensive tasks generated by intelligent vehicles is growing exponentially. Given limited onboard processing capabilities, vehicles increasingly rely on edge servers deployed by service providers (SPs) at roadside un...

MERA: A Green Edge Resource Control System With Privacy-Preservation via Mean-Field Reinforcement Learning

The global rollout of 5G networks has spurred the rapid deployments of edge servers for hosting latency-sensitive web applications, which improves quality of experience (QoE). However, current efforts fall short in the substantial energy costs associated with the 24/7 operation of edge servers and overlook user privacy...

Meta-Reinforcement Learning for Computation Offloading and Resource Allocation in MEC-Enabled Immersive Metaverse