An Offloading and Resource Allocation Technique Using Artificial Rabbit Optimization in Edge Computing for IoT Applications

Abstract

The rapid advancement of edge computing has transformed the distributed computing paradigm. Edge computing enables storage and computation to perform at the network edge. For optimized performance, offloading has a crucial role that enhances the system efficacy by improving the quality of service (QoS) parameters. Therefore, this work proposes an Artificial Rabbit Optimization (ARO)-based framework for efficient task offloading-based allocation of resources in edge computing environments. The proposed technique improves the performance of Internet of Things (IoT) applications by using an intelligent task execution strategy that diminishes energy consumption, delay, and cost. A multi-objective function is framed that considers the above performance metrics and optimizes performance subject to delay and power constraints. The experimental results demonstrate that the proposed framework outperforms the benchmark approaches, reducing delay by up to 44.06%, energy consumption by up to $\mathbf{3 8. 9 6 \%}$, and cost by up to $\mathbf{2 8. 4 8} \boldsymbol{\%}$.