scholarly journals Enhancing Mobile Edge Computing with Efficient Load Balancing Using Load Estimation in Ultra-Dense Network

Sensors ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (9) ◽  
pp. 3135
Author(s):  
Wen Chen ◽  
Yongqi Zhu ◽  
Jiawei Liu ◽  
Yuhu Chen
Keyword(s):  
Load Balancing ◽  
Mobile Devices ◽  
Edge Computing ◽  
Load Estimation ◽  
Mobile Edge Computing ◽  
Dense Network ◽  
Ping Pong ◽  
Load Balancing Algorithm ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Ultra Dense Network

With the exponential growth of mobile devices and the emergence of computationally intensive and delay-sensitive tasks, the enormous demand for data and computing resources has become a big challenge. Fortunately, the combination of mobile edge computing (MEC) and ultra-dense network (UDN) is considered to be an effective way to solve these challenges. Due to the highly dynamic mobility of mobile devices and the randomness of the work requests, the load imbalance between MEC servers will affect the performance of the entire network. In this paper, the software defined network (SDN) is applied to the task allocation in the MEC scenario of UDN, which is based on routing of corresponding information between MEC servers. Secondly, a new load balancing algorithm based on load estimation by user load prediction is proposed to solve the NP-hard problem in task offloading. Furthermore, a genetic algorithm (GA) is used to prove the effectiveness and rapidity of the algorithm. At present, if the load balancing algorithm only depends on the actual load of each MEC, it usually leads to ping-pong effect. It is worth mentioning that our method can effectively reduce the impact of ping-pong effect. In addition, this paper also discusses the subtask offloading problem of divisible tasks and the corresponding solutions. At last, simulation results demonstrate the efficiency of our method in balancing load among MEC servers and its ability to optimize systematic stability.

Load Balancing for Energy-Harvesting Mobile Edge Computing

2021 ◽  
Vol E104.A (1) ◽  
pp. 336-342
Author(s):  
Ping ZHAO ◽  
Jiawei TAO ◽  
Abdul RAUF ◽  
Fengde JIA ◽  
Longting XU
Keyword(s):  
Energy Harvesting ◽  
Load Balancing ◽  
Edge Computing ◽  
Mobile Edge Computing

scholarly journals Dynamic Task Migration Combining Energy Efficiency and Load Balancing Optimization in Three-Tier UAV-Enabled Mobile Edge Computing System

Electronics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 190
Author(s):  
Wu Ouyang ◽  
Zhigang Chen ◽  
Jia Wu ◽  
Genghua Yu ◽  
Heng Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Load Balancing ◽  
Markov Decision Process ◽  
Decision Process ◽  
Base Station ◽  
Edge Computing ◽  
Mobile Edge Computing ◽  
Task Migration ◽  
Migration Strategy ◽  
Markov Decision

As transportation becomes more convenient and efficient, users move faster and faster. When a user leaves the service range of the original edge server, the original edge server needs to migrate the tasks offloaded by the user to other edge servers. An effective task migration strategy needs to fully consider the location of users, the load status of edge servers, and energy consumption, which make designing an effective task migration strategy a challenge. In this paper, we innovatively proposed a mobile edge computing (MEC) system architecture consisting of multiple smart mobile devices (SMDs), multiple unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), and a base station (BS). Moreover, we establish the model of the Markov decision process with unknown rewards (MDPUR) based on the traditional Markov decision process (MDP), which comprehensively considers the three aspects of the migration distance, the residual energy status of the UAVs, and the load status of the UAVs. Based on the MDPUR model, we propose a advantage-based value iteration (ABVI) algorithm to obtain the effective task migration strategy, which can help the UAV group to achieve load balancing and reduce the total energy consumption of the UAV group under the premise of ensuring user service quality. Finally, the results of simulation experiments show that the ABVI algorithm is effective. In particular, the ABVI algorithm has better performance than the traditional value iterative algorithm. And in a dynamic environment, the ABVI algorithm is also very robust.

scholarly journals The mechanism of digitized landscape architecture design under edge computing

PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (9) ◽  
pp. e0252087
Author(s):  
Haoqi Wu ◽  
Jun Yan
Keyword(s):  
Landscape Architecture ◽  
Landscape Design ◽  
Edge Computing ◽  
Laplacian Operator ◽  
Architecture Design ◽  
Generation Process ◽  
Mobile Edge Computing ◽  
Calculation Algorithm ◽  
Seed Point ◽  
The Impact

The purposes are to analyze the mechanism of digitized landscape architecture design and stablize the garden landscape image display in constructing garden landscape digitization platform. According to previous research and mobile edge computing, a scheme of digitized landscape architecture design is proposed based on edge computing. This scheme uses discrete elevation calculation to preserve the landscape design image’s frame. It adopts the Roberts edge detection and Laplacian operator for high-level stable preservation of landscape images. Simultaneously, the displayed image is stablized using edge computing algorithms. Simulation experiments are performed to verify the effectiveness of the proposed scheme of digitized landscape architecture design based on mobile edge computing. Results demonstrate that the discrete elevation calculation algorithm can avoid low visual rendering in the 3D image generation process, optimize the seed point matching of edge correlation, and ensure image clarity and stability. The edge computing algorithm can fundamentally avoid the problem of image shaking. The impact of different algorithm models on the classification and accuracy of landscape images is analyzed through parameter optimization. Compared with some latest models, the proposed landscape design scheme based on edge computing has better accuracy. The average accuracy can reach more than 90%, and the Kappa coefficient remains at 86.93%. The designed garden landscape digitization platform can stably display 3D garden landscape images while avoiding the shaking of 3D images, which can provide a theoretical basis and practical value for designing and planning landscape architecture.

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