• 한국정보통신학회논문지
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• 제24권12호
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• pp.1688-1696
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• 2020

기존 클라우드 기반 Internet-of-Things(IoT) 시스템의 네트워크 정체와 서버 과부하로 인한 지연, 데이터 이동으로 인한 보안 및 프라이버시 이슈를 해결하기 위하여 엣지 기반의 IoT 시스템으로 IoT의 패러다임이 움직이고 있다. 하지만 엣지 기반의 IoT 시스템은 여러 제약으로 인하여 처리 성능과 동작의 유연성이 부족한 치명적인 문제점을 가지고 있다. 처리 성능을 개선하기 위하여 응용 특화 하드웨어를 엣지 디바이스에 구현할 수 있지만, 고정된 기능으로 인하여 특정 응용 이외에는 성능 향상을 보여줄 수 없다. 본 논문은 엣지 디바이스의 제한된 하드웨어 자원에서 다양한 응용 특화 하드웨어를 주문형 부분 재구성을 통해 사용할 수 있고, 이를 통해 엣지 디바이스의 처리 성능과 동작의 유연성을 증가시킬 수 있는 엣지 중심의 Metamorphic IoT(mIoT) 플랫폼을 소개한다. 실험 결과에 따르면, 재구성 알고리즘을 엣지에서 실행하는 엣지 중심의 mIoT 플랫폼은 재구성 알고리즘을 서버에서 실행하는 이전 연구에 비해 엣지의 서버 접근 횟수를 최대 82.2% 줄일 수 있었다.

• KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.383-403
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• 2021

With the development of mobile edge computing (MEC), some late-model application technologies, such as self-driving, augmented reality (AR) and traffic perception, emerge as the times require. Nevertheless, the high-latency and low-reliability of the traditional cloud computing solutions are difficult to meet the requirement of growing smart cars (SCs) with computing-intensive applications. Hence, this paper studies an efficient offloading decision and resource allocation scheme in collaborative vehicular edge computing networks with multiple SCs and multiple MEC servers to reduce latency. To solve this problem with effect, we propose a context-aware offloading strategy based on differential evolution algorithm (DE) by considering vehicle mobility, roadside units (RSUs) coverage, vehicle priority. On this basis, an autoregressive integrated moving average (ARIMA) model is employed to predict idle computing resources according to the base station traffic in different periods. Simulation results demonstrate that the practical performance of the context-aware vehicular task offloading (CAVTO) optimization scheme could reduce the system delay significantly.

• KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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• 제15권11호
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• pp.3892-3912
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• 2021

The recent rapid growth of mobile network traffic places multi-access edge computing in an important position to reduce network load and improve network capacity and service quality. Contrasting with traditional mobile cloud computing, multi-access edge computing includes a base station cooperative cache layer and user cooperative cache layer. Selecting the most appropriate cache content according to actual needs and determining the most appropriate location to optimize the cache performance have emerged as serious issues in multi-access edge computing that must be solved urgently. For this reason, a cache placement algorithm based on comprehensive utility in big data multi-access edge computing (CPBCU) is proposed in this work. Firstly, the cache value generated by cache placement is calculated using the cache capacity, data popularity, and node replacement rate. Secondly, the cache placement problem is then modeled according to the cache value, data object acquisition, and replacement cost. The cache placement model is then transformed into a combinatorial optimization problem and the cache objects are placed on the appropriate data nodes using tabu search algorithm. Finally, to verify the feasibility and effectiveness of the algorithm, a multi-access edge computing experimental environment is built. Experimental results show that CPBCU provides a significant improvement in cache service rate, data response time, and replacement number compared with other cache placement algorithms.

• KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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• 제15권12호
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• pp.4385-4399
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• 2021

The Internet of Things (IoT) eHealth systems composed by Wireless Body Area Network (WBAN) has emerged recently. Sensor nodes are placed around or in the human body to collect physiological data. WBAN has many different applications, for instance health monitoring. Since the limitation of the size of the battery, besides speed, reliability, and accuracy; design of WBAN protocols should consider the energy efficiency and time delay. To solve these problems, this paper adopt the end-edge-cloud orchestrated network architecture and propose a transmission based on reinforcement algorithm. The priority of sensing data is classified according to certain application. System utility function is modeled according to the channel factors, the energy utility, and successful transmission conditions. The optimization problem is mapped to Q-learning model. Following this online power control protocol, the energy level of both the senor to coordinator, and coordinator to edge server can be modified according to the current channel condition. The network performance is evaluated by simulation. The results show that the proposed power control protocol has higher system energy efficiency, delivery ratio, and throughput.

• Journal of Information Processing Systems
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• 제18권6호
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• pp.803-812
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• 2022

With the increasing number of mobile device users worldwide, utilizing mobile edge computing (MEC) devices close to users for content caching can reduce transmission latency than receiving content from a server or cloud. However, because MEC has limited storage capacity, it is necessary to determine the content types and sizes to be cached. In this study, we investigate a caching strategy that increases the hit ratio from small base stations (SBSs) for mobile users in a heterogeneous network consisting of one macro base station (MBS) and multiple SBSs. If there are several SBSs that users can access, the hit ratio can be improved by reducing duplicate content and increasing the diversity of content in SBSs. We propose a Deep Q-Network (DQN)-based caching strategy that considers time-varying content popularity and content redundancy in multiple SBSs. Content is stored in the SBS in a divided form using maximum distance separable (MDS) codes to enhance the diversity of the content. Experiments in various environments show that the proposed caching strategy outperforms the other methods in terms of hit ratio.

• KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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• 제10권11호
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• pp.5419-5436
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• 2016

Enhancing the performance of computing systems has been an important topic since the invention of computers. The leading-edge technologies of multicore and virtualization dramatically influence the development of current IT systems. We study performance attributes of response time (RT), throughput, efficiency, and scalability of a virtualized Web system running on a multicore server. We build virtual machines (VMs) for a Web application, and use distributed stress tests to measure RTs and throughputs under varied combinations of virtual cores (VCs) and VM instances. Their gains, efficiencies and scalabilities are also computed and compared. Our experimental and analytic results indicate: 1) A system can perform and scale much better by adopting multiple single-VC VMs than by single multiple-VC VM. 2) The system capacity gain is proportional to the number of VM instances run, but not proportional to the number of VCs allocated in a VM. 3) A system with more VMs or VCs has higher physical CPU utilization, but lower vCPU utilization. 4) The maximum throughput gain is less than VM or VC gain. 5) Per-core computing efficiency does not correlate to the quality of VCs or VMs employed. The outcomes can provide valuable guidelines for selecting instance types provided by public Cloud providers and load balancing planning for Web systems.

• International Journal of Computer Science & Network Security
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• 제22권4호
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• pp.89-100
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• 2022

With the advancement in the Internet of things Technology (IoT) cloud computing, billions of physical devices have been interconnected for sharing and collecting data in different applications. Despite many advancements, some latency - specific application in the real world is not feasible due to existing constraints of IoT devices and distance between cloud and IoT devices. In order to address issues of latency sensitive applications, fog computing has been developed that involves the availability of computing and storage resources at the edge of the network near the IoT devices. However, fog computing suffers from many limitations such as heterogeneity, storage capabilities, processing capability, memory limitations etc. Therefore, it requires an adequate task scheduling method for utilizing computing resources optimally at the fog layer. This work presents a comprehensive review of different task scheduling methods in fog computing. It analyses different task scheduling methods developed for a fog computing environment in multiple dimensions and compares them to highlight the advantages and disadvantages of methods. Finally, it presents promising research directions for fellow researchers in the fog computing environment.

• 정보처리학회논문지:컴퓨터 및 통신 시스템
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• 제9권12호
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• pp.291-306
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• 2020

오늘날 데이터 네트워크 AI (DNA) 기반 지능형 서비스 및 애플리케이션은 비즈니스의 삶의 질과 생산성을 향상시키는 새로운 차원의 서비스를 제공하는 것이 현실이 되었다. 인공지능(AI)은 IoT 데이터(IoT 장치에서 수집한 데이터)의 가치를 높이며, 사물 인터넷(IoT)은 AI의 학습 및 지능 기능을 촉진한다. 딥러닝을 사용하여 대량의 IoT 데이터에서 실시간으로 인사이트를 추출하려면 데이터가 생성되는 IoT 단말 장치에서의 처리능력이 필요하다. 그러나 딥러닝에는 IoT 최종 장치에서 사용할 수 없는 상당 수의 컴퓨팅 리소스가 필요하다. 이러한 문제는 처리를 위해 IoT 최종 장치에서 클라우드 데이터 센터로 대량의 데이터를 전송함으로써 해결되었다. 그러나 IoT 빅 데이터를 클라우드로 전송하면 엄청나게 높은 전송 지연과 주요 관심사인 개인 정보 보호 문제가 발생한다. 분산 컴퓨팅 노드가 IoT 최종 장치 가까이에 배치되는 엣지 컴퓨팅은 높은 계산 및 짧은 지연 시간 요구 사항을 충족하고 사용자의 개인 정보를 보호하는 실행 가능한 솔루션이다. 본 논문에서는 엣지 컴퓨팅 내에서 딥러닝을 활용하여 IoT 최종 장치에서 생성된 IoT 빅 데이터의 잠재력을 발휘하는 현재 상태에 대한 포괄적인 검토를 제공한다. 우리는 이것이 DNA 기반 지능형 서비스 및 애플리케이션 개발에 기여할 것이라고 본다. 엣지 컴퓨팅 플랫폼의 여러 노드에서 딥러닝 모델의 다양한 분산 교육 및 추론 아키텍처를 설명하고 엣지 컴퓨팅 환경과 네트워크 엣지에서 딥러닝이 유용할 수 있는 다양한 애플리케이션 도메인에서 딥러닝의 다양한 개인 정보 보호 접근 방식을 제공한다. 마지막으로 엣지 컴퓨팅 내에서 딥러닝을 활용하는 열린 문제와 과제에 대해 설명한다.

• Journal of Information Processing Systems
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.896-914
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• 2020

With the rapid growth of network traffic, a large number of connected devices, and higher application services, the traditional network is facing several challenges. In addition to improving the current network architecture and hardware specifications, effective resource management means the development trend of 5G. Although many existing potential technologies have been proposed to solve the some of 5G challenges, such as multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO), software-defined networking (SDN), network functions virtualization (NFV), edge computing, millimeter-wave, etc., research studies in 5G continue to enrich its function and move toward B5G mobile networks. In this paper, focusing on the resource allocation issues of 5G core networks and radio access networks, we address the latest technological developments and discuss the current challenges for resource management in 5G.

• 대한임베디드공학회논문지
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.159-164
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• 2023

Solar energy harvesting IoT devices prioritize maximizing the utilization of collected energy due to the periodic recharging nature of solar energy, rather than minimizing energy consumption. Meanwhile, research on edge AI, which performs machine learning near the data source instead of the cloud, is actively conducted for reasons such as data confidentiality and privacy, response time, and cost. One such research area involves performing various audio AI applications using audio data collected from multiple IoT devices in an IoT edge computing environment. However, in most studies, IoT devices only perform sensing data transmission to the edge server, and all processes, including data preprocessing, are performed on the edge server. In this case, it not only leads to overload issues on the edge server but also causes network congestion by transmitting unnecessary data for learning. On the other way, if data preprocessing is delegated to each IoT device to address this issue, it leads to another problem of increased blackout time due to energy shortages in the devices. In this paper, we aim to alleviate the problem of increased blackout time in devices while mitigating issues in server-centric edge AI environments by determining where the data preprocessed based on the energy state of each IoT device. In the proposed method, IoT devices only perform the preprocessing process, which includes sound discrimination and noise removal, and transmit to the server if there is more energy available than the energy threshold required for the basic operation of the device.