• KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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• 제14권7호
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• pp.3134-3155
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• 2020

In this paper, we study the joint radio and computational resource allocation in the ultra-dense mobile-edge computing networks. In which, the scenario which including both computation offloading and communication service is discussed. That is, some mobile users ask for computation offloading, while the others ask for communication with the minimum communication rate requirements. We formulate the problem as a joint channel assignment, power control and computational resource allocation to minimize the offloading cost of computing offloading, with the precondition that the transmission rate of communication nodes are satisfied. Since the formulated problem is a mixed-integer nonlinear programming (MINLP), which is NP-hard. By leveraging the particular mathematical structure of the problem, i.e., the computational resource allocation variable is independent with other variables in the objective function and constraints, and then the original problem is decomposed into a computational resource allocation subproblem and a joint channel assignment and power allocation subproblem. Since the former is a convex programming, the KKT (Karush-Kuhn-Tucker) conditions can be used to find the closed optimal solution. For the latter, which is still NP-hard, is further decomposed into two subproblems, i.e., the power allocation and the channel assignment, to optimize alternatively. Finally, two heuristic algorithms are proposed, i.e., the Co-channel Equal Power allocation algorithm (CEP) and the Enhanced CEP (ECEP) algorithm to obtain the suboptimal solutions. Numerical results are presented at last to verify the performance of the proposed algorithms.

• 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.

• 융합정보논문지
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• 제10권11호
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• pp.30-39
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• 2020

5G 이동 통신 서비스가 제공됨에 따라 다양한 서비스를 초저지연으로 사용자에게 제공하려는 노력이 진행되고 있다. 이는 네트워크 코어에서 클라우드 컴퓨팅을 제공하는 대신에 사용자 인근에서 고성능 컴퓨팅 서비스를 제공하는 에지 컴퓨팅에 대한 관심을 불러 일으키고 있다. 본 논문은 에지 컴퓨팅의 실현을 위한 필수 장비인 마이크로 데이터센터의 운영 및 관리 방안을 제시한다. 먼저, 에지 컴퓨팅의 기능 구조와 배치 방안을 제시한다. 다음으로 에지 컴퓨팅을 위한 마이크로 데이터센터의 요구사항과 이에 따른 운영 및 관리 방안을 제시한다. 마지막으로 마이크로 데이터센터의 자원을 효율적으로 관리하기 위해서 수집 및 감시해야 하는 자원 관리 아이템을 제시하고, 에너지 효율을 측정할 수 있는 성능 지표를 제안한다.

• KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.188-210
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• 2022

As a promising technique to support tremendous numbers of Internet of Things devices and a variety of applications efficiently, mobile edge computing (MEC) has attracted extensive studies recently. In this paper, we consider a MEC-assisted peer-to-peer (P2P) mobile communication system where MEC servers are deployed at access points to accelerate the communication process between mobile terminals. To capture the tradeoff between the time delay and the energy consumption of the system, a cost function is introduced to facilitate the optimization of the computation and communication resources. The formulated optimization problem is non-convex and is tackled by an iterative block coordinate descent algorithm that decouples the original optimization problem into two subproblems and alternately optimizes the computation and communication resources. Moreover, the MEC-assisted P2P communication system is compared with the conventional P2P communication system, then a condition is provided in closed-form expression when the MEC-assisted P2P communication system performs better. Simulation results show that the advantage of this system is enhanced when the computing capability of the receiver increases whereas it is reduced when the computing capability of the transmitter increases. In addition, the performance of this system is significantly improved when the signal-to-noise ratio of hop-1 exceeds that of hop-2.

• 인터넷정보학회논문지
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• 제23권2호
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• pp.1-7
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• 2022

Machine learning (ML) algorithms have been intended to seamlessly collaborate for enabling intelligent networking in terms of massive service differentiation, prediction, and provides high-accuracy recommendation systems. Mobile edge computing (MEC) servers are located close to the edge networks to overcome the responsibility for massive requests from user devices and perform local service offloading. Moreover, there are required lightweight methods for handling real-time Internet of Things (IoT) communication perspectives, especially for ultra-reliable low-latency communication (URLLC) and optimal resource utilization. To overcome the abovementioned issues, this paper proposed an intelligent scheme for traffic steering based on the integration of MEC and lightweight ML, namely support vector machine (SVM) for effectively routing for lightweight and resource constraint networks. The scheme provides dynamic resource handling for the real-time IoT user systems based on the awareness of obvious network statues. The system evaluations were conducted by utillizing computer software simulations, and the proposed approach is remarkably outperformed the conventional schemes in terms of significant QoS metrics, including communication latency, reliability, and communication 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.

• 전자통신동향분석
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• 제31권1호
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• pp.25-35
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• 2016

Mobile Edge Computing(MEC)은 무선 기지국에 분산 클라우드 컴퓨팅 기술을 적용하여 다양한 서비스와 캐싱 콘텐츠를 이용자 단말에 가까이 전개함으로써 모바일 코어망의 혼잡을 완화하고, 새로운 로컬 서비스를 창출하는 기술이다. 현재는 European Telecommunications Standards Institute(ETSI)주도로 규격 작업이 진행되고 있으며, 동시에 산업계에서는 LTE 모바일 네트워크에 적용하는 시도들이 이루어지고 있다. 그러나 MEC기술은 Software Defined Network(SDN)/Network Functions Virtualization(NFV) 기술들과 함께 향후 2020년대에 도입될 5G 네트워크의 주요 구성 기술로서 부상하고 있다. 본고에서는 MEC의 개념과 다양한 서비스 시나리오, MEC 플랫폼 구조 및 기술동향 등을 살펴보고, 5G에서의 역할과 앞으로 도전하여야 할 기술적인 과제들에 대하여 분석한다.

• 한국전자파학회지:전자파기술
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• 제28권5호
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• pp.10-16
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• 2017

• 한국전자파학회지:전자파기술
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• 제30권3호
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• pp.24-33
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• 2019

• 정보처리학회논문지:컴퓨터 및 통신 시스템
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• 제10권11호
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• pp.291-296
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• 2021

사물인터넷의 발전으로 인하여 수많은 디바이스가 생겨나고, 큰 계산 자원을 요구하는 태스크들이 많이 발생된다. 이런 사물인터넷 환경에서 Mobile Edge Computing(MEC)는 지리적으로 사용자와 근접하여 서비스를 제공하기 때문에 많은 주목을 받고 있다. MEC 서버로의 태스크 오프로딩은 제한된 배터리 수명과 계산 능력을 갖고 있는 디바이스에게 효율적이다. 본 연구는 높은 신뢰도를 요구하는 산업용 IoT 환경을 가정하였다. 많은 디바이스와 여러 MEC 서버와 같은 환경으로 최적화에 있어서 복잡성이 발생한다. 이를 해결하기 위해 문제를 두 개로 나눠 해결한다. MEC 서버의 큐 상태를 고려하여 큐의 제한 길이를 충족하는 MEC 서버를 선택한 뒤, 유전 알고리즘을 사용하여 신뢰도를 고려하면서도 에너지 소모량을 최적화하는 오프로딩 결정 알고리즘을 제시한다. 본 연구는 실험을 통하여 에너지 소모량과 신뢰성 측면에서 제안 알고리즘의 성능이 효율적임을 분석하였다.