• 한국컴퓨터정보학회논문지
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• 제24권5호
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• pp.49-58
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• 2019

In this paper, we propose an edge cloud platform architecture for implementing smart factory. The edge cloud platform is one of edge computing architecture which is mainly focusing on the efficient computing between IoT devices and central cloud. So far, edge computing has put emphasis on reducing latency, bandwidth and computing cost in areas like smart homes and self-driving cars. On the other hand, in this paper, we suggest not only common functional architecture of edge system but also light weight cloud based architecture to apply to the specialized requirements of smart factory. Cloud based edge architecture has many advantages in terms of scalability and reliability of resources and operation of various independent edge functions compare to typical edge system architecture. To make sure the availability of edge cloud platform in smart factory, we also analyze requirements of smart factory edge. We redefine requirements from a 4M1E(man, machine, material, method, element) perspective which are essentially needed to be digitalized and intelligent for physical operation of smart factory. Based on these requirements, we suggest layered(IoT Gateway, Edge Cloud, Central Cloud) application and data architecture. we also propose edge cloud platform architecture using lightweight container virtualization technology. Finally, we validate its implementation effects with case study. we apply proposed edge cloud architecture to the real manufacturing process and compare to existing equipment engineering system. As a result, we prove that the response performance of the proposed approach was improved by 84 to 92% better than existing method.

• 한국정보통신학회논문지
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• 제24권8호
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• pp.1102-1108
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• 2020

이동 엣지 컴퓨팅은 중앙 집중식 데이터 처리가 아닌 데이터가 생성되는 네트워크의 에지와 가까운 곳에서 데이터를 처리하는 방식으로 클라우드 컴퓨팅의 단점을 보완하여 새로운 전기를 마련할 수 있는 기술이다. 데이터를 처리하고 연산하는 곳을 따로 먼 데이터 센터에 두는 것이 아닌, 이동 단말 장치들과 가까운 엣지에 컴퓨팅 능력을 부가하고 데이터 분석까지 가능하게 하여 저지연/초고속 컴퓨팅 서비스의 실현이 가능하게 하였다. 본 논문에서는 EdgeCloudSim 시뮬레이터를 이용해 클라우드와 엣지 노드가 협업하여 이동 단말의 컴퓨팅 작업 처리를 분업화 하는 가상의 이동 엣지 컴퓨팅 테스트베드 환경을 개발한다. 개발된 가상 이동 엣지 컴퓨팅 테스트베드 환경은 중앙 클라우드와 엣지 컴퓨팅 노드들 사이에서 이동 단말들의 컴퓨팅 작업 분배를 위한 오프로딩 기법들의 성능을 평가하고 분석한다. 가상 이동 엣지 컴퓨팅 테스트베드 환경 및 오프로딩 성능 평가를 제시함으로써 클라우드와 협업하는 이동 엣지 컴퓨팅 노드 구축을 준비하는 산업계 엔지니어들에게 하나의 사전 지식을 제공하고자 한다.

• 전자통신동향분석
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• 제39권3호
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• pp.69-78
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• 2024

Cloud computing technology based on centralized high-performance computing has brought about major changes across the information technology industry and led to new paradigms. However, with the rapid development of the industry and increasing need for mass generation and real-time processing of data across various fields, centralized cloud computing is lagging behind the demand. This is particularly critical in emerging technologies such as autonomous driving, the metaverse, and augmented/virtual reality that require the provision of services with ultralow latency for real-time performance. To address existing limitations, distributed and edge cloud computing technologies have recently gained attention. These technologies allow for data to be processed and analyzed closer to their point of generation, substantially reducing the response times and optimizing the network bandwidth usage. We describe distributed and edge cloud computing technologies and explore the latest trends in their standardization.

• KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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• 제15권6호
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• pp.2282-2303
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• 2021

To solve the problems of heavy computing load and system transmission pressure in energy internet (EI), we establish a three-tier cloud-edge integrated EI network based on a cloud-edge collaborative computing to achieve the tradeoff between energy consumption and the system delay. A joint optimization problem for resource allocation and task offloading in the threetier cloud-edge integrated EI network is formulated to minimize the total system cost under the constraints of the task scheduling binary variables of each sensor node, the maximum uplink transmit power of each sensor node, the limited computation capability of the sensor node and the maximum computation resource of each edge server, which is a Mixed Integer Non-linear Programming (MINLP) problem. To solve the problem, we propose a joint task offloading and resource allocation algorithm (JTOARA), which is decomposed into three subproblems including the uplink transmission power allocation sub-problem, the computation resource allocation sub-problem, and the offloading scheme selection subproblem. Then, the power allocation of each sensor node is achieved by bisection search algorithm, which has a fast convergence. While the computation resource allocation is derived by line optimization method and convex optimization theory. Finally, to achieve the optimal task offloading, we propose a cloud-edge collaborative computation offloading schemes based on game theory and prove the existence of Nash Equilibrium. The simulation results demonstrate that our proposed algorithm can improve output performance as comparing with the conventional algorithms, and its performance is close to the that of the enumerative algorithm.

• 인터넷정보학회논문지
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.1-8
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• 2020

5G 목표 중 하나인 초신뢰성 저지연 통신에 도달하기 위해 멀티액세스 엣지 컴퓨팅 패러다임이 탄생했다. 이 패러다임은 클라우드 컴퓨팅 기술을 네트워크 엣지에 더 가깝게 하며 서비스 지연 시간을 줄이기 위해서는 네트워크 엣지에 있는 여러 Edge Cloud에서 서비스 호스팅된다. 모바일 사용자의 경우 서비스 품질 유지를 위해 서비스를 가장 적합한 Edge Cloud로 마이그레이션하는 것은 중요하고 고이동성 시나리오에서는 서비스 마이그레이션 문제가 더욱 복잡해진다. 고정 이동 경로에서 사용자 이동성과 Edge Cloud 선택에 대한 어떤 영향을 미치는 건지 관찰하는 것이 이 연구의 목표다. Mobility-Aware Service Migration (MASM)은 고이동성 시나리오 동안 라우팅 비용과 서비스 마이그레이션 비용이라는 두 가지 주요 매개변수를 기반으로 서비스 마이그레이션을 최적화하기 위해 제안된다. 제안된 알고리즘을 기존의 그리디 알고리즘과 비교하여 평가한다.

• Journal of Information Processing Systems
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• 제19권4호
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• pp.450-464
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• 2023

To address the problems of large system overhead and low timeliness when dealing with task scheduling in mobile edge cloud computing, a task scheduling and resource management strategy for edge cloud computing based on an improved genetic algorithm was proposed. First, a user task scheduling system model based on edge cloud computing was constructed using the Shannon theorem, including calculation, communication, and network models. In addition, a multi-objective optimization model, including delay and energy consumption, was constructed to minimize the sum of two weights. Finally, the selection, crossover, and mutation operations of the genetic algorithm were improved using the best reservation selection algorithm and normal distribution crossover operator. Furthermore, an improved legacy algorithm was selected to deal with the multi-objective problem and acquire the optimal solution, that is, the best computing task scheduling scheme. The experimental analysis of the proposed strategy based on the MATLAB simulation platform shows that its energy loss does not exceed 50 J, and the time delay is 23.2 ms, which are better than those of other comparison strategies.

• 한국컴퓨터정보학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국컴퓨터정보학회 2019년도 제59차 동계학술대회논문집 27권1호
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• pp.5-6
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• 2019

Edge Computing에서 발생하는 데이터 분석에 대한 알고리즘의 성능 평가나 검증은 필수적이다. 이러한 평가 및 검증을 위해서는 비교 가능한 데이터가 필요하다. 본 논문에서는 Edge Computing에서 발생하는 데이터에 대한 분석 결과 및 Computing Resource에 대한 성능평가를 위해 Cloud 기반의 빅 데이터 분석시스템을 구축한다. Edge Computing 비교분석 빅 데이터 시스템은 실제 IoT 노드에서 Edge Computing을 수행할 때와 유사한 환경을 Cloud 상에 구축하고 연구되는 Edge Computing 알고리즘을 Data Analysis Cluster Container에 탑재해 분석을 시행한다. 그리고 분석 결과와 Computing Resource 사용률 데이터를 기존 IoT 노드 Edge Computing 데이터와 비교하여 개선점을 도출하는 것이 본 논문의 목표이다.

• KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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• 제12권12호
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• pp.5669-5684
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• 2018

The new mobile edge network architecture has been required for an increasing amount of traffic, quality requirements, advanced driver assistance system for autonomous driving and new cloud computing demands on highway. This article proposes a hierarchical cloud computing architecture to enhance performance by using adaptive data load distribution for buses that play the role of edge computing server. A vehicular dynamic cloud is based on wireless architecture including Wireless Local Area Network and Long Term Evolution Advanced communication is used for data transmission between moving buses and cars. The main advantages of the proposed architecture include both a reduction of data loading for top layer cloud server and effective data distribution on traffic jam highway where moving vehicles require video on demand (VOD) services from server. Through the description of real environment based on NS-2 network simulation, we conducted experiments to validate the proposed new architecture. Moreover, we show the feasibility and effectiveness for the connected car media service on highway.

• 한국멀티미디어학회논문지
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• 제24권8호
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• pp.1090-1100
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• 2021

Recently, as indoor activities increase due to the spread of infectious diseases, the metaverse is attracting attention. Metaverse refers to content in which the virtual world and the real world are closely related, and its representative platform technology is VR(Virtual Reality). However, since VR hardware is difficult to access in terms of cost, the concept of streaming-based cloud VR has emerged. This study proposes a server configuration and deployment method in an edge network when metaverse content involving multiple users operates based on cloud VR. The proposed algorithm deploys the edge server in consideration of the network and computing resources and client location for cloud VR, which requires a high level of computing resources while at the same time is very sensitive to latency. Based on simulation, it is confirmed that the proposed algorithm can effectively reduce the total network traffic load regardless of the number of applications or the number of users through comparison with the existing deployment method.

• International Journal of Computer Science & Network Security
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• 제23권10호
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• pp.73-80
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• 2023

The recent growth in the use of mobile devices has contributed to increased computing and storage requirements. Cloud computing has been used over the past decade to cater to computational and storage needs over the internet. However, the use of various mobile applications like Augmented Reality (AR), M2M Communications, V2X Communications, and the Internet of Things (IoT) led to the emergence of mobile cloud computing (MCC). All data from mobile devices is offloaded and computed on the cloud, removing all limitations incorporated with mobile devices. However, delays induced by the location of data centers led to the birth of edge computing technologies. In this paper, we discuss one of the edge computing technologies, i.e., cloudlet. Cloudlet brings the cloud close to the end-user leading to reduced delay and response time. An algorithm is proposed for scheduling tasks on cloudlet by considering VM's load. Simulation results indicate that the proposed algorithm provides 12% and 29% improvement over EMACS and QRR while balancing the load.