• 한국통신학회논문지
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• 제42권2호
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• pp.514-522
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• 2017

트래픽 오프로딩은 폭발적으로 증가하는 모바일 트래픽에 대응하기 위한 유망 솔루션이다. 오프로딩 방법 중, LIPA/SIPTO 오프로딩에서는 애플리케이션의 QoS 요구사항을 만족하면서 트래픽을 오프로딩할 수 있다. 또한, SNS로 인한 많은 트래픽때문에 social context를 이용한 트래픽 오프로딩이 필요하다. 그러므로, 본 논문에서는 social context를 이용하여 트래픽을 오프로딩하는 LIPA/SIPTO 오프로딩 알고리즘을 제안한다. 먼저, 애플리케이션 인기도를 social context로 이용하여 애플리케이션 선택확률을 정의한다. 그 다음, effective data rate 관점에서 소형셀 사용자의 QoS를 최대화하는 최적의 오프로딩 weighting factor를 찾는다. 마지막으로, 애플리케이션 선택확률과 오프로딩 weighting factor를 기반으로 각 애플리케이션의 오프로딩 비율을 정한다. 성능분석 결과, 제안한 알고리즘의 오프로딩 비율이 기존 알고리즘의 약 46%임에도 불구하고, 제안한 알고리즘의 effective data rate achievement ratio 값이 기존 알고리즘과 비슷한 것을 확인하였다.

• 한국멀티미디어학회논문지
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• 제25권8호
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• pp.1136-1140
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• 2022

This paper is a method for efficient traffic prediction in mobile edge computing, where many studies have recently been conducted. For distributed processing in mobile edge computing, tasks offloading from each mobile edge must be processed within the limited computing power of the edge. As a result, in the mobile nodes, it is necessary to efficiently select the surrounding edge server in consideration of performance dynamically. This paper aims to suggest the efficient clustering method by selecting edges in a cloud environment and predicting mobile traffic. Then, our dynamic clustering method is to reduce offloading overload to the edge server when offloading required by mobile terminals affects the performance of the edge server compared with the existing offloading schemes.

• KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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• 제14권11호
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• pp.4372-4394
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• 2020

The distribution of popular videos incurs a large amount of traffic at the base stations (BS) of networks. Device-to-multi-device (D2MD) communication has emerged an efficient radio access technology for offloading BS traffic in recent years. However, traditional studies have focused on synchronous user requests whereas asynchronous user requests are more common. Hence, offloading BS traffic in case of asynchronous user requests while considering their time-varying characteristics and the quality of experience (QoE) of video request users (VRUs) is a pressing problem. This paper uses social stability (SS) and video loading duration (VLD)-tolerant property to group VRUs and seed users (SUs) to offload BS traffic. We define the average amount of data transmission (AADT) to measure the network's capacity for offloading BS traffic. Based on this, we formulate a time-varying bipartite graph matching optimization problem. We decouple the problem into two subproblems which can be solved separately in terms of time and space. Then, we propose the socially aware D2MD user selection (SA-D2MD-S) algorithm based on finite horizon optimal stopping theory, and propose the SA-D2MD user matching (SA-D2MD-M) algorithm to solve the two subproblems. The results of simulations show that our algorithms outperform prevalent algorithms.

• KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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• 제9권3호
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• pp.872-885
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• 2015

The rapid increase of smart mobile devices and mobile applications has led to explosive growth of data traffic in cellular network. Offloading data traffic becomes one of the most urgent technical problems. Recent work has proposed to exploit opportunistic communications to offload cellular traffic for mobile data dissemination services, especially for accepting large delayed data. The basic idea is to deliver the data to only part of subscribers (called target-nodes) via the cellular network, and allow target-nodes to disseminate the data through opportunistic communications. Human mobility shows temporal and spatial characteristics and predictability, which can be used as effective guidance efficient opportunistic communication. Therefore, based on the regularity of human mobility we propose NodeRank algorithm which uses the encounter characteristics between nodes to choose target nodes. Different from the existing work which only using encounter frequency, NodeRank algorithm combined the contact time and inter-contact time meanwhile to ensure integrity and availability of message delivery. The simulation results based on real-world mobility traces show the performance advantages of NodeRank in offloading efficiency and network redundant copies.

• KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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• 제11권6호
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• pp.2811-2830
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• 2017

In this paper, we study the problem of mobile data offloading for a network that contains multiple mobile network operators (MNOs), multiple WiFi or femtocell access points (APs) and multiple mobile users (MUs). MNOs offload their subscribed MUs' data traffic by leasing the unused Internet connection bandwidth of third party APs. We propose a combinatorial auction-based two-stage matching mechanism comprised of MU-AP matching and AP-MNO matching. The MU-AP matching is designed to match the MUs to APs in order to maximize the total offloading data traffic and achieve better MU satisfaction. Conversely, for AP-MNO matching, MNOs compete for APs' service using the Nash bargaining solution (NBS) and the Vickrey auction theories and, in turn, APs will receive monetary compensation. We demonstrated that the proposed mechanism converges to a distributed stable matching result. Numerical results demonstrate that the proposed algorithm well capture the tradeoff among the total data traffic, social welfare and the QoS of MUs compared to other schemes. Moreover, the proposed mechanism can considerably offload the total data traffic and improve the network social welfare with less computation complexity and communication overhead.

• KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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• 제9권11호
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• pp.4291-4310
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• 2015

This paper investigates the traffic offloading over unlicensed bands for two-tier multi-mode small cell networks. We formulate this problem as a Stackelberg game and apply a hierarchical learning framework to jointly maximize the utilities of both macro base station (MBS) and small base stations (SBSs). During the learning process, the MBS behaves as a leader and the SBSs are followers. A pricing mechanism is adopt by MBS and the price information is broadcasted to all SBSs by MBS firstly, then each SBS competes with other SBSs and takes its best response strategies to appropriately allocate the traffic load in licensed and unlicensed band in the sequel, taking the traffic flow payment charged by MBS into consideration. Then, we present a hierarchical Q-learning algorithm (HQL) to discover the Stackelberg equilibrium. Additionally, if some extra information can be obtained via feedback, we propose an improved hierarchical Q-learning algorithm (IHQL) to speed up the SBSs' learning process. Last but not the least, the convergence performance of the proposed two algorithms is analyzed. Numerical experiments are presented to validate the proposed schemes and show the effectiveness.

• 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.

• 한국전자통신학회논문지
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• 제18권3호
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• pp.427-432
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• 2023

본 연구에서, MEC(: Multi-access Edge Computing)가 Wave, Lte, 5G 망에서 V2X(: Vehicle to Everything) 를 적용한 자율 자동차의 다양한 시험을 위해서 Cloud 서비스망 구성이 제안되고, MEC App(:Application)은 특정 지역에서 두 가지 도메인(사업자(KT, SKT, LG U+), 망 형태(Wave, LTE(3G 포함), 5G))의 V2X 서비스 기능 시험 검증을 적용하였다. 국내 운영업체(SKT, KT, LG U+ 그리고 Wave)의 4G 망에서, MEC는 독립적인 망 기능을 가져가기 위한 목적으로 V2X 기능 블록과 Traffic Offloading을 통한 개선 효과를 정리하였다. 그리고 5G 망의 V2X VNF에서 높은 수준의 QoS로 값으로, Traffic Steering기능의 시나리오가 목적지별 트래픽 경로상에서 입증되었다.

• 정보처리학회논문지:컴퓨터 및 통신 시스템
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• 제12권9호
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• pp.263-272
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• 2023

산업용 IoT는 대규모 연결을 통해 데이터 수집, 교환, 분석과 함께 산업 분야의 생산 효율성 개선에 중요한 요소이다. 그러나 최근 산업용 IoT의 확산으로 인해 트래픽이 폭발적으로 증가함에 따라 트래픽을 효율적으로 처리해줄 할당 기법이 필요하다. 본 논문에서는 산업용 IoT 환경에서 성공적인 태스크 처리율을 높이기 위한 2단계 태스크 오프로딩 결정 기법을 제안한다. 또한, 컴퓨팅 집약적인 태스크를 셀룰러 링크를 통해 이동 엣지 컴퓨팅(Mobile Edge Computing: MEC) 서버로 오프로드 하거나 D2D(Device to Device) 링크를 통해 근처의 산업용 IoT 장치로 오프로드 할 수 있는 하이브리드 오프로딩(Hybrid-offloading) 시스템을 고려한다. 먼저 1단계는 태스크 오프로딩에 참여하는 기기들이 이기적으로 행동하여 태스크 처리율 향상에 어려움을 주는 것을 방지하기 위해 인센티브 메커니즘을 설계한다. 메커니즘 디자인 중 McAfee's 메커니즘을 사용하여 태스크를 처리해주는 기기들의 이기적인 행동을 제어하고 전체 시스템 처리율을 높일 수 있도록 한다. 그 후 2단계에서는 산업용 IoT 장치의 불규칙한 움직임을 고려하여 비정상성(Non-stationary) 환경에서 멀티 암드 밴딧(Multi-Armed Bandit: MAB) 기반 태스크 오프로딩 결정 기법을 제안한다. 실험 결과로 제안된 기법이 기존의 다른 기법에 비해 전체 시스템 처리율, 통신 실패율, 후회 측면에서 더 나은 성능을 달성할 수 있음을 보인다.

• 한국정보처리학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정보처리학회 2018년도 춘계학술발표대회
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• pp.81-84
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• 2018

Recently, many researchers claim that mobile data offloading is a key solution to alleviating overloaded cellular traffic by dividing the overloaded traffic with femtocells, WiFi networks or users. In this paper, we propose an idea to select a group of users, known as VIPs, that is able to effectively transfer the data to others using Density-Based Spatial Clustering of Application with Noise, also known as DBSCAN algorithm. We conducted our experiments using NCCU real trace dataset. The results show that our proposed idea offload about 70~77% of the network with VIP set size of four, which is better than the compared methods.