5G multi-access edge computing: A survey on security, dependability, and performance

G Nencioni, RG Garroppo, RF Olimid - IEEE Access, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The Fifth Generation (5G) of mobile networks offers new and advanced services with stricter
requirements. Multi-access Edge Computing (MEC) is a key technology that enables these …

Resource Allocation in Networking and Computing Systems: A Security and Dependability Perspective

MMI Khan, G Nencioni - IEEE Access, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In recent years, there has been a trend to integrate networking and computing systems,
whose management is getting increasingly complex. Resource allocation is one of the …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluation of the QoS policy model of an ordinary 5G smart city cluster with predominant URLLC and eMBB traffic

V Kovtun, K Grochla, T Altameem, M Al-Maitah - Plos one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
A typical element of the smart city's information and communication space is a 5G cluster,
which is focused on serving both new and handover requests because it is an open system …

A2C-DRL: Dynamic Scheduling for Stochastic Edge-Cloud Environments Using A2C and Deep Reinforcement Learning

J Lu, J Yang, S Li, Y Li, W Jiang… - IEEE Internet of Things …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Resource management challenges frequently manifest in systems and networks as tough
online decision tasks, for which the proper solution is dependent on an understanding of the …

Cooperative caching algorithm for mobile edge networks based on multi-agent meta reinforcement learning

Z Wei, Y Zhao, Z Lyu, X Yuan, Y Zhang, L Feng - Computer Networks, 2024 - Elsevier
Edge caching reduces service latency, relieves backhaul link traffic pressure, and enhances
the quality of experience by multiplexing network content. Many studies use deep …

[HTML][HTML] Joint multi-objective MEH selection and traffic path computation in 5G-MEC systems

PV Wadatkar, RG Garroppo, G Nencioni, M Volpi - Computer Networks, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Multi-access Edge Computing (MEC) is an emerging technology that allows to
reduce the service latency and traffic congestion and to enable cloud offloading and context …

[HTML][HTML] Enhanced whale optimization algorithm for dependent tasks offloading problem in multi-edge cloud computing

KM Hosny, AI Awad, W Said, M Elmezain… - Alexandria Engineering …, 2024 - Elsevier
In this paper, we introduce the Enhanced Whale Optimization Algorithm (EWA) to optimize
dependent task offloading in a multi-edge cloud computing environment. Our proposed …

Efficient machine learning‐based hybrid resource allocation for device‐to‐device underlay communication in 5G wireless networks

M Gopal - International Journal of Communication Systems, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Devices in close proximity can directly communicate with each other through device‐to‐
device (D2D) communication, bypassing the need for base stations. To minimize the delay …

Collaborative computation offloading and wireless charging scheduling in multi-UAV-assisted MEC networks: A TD3-based approach

L Zhao, Y Yao, J Guo, Q Zuo, VCM Leung - Computer Networks, 2024 - Elsevier
Computation offloading, resource allocation, and endurance issues in unmanned aerial
vehicle (UAV)-aided mobile edge computing (MEC) networks have always been a research …

A Cross-Layer Survey on Secure and Low-Latency Communications in Next-Generation IoT

M Martalò, G Pettorru, L Atzori - IEEE Transactions on Network …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The last years have been characterized by strong market exploitation of the Internet of
Things (IoT) technologies in different application domains, such as Industry 4.0, smart cities …