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ArticleSensors (Basel, Switzerland)2021

Fuzzy Decision-Based Efficient Task Offloading Management Scheme in Multi-Tier MEC-Enabled Networks.

Md Delowar Hossain, Tangina Sultana, Md Alamgir Hossain, Md Imtiaz Hossain, Luan N T Huynh, Junyoung Park, Eui-Nam Huh

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Article in Sensors (Basel, Switzerland), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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Md Delowar HossainDepartment of Computer Science and Engineering, Kyung Hee University, Global Campus, Yongin-si 17104, Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-6080-9720
Tangina SultanaDepartment of Computer Science and Engineering, Kyung Hee University, Global Campus, Yongin-si 17104, Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-3896-5591
Md Alamgir HossainDepartment of Computer Science and Engineering, Kyung Hee University, Global Campus, Yongin-si 17104, Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-6865-6650
Md Imtiaz HossainDepartment of Computer Science and Engineering, Kyung Hee University, Global Campus, Yongin-si 17104, Korea.ORCID 0000-0003-1085-2461
Luan N T HuynhDepartment of Computer Science and Engineering, Kyung Hee University, Global Campus, Yongin-si 17104, Korea.ORCID 0000-0003-3423-0229
Junyoung ParkDepartment of Computer Science and Engineering, Kyung Hee University, Global Campus, Yongin-si 17104, Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-8481-8701
Eui-Nam HuhDepartment of Computer Science and Engineering, Kyung Hee University, Global Campus, Yongin-si 17104, Korea.ORCID 0000-0003-0184-6975

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Institute for Information & Communications Technology Planning & Evaluation No.2017-0-00294
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Abstract

Multi-access edge computing (MEC) is a new leading technology for meeting the demands of key performance indicators (KPIs) in 5G networks. However, in a rapidly changing dynamic environment, it is hard to find the optimal target server for processing offloaded tasks because we do not know the end users' demands in advance. Therefore, quality of service (QoS) deteriorates because of increasing task failures and long execution latency from congestion. To reduce latency and avoid task failures from resource-constrained edge servers, vertical offloading between mobile devices with local-edge collaboration or with local edge-remote cloud collaboration have been proposed in previous studies. However, they ignored the nearby edge server in the same tier that has excess computing resources. Therefore, this paper introduces a fuzzy decision-based cloud-MEC collaborative task offloading management system called FTOM, which takes advantage of powerful remote cloud-computing capabilities and utilizes neighboring edge servers. The main objective of the FTOM scheme is to select the optimal target node for task offloading based on server capacity, latency sensitivity, and the network's condition. Our proposed scheme can make dynamic decisions where local or nearby MEC servers are preferred for offloading delay-sensitive tasks, and delay-tolerant high resource-demand tasks are offloaded to a remote cloud server. Simulation results affirm that our proposed FTOM scheme significantly improves the rate of successfully executing offloaded tasks by approximately 68.5%, and reduces task completion time by 66.6%, when compared with a local edge offloading (LEO) scheme. The improved and reduced rates are 32.4% and 61.5%, respectively, when compared with a two-tier edge orchestration-based offloading (TTEO) scheme. They are 8.9% and 47.9%, respectively, when compared with a fuzzy orchestration-based load balancing (FOLB) scheme, approximately 3.2% and 49.8%, respectively, when compared with a fuzzy workload orchestration-based task offloading (WOTO) scheme, and approximately 38.6%% and 55%, respectively, when compared with a fuzzy edge-orchestration based collaborative task offloading (FCTO) scheme.

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5Gfuzzy logicmulti-access edge computingorchestratortask offloading

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