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LightEdge: Mapping the Evolution of Multi-Access Edge Computing in Cellular Networks
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A lightweight, ETSI-compliant MEC solution for 4G and 5G networks, which has the main goal of immediately making available the features and capabilities of edge clouds to mobile users is introduced.Abstract:
The MEC paradigm calls for a distribution of computational capacity at the network's edges. While MEC will play a key role in future 5G deployments, it will take some time until the existing 4G networks evolve into a full 5G system. A challenge exists to devise a transition mechanism that allows MEC features to be seamlessly integrated in the current 4G networks. This article introduces a lightweight, ETSI-compliant MEC solution for 4G and 5G networks. The proposed solution, which we name LightEdge, has the main goal of immediately making available the features and capabilities of edge clouds to mobile users. This article reports on the design and implementation of LightEdge and on its evaluation in a practical latency-sensitive use case.read more
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The Use of Internet of Things and Cloud Computing Technology in the Performance Appraisal Management of Innovation Capability of University Scientific Research Team
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TL;DR: This paper analyzes the MEC reference architecture and main deployment scenarios, which offer multi-tenancy support for application developers, content providers, and third parties, and elaborates further on open research challenges.
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Collaborative Mobile Edge Computing in 5G Networks: New Paradigms, Scenarios, and Challenges
TL;DR: A real-time, context-aware collaboration framework that lies at the edge of the RAN, comprising MEC servers and mobile devices, and amalgamates the heterogeneous resources at theedge is envisions.
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5G-EmPOWER : A Software-Defined Networking Platform for 5G Radio Access Networks
TL;DR: This paper introduces a flexible, programmable, and open-source SDN platform for heterogeneous 5G RANs, building on an open protocol that abstracts the technology-dependent aspects of the radio access elements, allowing network programmers to deploy complex management tasks as policies on top of a programmable logically centralized controller.
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MANOaaS: A Multi-Tenant NFV MANO for 5G Network Slices
TL;DR: This article sheds light on potential benefits and implementation aspects when the MANO framework is abstracted into customized and distributed MANO instances, thereby empowering theMANO-as-a-service (MANOaaS) paradigm.
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A method for operating a mobile network for charging traffic and corresponding mobile network
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