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This paper investigates compact large language model (LLM) deployment and world-model-assisted inference offloading in mobile edge computing (MEC) networks. We first propose an edge compact LLM deployment (ECLD) framework that jointly…

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We consider the problem of task offloading in multi-access edge computing (MEC) systems constituting $N$ devices assisted by an edge server (ES), where the devices can split task execution between a local processor and the ES. Since the…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2024-10-30 Shubham Aggarwal , Muhammad Aneeq uz Zaman , Melih Bastopcu , Sennur Ulukus , Tamer Başar

With the development of the Internet of Things (IoT) and the birth of various new IoT devices, the capacity of massive IoT devices is facing challenges. Fortunately, edge computing can optimize problems such as delay and connectivity by…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2023-08-02 Shihao Shen , Yiwen Han , Xiaofei Wang , Yan Wang

Edge intelligent applications like VR/AR and language model based chatbots have become widespread with the rapid expansion of IoT and mobile devices. However, constrained edge devices often cannot serve the increasingly large and complex…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2025-10-28 Zongshun Zhang , Ibrahim Matta

Mobile-edge computing (MEC) and wireless power transfer are technologies that can assist in the implementation of next generation wireless networks, which will deploy a large number of computational and energy limited devices. In this…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2020-08-18 Constantinos Psomas , Ioannis Krikidis

The integration of mobile edge computing (MEC) and wireless power transfer (WPT) technologies has recently emerged as an effective solution for extending battery life and increasing the computing power of wireless devices. In this paper, we…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2020-02-25 Yuegui Chen , Suzhi Bi , Xian Li , Xiaohui Lin , Hui Wang

Mobile edge computing (MEC) allows appliances to offload workloads to neighboring MEC servers that have the potential for computation-intensive tasks with limited computational capabilities. This paper studied how deep reinforcement…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2025-06-04 Nguyen Chi Long , Trinh Van Chien , Ta Hai Tung , Van Son Nguyen , Trong-Minh Hoang , Nguyen Ngoc Hai Dang

Deploying Machine Learning (ML) applications on resource-constrained mobile devices remains challenging due to limited computational resources and poor platform compatibility. While Mobile Edge Computing (MEC) offers offloading-based…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2025-07-30 Zekai Sun , Xiuxian Guan , Zheng Lin , Yuhao Qing , Haoze Song , Zihan Fang , Zhe Chen , Fangming Liu , Heming Cui , Wei Ni , Jun Luo

In this paper, we consider a task offloading problem in a multi-access edge computing (MEC) network, in which edge users can either use their local processing unit to compute their tasks or offload their tasks to a nearby edge server…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2023-08-15 Babak Badnava , Keenan Roach , Kenny Cheung , Morteza Hashemi , Ness B Shroff

In the realm of mobile edge computing (MEC), efficient computation task offloading plays a pivotal role in ensuring a seamless quality of experience (QoE) for users. Maintaining a high QoE is paramount in today's interconnected world, where…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2025-09-29 Iman Rahmaty , Hamed Shah-Mansouri , Ali Movaghar

The (ultra-)dense deployment of small-cell base stations (SBSs) endowed with cloud-like computing functionalities paves the way for pervasive mobile edge computing (MEC), enabling ultra-low latency and location-awareness for a variety of…

Computer Science and Game Theory · Computer Science 2018-05-29 Lixing Chen , Sheng Zhou , Jie Xu

Application partitioning and code offloading are being researched extensively during the past few years. Several frameworks for code offloading have been proposed. However, fewer works attempted to address issues occurred with its…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2021-09-21 Nevin Vunka Jungum , Nawaz Mohamudally , Nimal Nissanke

Computational offloading has become an enabling component for edge intelligence in mobile and smart devices. Existing offloading schemes mainly focus on mobile devices and servers, while ignoring the potential network congestion caused by…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2024-01-23 Zhongyuan Zhao , Jake Perazzone , Gunjan Verma , Santiago Segarra

With the high flexibility of supporting resource-intensive and time-sensitive applications, unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)-assisted mobile edge computing (MEC) is proposed as an innovational paradigm to support the mobile users (MUs). As a…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-02-20 Wenshuai Liu , Bin Li , Wancheng Xie , Yueyue Dai , Zesong Fei

Cross-layer resource allocation over mobile edge computing (MEC)-aided cell-free networks can sufficiently exploit the transmitting and computing resources to promote the data rate. However, the technical bottlenecks of traditional methods…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2024-12-24 Chong Zheng , Shiwen He , Yongming Huang , Tony Q. S. Quek

Mobile-edge computing (MEC) is a promising technology to enable real-time information transmission and computing by offloading computation tasks from wireless devices to network edge.

Information Theory · Computer Science 2017-12-05 Mengyu Liu , Yuan Liu

The mobile edge computing framework offers the opportunity to reduce the energy that devices must expend to complete computational tasks. The extent of that energy reduction depends on the nature of the tasks, and on the choice of the…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2019-05-01 Mahsa Salmani , Timothy N. Davidson

By offering shared computational facilities to which mobile devices can offload their computational tasks, the mobile edge computing framework is expanding the scope of applications that can be provided on resource-constrained devices. When…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2018-10-16 Mahsa Salmani , Timothy N. Davidson

The growth in artificial intelligence (AI) technology has attracted substantial interests in latency-aware task offloading of mobile edge computing (MEC)-namely, minimizing service latency. Additionally, the use of MEC systems poses an…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-09-10 Minwoo Kim , Jonggyu Jang , Youngchol Choi , Hyun Jong Yang

It is a big challenge for resource-limited mobile devices (MDs) to execute various complex and energy-consumed mobile applications. Fortunately, as a novel computing paradigm, edge computing (MEC) can provide abundant computing resources to…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2019-07-05 Binbin Huang , Zhongjin Lia , Peng Tang , Shangguang Wang , Jun Zhao , Haiyang Hua , Wanqing Lia , Victor Chang