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In this paper, we aim to address the challenge of hybrid mobile edge-quantum computing (MEQC) for sustainable task offloading scheduling in mobile networks. We develop cost-effective designs for both task offloading mode selection and…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-06-27 Ziqiang Ye , Yulan Gao , Yue Xiao , Minrui Xu , Han Yu , Dusit Niyato

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

We consider the optimization of distributed resource scheduling to minimize the sum of task latency and energy consumption for all the Internet of things devices (IoTDs) in a large-scale mobile edge computing (MEC) system. To address this…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2020-05-27 Feibo Jiang , Li Dong , Kezhi Wang , Kun Yang , Cunhua Pan

Soft real-time applications are becoming increasingly complex, posing significant challenges for scheduling offloaded tasks in edge computing environments while meeting task timing constraints. Moreover, the exponential growth of the search…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-06-11 Amin Avan , Akramul Azim , Qusay Mahmoud

Asynchronous Distributed Reinforcement Learning (DRL) can suffer from degraded convergence when model updates become stale, often the result of network congestion and packet loss during large-scale training. This work introduces a network…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2025-07-09 Nehal Baganal Krishna , Anam Tahir , Firas Khamis , Mina Tahmasbi Arashloo , Michael Zink , Amr Rizk

Age-of-information (AoI) and transmission power are crucial performance metrics in low energy wireless networks, where information freshness is of paramount importance. This study examines a power-limited internet of things (IoT) network…

Allowing less capable devices to offload computational tasks to more powerful devices or servers enables the development of new applications that may not run correctly on the device itself. Deciding where and why to run each of those…

Emerging Technologies · Computer Science 2026-01-08 Gorka Nieto , Idoia de la Iglesia , Cristina Perfecto , Unai Lopez-Novoa

In status update scenarios, the freshness of information is measured in terms of age-of-information (AoI), which essentially reflects the timeliness for real-time applications to transmit status update messages to a remote controller. For…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2020-02-19 Qiaobin Kuang , Jie Gong , Xiang Chen , Xiao Ma

In recent years, the amalgamation of satellite communications and aerial platforms into space-air-ground integrated network (SAGINs) has emerged as an indispensable area of research for future communications due to the global coverage…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2024-01-03 Chong Huang , Gaojie Chen , Pei Xiao , Yue Xiao , Zhu Han , Jonathon A. Chambers

In this paper, we design a novel scheduling and resource allocation algorithm for a smart mobile edge computing (MEC) assisted radio access network. Different from previous energy efficiency (EE) based or the average age of information…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-11-03 Abolfazl Zakeri , Mohammad Parvini , Mohammad Reza Javan , Nader Mokari , Eduard A Jorswieck

As augmented and virtual reality evolve, achieving seamless synchronization between physical and digital realms remains a critical challenge, especially for real-time applications where delays affect the user experience. This paper presents…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2025-10-30 Elif Ebru Ohri , Qi Liao , Anastasios Giovanidis , Francesca Fossati , Nour-El-Houda Yellas

The fog radio access network (F-RAN) is a promising technology in which the user mobile devices (MDs) can offload computation tasks to the nearby fog access points (F-APs). Due to the limited resource of F-APs, it is important to design an…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2022-06-14 Lingling Zhang , Yanxiang Jiang , Fu-Chun Zheng , Mehdi Bennis , Xiaohu You

Age-of-information (AoI) is a novel metric that measures the freshness of information in status update scenarios. It is essential for real-time applications to transmit status update packets to the destination node as timely as possible.…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2019-01-15 Qiaobin Kuang , Jie Gong , Xiang Chen , Xiao Ma

We consider a multi-user multi-server mobile edge computing (MEC) system, in which users arrive on a network randomly over time and generate computation tasks, which will be computed either locally on their own computing devices or be…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-02-28 Muhammad Sohaib , Sang-Woon Jeon , Wei Yu

Deep reinforcement learning (DRL) is a promising outer-loop intelligence paradigm which can deploy problem solving strategies for complex tasks. Consequently, DRL has been utilized for several scientific applications, specifically in cases…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2023-04-05 Sahil Bhola , Suraj Pawar , Prasanna Balaprakash , Romit Maulik

Deep Reinforcement Learning (DRL) solutions are becoming pervasive at the edge of the network as they enable autonomous decision-making in a dynamic environment. However, to be able to adapt to the ever-changing environment, the DRL…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2022-05-31 Jernej Hribar , Ivana Dusparic

Cloud computing is a reliable solution to provide distributed computation power. However, real-time response is still challenging regarding the enormous amount of data generated by the IoT devices in 5G and 6G networks. Thus, multi-access…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2022-11-03 Anahita Mazloomi , Hani Sami , Jamal Bentahar , Hadi Otrok , Azzam Mourad

In the traditional vehicular network, computing tasks generated by the vehicles are usually uploaded to the cloud for processing. However, since task offloading toward the cloud will cause a large delay, vehicular edge computing (VEC) is…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2023-04-07 Qiong Wu , Siyuan Wang , Pingyi Fan , Qiang Fan

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

Mobile Edge Computing (MEC) and Open Radio Access Networks (ORAN) are transformative technologies in the development of next-generation wireless communication systems. MEC pushes computational resources closer to end-users, enabling low…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2025-07-29 Ryan Barker , Tolunay Seyfi , Fatemeh Afghah