Multi-User Dynamic Computation Offloading and Resource Allocation in 5G MEC Heterogeneous Networks with Static and Dynamic Subchannels

A comprehensive review on internet of things task offloading in multi-access edge computing

“…Over 40 % of the literature surveyed in this survey focused on task allocation as the primary problem-solving goal [ 73 , 74 , 77 , 79 , 81 , [84] , [85] , [86] , 88 , [138] , [139] , [140] , 143 , 145 , [90] , [91] , [147] , 94 , [96] , [97] , [98] , 100 , 104 , 106 , [108] , [109] , [110] , 125 , 130 , 131 , 137 ]. The goal of resource allocation is addressed in approximately 10 % of the reviewed literature [ 99 , 103 , 105 , 111 , 116 , 121 ].…”

“…It can be used with modern communication networks such as 4G LTE and 5G to support IoT applications. However, there are relatively few studies on the task offloading mechanism of NB-IoT networks [ 145 , 116 ].…”

“…Device-to-edge (D2E) task offloading in a Multi-Access Edge Computing (MEC) network involves offloading a task from a user's device to an edge server or cloudlet located at the network's edge. This approach allows tasks to be processed closer to the source of data, reducing latency and improving the overall performance of applications [ 73 , 74 , 76 , 77 , 79 , 80 , 83 , 84 , [86] , [87] , [88] , [89] , [144] , [145] , [146] , [147] , 91 , 94 , 97 , 100 , [102] , [103] , [104] , 106 , 107 ], [ 113 , 114 , [116] , [117] , [118] , 120 , 123 , [126] , [127] , [128] , 130 , 132 , 135 , 137 , 148 , 160 , 161 , 167 ].…”

“…In computational offloading within a MEC network, a single server as a task offloading destination refers to the scenario where a task from a user's device is offloaded and executed on a single edge server or cloudlet. This means that the entire computational load of the task is handled by a single server [ 73 , 80 , 84 , 88 , 89 , 143 , 145 , 146 , 100 , 103 , 104 , 106 , 110 , 113 , 116 , 120 , 130 , 135 , [137] , [148] , [149] ].…”

“…Judging from the survey results, Matlab is the main tool used for testing IoT task offloading algorithms and mechanisms. Researchers simulate TDs, MEC servers and network communication environments in Matlab, and load data sets to evaluate task offloading mechanisms or algorithms [ [75] , [76] , [77] , [79] , [80] , [81] , 84 , [86] , [87] , [88] , [89] , [143] , [144] , [145] , 95 , 97 , 104 , 106 , 115 , 165 ].…”