Decentralized Systems and Distributed Computing

12Mobile Edge Computing: A Paradigm Shift in Computing

Priti Kumari¹, Vandana Dubey^2*, Parmeet Kaur³ and Sarika Shrivastava¹

¹Ashoka Institute of Technology and Management, Varanasi, U.P., India

²C. Byre Gowda Institute of Technology, Kolar, Karnataka, India

³Jaypee Institute of Information Technology, Noida, U.P., India

Abstract

An emerging architecture called mobile edge computing (MEC) encompasses cloud computing amenities to the edge of networks and mobile base stations. This can be used in mobile, wireless, and wired scenarios by utilizing platforms for software and hardware that are situated close to end users at the network edge. MEC offers seamless integration between different application service providers and traders for mobile users, businesses, and supplementary vertical segments. It is a key component of the projected 5G infrastructure and serves numerous cutting-edge applications and features that demand extremely low congestion. This chapter covers mobile edge computing (MEC), including its definition, traits, benefits, architectures, models, and applications. This chapter also contains some ideas for future research topics and application cases to improve comprehension.

Keywords: Cloud computing, mobile edge computing, mobile cloud computing, radio access network (RAN)

12.1 Introduction

The MEC platform, which enables apps to run directly, was created in 2013 by Nokia Siemens Networks and IBM, and this is when the phrase “mobile edge computing” was first used. ...