TY - JOUR
T1 - Driving forces for Multi-Access Edge Computing (MEC) IoT integration in 5G
AU - Liyanage, Madhusanka
AU - Porambage, Pawani
AU - Ding, Aaron Yi
AU - Kalla, Anshuman
PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - The emergence of Multi-Access Edge Computing (MEC) technology aims to extend cloud computing capabilities to the edge of the wireless access networks, i.e., closer to the end-users. Thus, MEC-enabled 5G wireless systems are envisaged to offer real-time, low-latency, and high-bandwidth access to the radio network resources. Thus, MEC allows network operators to open up their networks to a wide range of innovative services, thereby giving rise to a brand-new ecosystem and a value chain. Furthermore, MEC as an enabling technology will provide new insights into coherent integration of Internet of Things (IoT) in 5G wireless systems. In this context, this paper expounds the four key technologies, including Network Function Virtualization (NFV), Software Defined Networking (SDN), Network Slicing and Information Centric Networking (ICN), that will propel and intensify the integration of MEC IoT in 5G networks. Moreover, our goal is to provide the close alliance between MEC and these four driving technologies in the 5G IoT context and to identify the open challenges, future directions, and concrete integration paths.
AB - The emergence of Multi-Access Edge Computing (MEC) technology aims to extend cloud computing capabilities to the edge of the wireless access networks, i.e., closer to the end-users. Thus, MEC-enabled 5G wireless systems are envisaged to offer real-time, low-latency, and high-bandwidth access to the radio network resources. Thus, MEC allows network operators to open up their networks to a wide range of innovative services, thereby giving rise to a brand-new ecosystem and a value chain. Furthermore, MEC as an enabling technology will provide new insights into coherent integration of Internet of Things (IoT) in 5G wireless systems. In this context, this paper expounds the four key technologies, including Network Function Virtualization (NFV), Software Defined Networking (SDN), Network Slicing and Information Centric Networking (ICN), that will propel and intensify the integration of MEC IoT in 5G networks. Moreover, our goal is to provide the close alliance between MEC and these four driving technologies in the 5G IoT context and to identify the open challenges, future directions, and concrete integration paths.
KW - 5G
KW - ICN
KW - IoT
KW - MEC
KW - Network slicing
KW - NFV
KW - SDN
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85107026729&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.icte.2021.05.007
DO - 10.1016/j.icte.2021.05.007
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85107026729
SN - 2405-9595
VL - 7
SP - 127
EP - 137
JO - ICT Express
JF - ICT Express
IS - 2
ER -