Deployment Characteristics of "The Edge" in Mobile Edge Computing
Deployment Characteristics of "The Edge" in Mobile Edge Computing
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10.1145/3229556.3229557
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2018-08
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Meenakshi Syamkumar;P. Barford;Ramakrishnan Durairajan
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作者：
Meenakshi Syamkumar;P. Barford;Ramakrishnan Durairajan
移动边缘计算的设想功能基于具有容量、普遍性、稳健性和服务全国用户群能力的交付基础设施。在本文中，我们对移动边缘基础设施的关键方面进行了实证研究，旨在了解其当前特征并确定未来的部署。我们首先分析美国超过 400 万个手机信号塔位置的数据集。我们评估部署的地理特征，并强调位置如何与主要大都市地区和农村地区的人口密度相对应。我们还展示了如何在美国各地的高速公路沿线安排部署。我们的分析强调了需要进行新部署的领域。最后，我们分析了蜂窝塔部署如何与当前主要数据中心位置相对应，并评估如何部署微型服务器以缩短响应时间并更好地服务客户。
The envisioned capabilities of mobile edge computing are predicated on a delivery infrastructure with capacity, ubiquity, robustness, and capabilities to serve a country-wide user base. In this paper, we present an empirical study of key aspects of mobile edge infrastructure toward the goal of understanding their current characteristics and identifying future deployments. We start by analyzing a dataset of over 4M cell tower locations in the US. We evaluate the geographic characteristics of deployments and highlight how locations correspond to population density in major metropolitan areas and in rural areas. We also show how deployments have been arranged along highways throughout the US. Our analysis highlight areas where new deployments would be warranted. Finally, we analyze how cell tower deployments correspond to current major data center locations and assess how micro servers might be deployed to improve response times and to better serve customers.