Reinforcement learning-based computation offloading in edge computing: Principles, methods, challenges
With the rapid development of mobile communication technologies and Internet of Things (IoT) devices, Multi-Access Edge Computing (MEC) has become one of the most potential technologies for wireless communication. In MEC systems, faster and more reliable data processing can be provided to IoT device...
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| description | With the rapid development of mobile communication technologies and Internet of Things (IoT) devices, Multi-Access Edge Computing (MEC) has become one of the most potential technologies for wireless communication. In MEC systems, faster and more reliable data processing can be provided to IoT devices through computation offloading, but edge servers have limited computing and storage resources. The prerequisite for whether an IoT device can offload a computation task to an edge server for processing is whether the edge server has enough remaining available resources and whether the edge server caches the services related to the task, followed by finding the best way to offload the task. Therefore, to process tasks efficiently, offloading decisions, resource allocation, and edge caching need to be jointly considered during offloading tasks to edge servers. Reinforcement Learning (RL) has recently emerged as a key technique for solving the computation offloading problem in MEC, and a large number of optimization methods have emerged. In this context, we provide a comprehensive survey of RL-based computation offloading fundamental principles and theories in MEC, including mechanisms for finding optimal offloading decisions, methods for joint resource allocation, and means for joint edge caching. In addition, we also discuss the challenges and future work of RL-based computation offloading methods. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-d194fc3de77b4f0c9b69835fc57120842024-11-22T07:36:09ZengElsevierAlexandria Engineering Journal1110-01682024-12-0110889107Reinforcement learning-based computation offloading in edge computing: Principles, methods, challengesZhongqiang Luo0Xiang Dai1School of Automation and Information Engineering, Sichuan University of Science & Engineering, Yibin, 644000, Sichuan, China; Artificial Intelligence Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Sichuan University of Science & Engineering, Yibin, 644000, Sichuan, China; Corresponding author.School of Automation and Information Engineering, Sichuan University of Science & Engineering, Yibin, 644000, Sichuan, ChinaWith the rapid development of mobile communication technologies and Internet of Things (IoT) devices, Multi-Access Edge Computing (MEC) has become one of the most potential technologies for wireless communication. In MEC systems, faster and more reliable data processing can be provided to IoT devices through computation offloading, but edge servers have limited computing and storage resources. The prerequisite for whether an IoT device can offload a computation task to an edge server for processing is whether the edge server has enough remaining available resources and whether the edge server caches the services related to the task, followed by finding the best way to offload the task. Therefore, to process tasks efficiently, offloading decisions, resource allocation, and edge caching need to be jointly considered during offloading tasks to edge servers. Reinforcement Learning (RL) has recently emerged as a key technique for solving the computation offloading problem in MEC, and a large number of optimization methods have emerged. In this context, we provide a comprehensive survey of RL-based computation offloading fundamental principles and theories in MEC, including mechanisms for finding optimal offloading decisions, methods for joint resource allocation, and means for joint edge caching. In addition, we also discuss the challenges and future work of RL-based computation offloading methods.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1110016824007798Edge computingReinforcement learningComputation offloadingOffloading decisionEdge cachingResource allocation |
| spellingShingle | Zhongqiang Luo Xiang Dai Reinforcement learning-based computation offloading in edge computing: Principles, methods, challenges Alexandria Engineering Journal Edge computing Reinforcement learning Computation offloading Offloading decision Edge caching Resource allocation |
| title | Reinforcement learning-based computation offloading in edge computing: Principles, methods, challenges |
| title_full | Reinforcement learning-based computation offloading in edge computing: Principles, methods, challenges |
| title_fullStr | Reinforcement learning-based computation offloading in edge computing: Principles, methods, challenges |
| title_full_unstemmed | Reinforcement learning-based computation offloading in edge computing: Principles, methods, challenges |
| title_short | Reinforcement learning-based computation offloading in edge computing: Principles, methods, challenges |
| title_sort | reinforcement learning based computation offloading in edge computing principles methods challenges |
| topic | Edge computing Reinforcement learning Computation offloading Offloading decision Edge caching Resource allocation |
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