Energy Minimization for Heterogenous Traffic Coexistence with Puncturing in Mobile Edge Computing-Based Industrial Internet of Things

Puncturing has been recognized as a promising technology to cope with the coexistence problem of enhanced mobile broadband(eMBB) and ultra-reliable low latency communications(URLLC)traffic. However, the steady performance of eMBB traffic while meeting the requirements of URLLC traffic with puncturing is a major challenge in some realistic scenarios. In this paper, we pay attention to the timely and energy-efficient processing for eMBB traffic in the industrial Internet of Things(IIoT), where mobile edge computing(MEC) is employed for data processing. Specifically, the performance of eMBB traffic and URLLC traffic in a MEC-based IIoT system is ensured by setting the threshold of tolerable delay and outage probability, respectively. Furthermore,considering the limited energy supply, an energy minimization problem of eMBB device is formulated under the above constraints, by jointly optimizing the resource blocks(RBs) punctured by URLLC traffic, data offloading and transmit power of eMBB device. With Markov's inequality, the problem is reformulated by transforming the probabilistic outage constraint into a deterministic constraint. Meanwhile, an iterative energy minimization algorithm(IEMA) is proposed.Simulation results demonstrate that our algorithm has a significant reduction in the energy consumption for eMBB device and achieves a better overall effect compared to several benchmarks.

Joint optimization of serving node selection and wireless resources allocation for transactions data in mobile blockchain enhanced Internet of Things

With the increased emphasis on data security in the Internet of Things(IoT), blockchain has received more and more attention.Due to the computing consuming characteristics of blockchain, mobile edge computing(MEC) is integrated into IoT.However, how to efficiently use edge computing resources to process the computing tasks of blockchain from IoT devices has not been fully studied.In this paper, the MEC and blockchain-enhanced IoT is considered.The transactions recording the data or other application information are generated by the IoT devices, and they are offloaded to the MEC servers to join the blockchain.The practical Byzantine fault tolerance(PBFT) consensus mechanism is used among all the MEC servers which are also the blockchain nodes, and the latency of the consensus process is modeled with the consideration of characteristics of the wireless network.The joint optimization problem of serving base station(BS) selection and wireless transmission resources allocation is modeled as a Markov decision process(MDP), and the long-term system utility is defined based on task reward, credit value, the latency of infrastructure layer and blockchain layer, and computing cost.A double deep Q learning(DQN) based transactions offloading algorithm(DDQN-TOA) is proposed, and simulation results show the advantages of the proposed algorithm in comparison to other methods.

Edge Cloud Selection in Mobile Edge Computing(MEC)-Aided Applications for Industrial Internet of Things(IIoT)Services

In many IIoT architectures,various devices connect to the edge cloud via gateway systems.For data processing,numerous data are delivered to the edge cloud.Delivering data to an appropriate edge cloud is critical to improve IIoT service efficiency.There are two types of costs for this kind of IoT network:a communication cost and a computing cost.For service efficiency,the communication cost of data transmission should be minimized,and the computing cost in the edge cloud should be also minimized.Therefore,in this paper,the communication cost for data transmission is defined as the delay factor,and the computing cost in the edge cloud is defined as the waiting time of the computing intensity.The proposed method selects an edge cloud that minimizes the total cost of the communication and computing costs.That is,a device chooses a routing path to the selected edge cloud based on the costs.The proposed method controls the data flows in a mesh-structured network and appropriately distributes the data processing load.The performance of the proposed method is validated through extensive computer simulation.When the transition probability from good to bad is 0.3 and the transition probability from bad to good is 0.7 in wireless and edge cloud states,the proposed method reduced both the average delay and the service pause counts to about 25%of the existing method.

UAV-assisted cooperative offloading energy efficiency system for mobile edge computing

Reliable communication and intensive computing power cannot be provided effectively by temporary hot spots in disaster areas and complex terrain ground infrastructure.Mitigating this has greatly developed the application and integration of UAV and Mobile Edge Computing(MEC)to the Internet of Things(loT).However,problems such as multi-user and huge data flow in large areas,which contradict the reality that a single UAV is constrained by limited computing power,still exist.Due to allowing UAV collaboration to accomplish complex tasks,cooperative task offloading between multiple UAVs must meet the interdependence of tasks and realize parallel processing,which reduces the computing power consumption and endurance pressure of terminals.Considering the computing requirements of the user terminal,delay constraint of a computing task,energy constraint,and safe distance of UAV,we constructed a UAV-Assisted cooperative offloading energy efficiency system for mobile edge computing to minimize user terminal energy consumption.However,the resulting optimization problem is originally nonconvex and thus,difficult to solve optimally.To tackle this problem,we developed an energy efficiency optimization algorithm using Block Coordinate Descent(BCD)that decomposes the problem into three convex subproblems.Furthermore,we jointly optimized the number of local computing tasks,number of computing offloaded tasks,trajectories of UAV,and offloading matching relationship between multi-UAVs and multiuser terminals.Simulation results show that the proposed approach is suitable for different channel conditions and significantly saves the user terminal energy consumption compared with other benchmark schemes.

Dynamic Task Offloading for Digital Twin-Empowered Mobile Edge Computing via Deep Reinforcement Learning

Limited by battery and computing re-sources,the computing-intensive tasks generated by Internet of Things(IoT)devices cannot be processed all by themselves.Mobile edge computing(MEC)is a suitable solution for this problem,and the gener-ated tasks can be offloaded from IoT devices to MEC.In this paper,we study the problem of dynamic task offloading for digital twin-empowered MEC.Digital twin techniques are applied to provide information of environment and share the training data of agent de-ployed on IoT devices.We formulate the task offload-ing problem with the goal of maximizing the energy efficiency and the workload balance among the ESs.Then,we reformulate the problem as an MDP problem and design DRL-based energy efficient task offloading(DEETO)algorithm to solve it.Comparative experi-ments are carried out which show the superiority of our DEETO algorithm in improving energy efficiency and balancing the workload.

Towards asynchronous federated learning for heterogeneous edge-powered internet of things

The advancement of the Internet of Things(IoT)brings new opportunities for collecting real-time data and deploying machine learning models.Nonetheless,an individual IoT device may not have adequate computing resources to train and deploy an entire learning model.At the same time,transmitting continuous real-time data to a central server with high computing resource incurs enormous communication costs and raises issues in data security and privacy.Federated learning,a distributed machine learning framework,is a promising solution to train machine learning models with resource-limited devices and edge servers.Yet,the majority of existing works assume an impractically synchronous parameter update manner with homogeneous IoT nodes under stable communication connections.In this paper,we develop an asynchronous federated learning scheme to improve training efficiency for heterogeneous IoT devices under unstable communication network.Particularly,we formulate an asynchronous federated learning model and develop a lightweight node selection algorithm to carry out learning tasks effectively.The proposed algorithm iteratively selects heterogeneous IoT nodes to participate in the global learning aggregation while considering their local computing resource and communication condition.Extensive experimental results demonstrate that our proposed asynchronous federated learning scheme outperforms the state-of-the-art schemes in various settings on independent and identically distributed(i.i.d.)and non-i.i.d.data distribution.

Machine Learning-Based Radio Access Technology Selection in the Internet of Moving Things

The Internet of Moving Things(IoMT)takes a step further with respect to traditional static IoT deployments.In this line,the integration of new eco-friendly mobility devices such as scooters or bicycles within the Cooperative-Intelligent Transportation Systems(C-ITS)and smart city ecosystems is crucial to provide novel services.To this end,a range of communication technologies is available,such as cellular,vehicular WiFi or Low-Power Wide-Area Network(LPWAN);however,none of them can fully cover energy consumption and Quality of Service(QoS)requirements.Thus,we propose a Decision Support System(DSS),based on supervised Machine Learning(ML)classification,for selecting the most adequate transmission interface to send a certain message in a multi-Radio Access Technology(RAT)set up.Different ML algorithms have been explored taking into account computing and energy constraints of IoMT enddevices and traffic type.Besides,a real implementation of a decision tree-based DSS for micro-controller units is presented and evaluated.The attained results demonstrate the validity of the proposal,saving energy in communication tasks as well as satisfying QoS requirements of certain urgent messages.The footprint of the real implementation on an Arduino Uno is 444 bytes and it can be executed in around 50µs.

Barcelona Smart City: The Heaven on Earth(Internet of Things: Technological God)

Cities are the most preferable dwelling places, having with better employment opportunities, educational hubs, medical services, recreational facilities, theme parks, and shopping malls etc. Cities are the driving forces for any national economy too. Unfortunately now a days, these cities are producing circa 70% of pollutants, even though they only oeeupy 2% of surface of the Earth. Pub- lic utility services cannot meet the demands of unexpected growth. The filthiness in cities causing decreasing of Quality of Life. In this light our research paper is giving more concentration on necessity of ＂ Smart Cities＂, which are the basis for civic centric services. This article is throwing light on Smart Cities and its important roles. The beauty of this manuscript is scribbling ＂Smart Cities＂ concepts in pictorially. Moreover this explains on ＂Barcelona Smart City＂ using lnternet of Things Technologies. It is a good example in urban paradigm shift. Braeelona is like the heaven on the earth with by providing Quality of Life to all urban citizens. The GOD is Interenet of Things.

Internet of Things Technology and Open Data:Application of Indoor Air Control

Home is a place for people to relax and to feel secure.However,there are some external factors,such as temperature and humidity,making living conditions uncomfortable.With the development of Internet of Things(IoT)technology,the research issue of smart home becomes more important.The purpose of this study is to explore the application of IoT technology in indoor air monitoring and control,combined with the analysis of outdoor air quality data.This study develops a prototype system and tests and evaluates the performance of the system through user trial reports.The results show that(1)Air comparison of indoor and outdoor are practical for users,(2)Through the transmission of Bluetooth,restrictions on the practicality should be achieved through the WiFi remote monitoring effect,(3)It can receive multiple sensors at the same time,to achieve multiple indoor space monitoring effects,(4)It can be combined with other home appliances,if the integration of home appliances control will be more practical,(5)The current database is only a record,has not developed other applications,and in the future can develop predictive applications.We hope that through this study,we will provide some suggestions for the application of innovative technology in smart home.

A Review of Artificial Intelligence Applications in Contemporary Computer Network Technologies

Rapid advancement in science and technology has seen computer network technology being upgraded constantly, and computer technology, in particular, has been applied more and more extensively, which has brought convenience to people’s lives. The number of people using the internet around the globe has also increased significantly, exerting a profound influence on artificial intelligence. Further, the constant upgrading and development of artificial intelligence has led to the continuous innovation and improvement of computer technology. Countries around the world have also registered an increase in investment, paying more attention to artificial intelligence. Through an analysis of the current development situation and the existing applications of artificial intelligence, this paper explicates the role of artificial intelligence in the face of the unceasing expansion of computer network technology.

Computation offloading and resource allocation for UAV-assisted IoT based on blockchain and mobile edge computing

Recently,Internet of Things(IoT)have been applied widely and improved the quality of the daily life.However,the lightweight IoT devices can hardly implement complicated applications since they usually have limited computing resource and just can execute some simple computation tasks.Moreover,data transmission and interaction in IoT is another crucial issue when the IoT devices are deployed at remote areas without manual operation.Mobile edge computing(MEC)and unmanned aerial vehicle(UAV)provide significant solutions to these problems.In addition,in order to ensure the security and privacy of data,blockchain has been attracted great attention from both academia and industry.Therefore,an UAV-assisted IoT system integrated with MEC and blockchain is pro-posed.The optimization problem in the proposed architecture is formulated to achieve the optimal trade-off between energy consumption and computation latency through jointly considering computa-tion offloading decision,spectrum resource allocation and computing resource allocation.Consider-ing this complicated optimization problem,the non-convex mixed integer problem can be transformed into a convex problem,and a distributed algorithm based on alternating direction multiplier method(ADMM)is proposed.Simulation results demonstrate the validity of this scheme.

Intelligent Traffic Scheduling for Mobile Edge Computing in IoT via Deep Learning

Nowadays,with the widespread application of the Internet of Things(IoT),mobile devices are renovating our lives.The data generated by mobile devices has reached a massive level.The traditional centralized processing is not suitable for processing the data due to limited computing power and transmission load.Mobile Edge Computing(MEC)has been proposed to solve these problems.Because of limited computation ability and battery capacity,tasks can be executed in the MEC server.However,how to schedule those tasks becomes a challenge,and is the main topic of this piece.In this paper,we design an efficient intelligent algorithm to jointly optimize energy cost and computing resource allocation in MEC.In view of the advantages of deep learning,we propose a Deep Learning-Based Traffic Scheduling Approach(DLTSA).We translate the scheduling problem into a classification problem.Evaluation demonstrates that our DLTSA approach can reduce energy cost and have better performance compared to traditional scheduling algorithms.

Development of IoT Based Mobile Robot for Automated Guided Vehicle Application

Mobile robot has been one of the researches focuses in this era due to the demands in automation.Many industry players have been using mobile robot in their industrial plant for the purpose of reducing manual labour as well as ensuring more efficient and systematic process.The mobile robot for industrial usage is typically called as Automated Guided Vehicle(AGV).The advances in the navigation technology allows the AGV to be used for many tasks such as for carrying load to pre-determined locations sent from mobile app,stock management and pallet handling.More recently,the concept of Industry 4.0 has been widely practiced in the industries,where important process data are exchange over the internet for an improved management.This paper will therefore discuss the development of Internet of Things(IoT)bases mobile robot for AGV application.In this project a mobile robot platform is designed and fabricated.The robot is controlled to navigate from one location to another using line following mechanism.Mobile App is designed to communicate with the robot through the Internet of Things(IoT).RFID tags are used to identify the locations predetermined by user.The results show that the prototype is able to follow line and go to any location that was preregistered from the App through the IoT.The mobile robot is also able to avoid collision and any obstacles that exist on its way to perform any task inside the workplace.

Design and Implementation of Police Mobile GIS Command System

The current situation and demand of police management based on geographic information,networking,cloud computing,webService,arcgisServer and Wencheng public security,put forward the general idea to build a set of mobile police office system,and discusses the SOA architecture,data integration,data mining,data storage and visualization of mobile Internet the key content of the final completion of a complete set of police mobile command system GIS.

Computation Offloading Algorithms in Mobile Edge Computing System: A Survey

With the rapid development of the internet of things (IoT), the number of devices that can connect to the network has exploded. More computation intensive task appear on mobile terminals, and mobile edge computing has emerged. Computation offloading technology is a key technology in mobile edge computing. This survey reviews the state of the art of computation offloading algorithms. It was classified into three categories: computation offloading algorithms in MEC system with single user, computation offloading algorithms in MEC system with multiple users, computation offloading algorithms in MEC system with enhanced MEC server. For each category of algorithms, the advantages and disadvantages were elaborated, some challenges and unsolved problems were pointed out, and the research prospects were forecasted.

A Systematic Overview of Underwater Wireless Sensor Networks:Applications,Challenge and Research Perspectives

Underwater Wireless Sensor Networks(UWSNs)are becoming increasingly popular in marine applications due to advances in wireless and microelectronics technology.However,UWSNs present challenges in processing,energy,and memory storage due to the use of acoustic waves for communication,which results in long delays,significant power consumption,limited bandwidth,and packet loss.This paper provides a comprehensive review of the latest advancements in UWSNs,including essential services,common platforms,critical elements,and components such as localization algorithms,communication,synchronization,security,mobility,and applications.Despite significant progress,reliable and flexible solutions are needed to meet the evolving requirements of UWSNs.The purpose of this paper is to provide a framework for future research in the field of UWSNs by examining recent advancements,establishing a standard platform and service criteria,using a taxonomy to determine critical elements,and emphasizing important unresolved issues.

基于卸载策略的物联网边缘计算任务调度优化

移动边缘计算(Mobile Edge Computing,MEC)通过将计算任务卸载到边缘服务器,为用户提供了低延时、低能耗的服务,解决了传统云计算的不足。在移动边缘计算中,如何进行卸载决策是提供低延时、低能耗服务的关键技术之一。除此之外,由于无线信道的带宽资源有限,不合理的带宽分配会使用户设备的能耗和延时增加,因此如何进行合理的资源分配也是边缘计算实现的关键。为联合优化时延、能耗与计算资源,本文提出了一个基于蒙特卡洛树搜索的多通道探索算法(Multi-Channel Search Algorithm based on Monte Carlo Tree Search,MCS-MCTS)。首先,以延时和能耗的成本为优化目标,将计算资源分配决策及传输功率建模决策建模为凸优化问题,采用梯度下降法求解最优传输功率分配问题,通过拉格朗日乘子法及卡罗需-库恩-塔克(Karush-Kuhn-Tucker,KKT)条件求解最优计算资源分配问题。随后,通过MCS-MCTS算法处理二进制卸载决策问题,为避免搜索结果陷入局部最优,引入模拟退火算法。数值结果表明,MCS-MCTS算法能在线性相干时间内得到接近最优的卸载决策与资源分配决策,与现有的启发式搜索算法相比,该算法可以在减少时间复杂度和提高系统能量有效性的同时,达到接近最优的性能。

基于C/S架构和物联网技术的可移动医疗设备共享调配系统的设计与应用

目的 设计一个可移动医疗设备高效管理与临床科室共享调配相结合的医疗设备共享管理平台,实现可移动医疗设备使用的全过程管理。方法 基于C/S架构,利用物联网技术优化整合现有医疗设备大数据资源,结合医院需求,构建可移动医疗设备共享调配系统,实现医疗设备共享管理、预约借用、统计分析等核心功能。通过比较系统上线前后呼吸机调配次数、平均调配时间、呼吸机使用率、单台呼吸机日均收入4个指标,分析系统应用效果。结果 系统上线后,呼吸机调配次数明显增加、平均调配时间明显降低,呼吸机使用率、单台呼吸机日均收入明显升高,且差异均有统计学意义(P﹤0.05),表明系统对提高呼吸机调配效率与使用效率有促进作用。结论 可移动医疗设备共享调配系统优化了医院设备管理流程,实现了医疗资源的统一调配,有效满足临床紧急抢救时医疗设备调配使用的相关需求,提高了医疗设备周转率以及设备管理人员的工作效率,有助于医院节约人员成本、降低采购费用,为医院管理者制定相关决策提供数据支撑。

基于高斯混合模型的物联网通信链路异常检测

物联网涉及各种类型的设备、传感器和通信技术,链路异常的表现也各不相同,对于链路异常检测带来了挑战,为了精准地检测出移动物联网通信链路异常,提高通信质量,提出一种基于高斯混合模型的物联网通信链路异常检测方法。通过离散小波变换中的Mallat分解算法对移动物联网通信链路接收到的信号矢量展开小波分解,重构通信链路信号,并对重构后链路信号中的干扰部分展开白化处理,实现移动物联网通信链路干扰抑制。构建高斯混合模型,通过EM算法对高斯混合模型展开参数估计,利用完成参数估计后的模型展开移动物联网通信链路异常检测。实验结果表明,所提方法可以有效抑制通信过程中的干扰,同时还可以得到高准确率和高效率的通信链路异常检测结果。

构建节点信誉度的跨域移动节点安全认证方法

为增强物联网架构的安全性,降低数据传输风险,提出一种新的跨域移动节点安全认证方法。分析物联网节点的物理特征与信任特征,利用网络模块、信誉模块和服务模块搭建信任体系;通过信任初始化、信任更新等过程建立信任模型,计算不同节点之间的信誉程度,以信誉值为安全认证的依据;构建具有应用层、合约层、激励层等结构的区块链架构,引入加密算法,经过不同域服务器之间的相互认证,解析区块链证书是否有效,若有效则认为认证成功;反之,认证失败。实验结果表明,无论网络状态如何,所提方法下节点之间的通信成功率均较高,并且能减少计算开销,提高认证效率,有效加强了物联网信息传输的安全性。