Trading off Between User Coverage and Network Robustness for Edge Server Placement

• Published in: IEEE transactions on cloud computing Vol. 10; no. 3; pp. 2178 - 2189
• Main Authors: Cui, Guangming, He, Qiang, Chen, Feifei, Jin, Hai, Yang, Yun
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Piscataway IEEE 01.07.2022; The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
• Subjects: Approximation; approximation approach; Base stations; Cloud computing; edge cloud computing; Edge computing; Edge server placement; Integer programming; Mobile computing; Mobile handsets; network robustness; Placement; Radio equipment; Robustness; Runtime; Servers; Service introduction; Software; user coverage; User experience

Edge Cloud Computing (ECC) provides a new paradigm for app vendors to serve their users with low latency by deploying their services on edge servers attached to base stations or access points in close proximity to mobile users. From the edge infrastructure provider's perspective, a cost-effecti...