Enabling Multicast Slices in Edge Networks

• Published in: IEEE internet of things journal Vol. 7; no. 9; pp. 8485 - 8501
• Main Authors: Qin, Yugen, Xia, Qiufen, Xu, Zichuan, Zhou, Pan, Galis, Alex, Rana, Omer F., Ren, Jiankang, Wu, Guowei
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Piscataway IEEE 01.09.2020; The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
• Subjects: Algorithms; Approximation; Approximation algorithms; Computer simulation; cost minimization; Delays; Edge computing; Exact solutions; Firewalls; Heuristic algorithms; Internet of Things; Internet of Things (IoT); Machine learning; Multicast algorithms; Multicast communication; Multicasting; network function virtualization (NFV); Network slicing; Performance evaluation; Sequences; throughput maximization; Traffic delay; Virtual networks; Wireless networks

Telecommunication networks are undergoing a disruptive transition toward distributed mobile edge networks with virtualized network functions (VNFs) [e.g., firewalls, intrusion detection systems (IDSs), and transcoders] within the proximity of users. This transition will enable network services, espe...