Distributed Load Orchestration for Vision Computing in Multi-Access Edge Computing

TL;DR

This work proposes a new strategy for distributed orchestration in MEC environments based on how load balancing strategies organize processing queue, and elaborated a strategy for deadline-aware queueing prioritization that organizes requests based on pre-established thresholds.

Abstract

Multi-access Edge Computing (MEC) is a type of network architecture that provides cloud computing capabilities at the edge of the network. We consider the use case of video surveillance for an university campus running on a 5G-MEC environment. A key issue is the eventual overloading of computing resources on the MEC nodes during peak demand. We propose a new strategy for distributed orchestration in MEC environments based on how load balancing strategies organize processing queue. Then, we elaborated a strategy for deadline-aware queueing prioritization that organizes requests based on pre-established thresholds. We introduce a simulation-based experimentation environment and conduct a number of tests demonstrating the benefit of our approach by reducing the number of referrals and improving the effectiveness in meeting deadlines.

Figures (6)

• Figure 1: Escalation algorithm
• Figure 2: Queue processing strategy
• Figure 3: Processing queue in the worst case scenario
• Figure 4: MEC-LB Simulator.
• Figure 5: FIFO and preferential queue requests answered within deadline