Incentive-Driven Proactive Application Deployment and Pricing on Distributed Edges

【Author】 Deng, Shuiguang; Chen, Yishan; Chen, Gong; Ji, Shouling; Yin, Jianwei; Zomaya, Albert Y.

【Source】IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON MOBILE COMPUTING

【影响因子】6.075

【Abstract】Applications deployed on edge servers improve users' experience, when compared to deployments on cloud servers. Existing works usually assume that a central scheduler helps in making decisions, but they are often inefficient, inaccurate, or time-consuming. In this paper, we present a proactive application deployment system, which consists of three modules (i.e., incentive, profit, and latency). Based on the architecture of a fully distributed edge network, our system includes SELL, a Spontaneous Edge depLoyment aLgorithm in the incentive module. SELL lets edge servers compete with each other in a two-stage Stackelberg game to win deployment rights, and the winners get paid for their deployment efforts. The other two modules help recursively adjust service prices and deployment intentions in view of their own profits. Simulations on the proactive edge application deployment system demonstrate that SELL can help an application provider find appropriate edge servers to deploy applications while maximizing the profits for both parties in a low latency.

【Keywords】Edge servers; application deployment; incentive; profit; latency

【发表时间】2023 1-Feb

【收录时间】2023-05-29

【文献类型】实验仿真

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区块链技术-协同技术-边缘计算