Review Article

Resource Provisioning Techniques in Multi-Access Edge Computing Environments: Outlook, Expression, and Beyond

Table 9

Comparison of the resource management-based resource provisioning techniques.

ReferencesResource provisioning techniques usedMajor contributionProsCons

Park et al. [79]Two-phase resource management-grouping techniqueGrouping by cutoff points based on entropy valuesReduced overheadFactors related to edge and fog context requests are not considered
Tadakamala and Menasce [83]Autonomic resource management systemTask scheduling and resource allocation in a dynamic mobile environmentReduced cost and energyFactors such as load, utilization, and mobility of devices are not considered
Si et al. 2014 [80]QoS-aware resource management for heterogeneous MCC networksCross-network radio and cloud resource management schemeQoS requirements satisfiedNot appropriate for the pragmatic nature
Yu et al. [81]Cooperative resource managementComputation offloading frameworkReduced interference and had distributed cloud capabilityFocuses only on the decision making for resources coalition
Liu et al. [82]Hierarchical architecture for cloud-based vehicular networksGame-theoretical frameworkReduced service dropping rateFactors affecting the resource allocation such as intermittent connections, resource availability, and cost are not considered