CFN-dyncast: Load Balancing the Edges via the Network
Bing Liu, Jianwei Mao, Ling Xu, Ruizhao Hu, Xia Chen
Abstract
Multi-access Edge Computing (MEC) is a promising business paradigm in the 5G network. The principle "the nearest is the best" may not apply in some cases. How to break the boundaries among individual MEC sites and leverage the computing resources as an integrity, is the key to improve the user experience and improve the usage efficiency of computing and network resources. This paper proposes CFN-dyncast, a distributed technique that dispatches clients' demands to an optimal site according to the load of each computing site and the network status. This paper also introduces the related design considerations, the implementation and the evaluation comparing to other load balancing techniques.