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Edge and Central Cloud Computing: A Perfect Pairing for High Energy Efficiency and Low-latency
In this paper, we study the coexistence and synergy between edge and central
cloud computing in a heterogeneous cellular network (HetNet), which contains a
multi-antenna macro base station (MBS), multiple multi-antenna small base
stations (SBSs) and multiple single-antenna user equipment (UEs). The SBSs are
empowered by edge clouds offering limited computing services for UEs, whereas
the MBS provides high-performance central cloud computing services to UEs via a
restricted multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) backhaul to their associated
SBSs. With processing latency constraints at the central and edge networks, we
aim to minimize the system energy consumption used for task offloading and
computation. The problem is formulated by jointly optimizing the cloud
selection, the UEs' transmit powers, the SBSs' receive beamformers, and the
SBSs' transmit covariance matrices, which is {a mixed-integer and non-convex
optimization problem}. Based on methods such as decomposition approach and
successive pseudoconvex approach, a tractable solution is proposed via an
iterative algorithm. The simulation results show that our proposed solution can
achieve great performance gain over conventional schemes using edge or central
cloud alone. Also, with large-scale antennas at the MBS, the massive MIMO
backhaul can significantly reduce the complexity of the proposed algorithm and
obtain even better performance.Comment: Accepted in IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communication
A Survey of Physical Layer Security Techniques for 5G Wireless Networks and Challenges Ahead
Physical layer security which safeguards data confidentiality based on the
information-theoretic approaches has received significant research interest
recently. The key idea behind physical layer security is to utilize the
intrinsic randomness of the transmission channel to guarantee the security in
physical layer. The evolution towards 5G wireless communications poses new
challenges for physical layer security research. This paper provides a latest
survey of the physical layer security research on various promising 5G
technologies, including physical layer security coding, massive multiple-input
multiple-output, millimeter wave communications, heterogeneous networks,
non-orthogonal multiple access, full duplex technology, etc. Technical
challenges which remain unresolved at the time of writing are summarized and
the future trends of physical layer security in 5G and beyond are discussed.Comment: To appear in IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communication
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