Joint optimization of energy consumption and time delay in energy-constrained fog computing networks

Minjie Xu, Wei Wang, Miao Zhang, Kanapathippillai Cumanan, Guoan Zhang, Zhiguo DIng

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Abstract

In this paper, we study a joint energy harvesting (EH) and task offloading (TO) design for an energy- constrained fog computing network, which consists of a mobile terminal and two fog nodes. The energy- constrained terminal employs time switching (TS) protocol to harvest energy from the signals sent by the circuit-powered fog node, and then exploits the harvested energy to perform local computing and offload computing. Our aim is to minimize the product of energy consumption and time delay with the constraints of TS ratio and EH requirements. To determine the optimal solution of the original non-convex problem, we decouple it into three subproblems based on the time delay assumption and then solve these subproblems through our proposed constraints activation algorithm. Furthermore, we also derive the closed form expressions for the optimal TO and TS ratios. Simulation results are presented to illustrate the effectiveness and superior performance of the proposed joint design against other conventional schemes in the literature.

Original languageBritish English
Title of host publication2019 IEEE Global Communications Conference, GLOBECOM 2019 - Proceedings
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)9781728109626
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 2019
Event2019 IEEE Global Communications Conference, GLOBECOM 2019 - Waikoloa, United States
Duration: 9 Dec 201913 Dec 2019

Publication series

Name2019 IEEE Global Communications Conference, GLOBECOM 2019 - Proceedings

Conference

Conference2019 IEEE Global Communications Conference, GLOBECOM 2019
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityWaikoloa
Period9/12/1913/12/19

Keywords

  • Energy consumption
  • Energy harvesting
  • Fog computing
  • Task offloading
  • Time delay

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