DINO: Dynamic and Intelligent Network Operative for Secure and Efficient Access to the Edge Network Computing Environment

Abstract

Multi-access Edge Computing (MEC) extends cloud computing to the network's edge, placing MEC servers closer to End Devices (EDs). This paradigm aims to respond locally to computing tasks, reducing the routed data to the core network and the communication latency. Nevertheless, offloaded task requests may congest MEC servers and increase waiting times. Therefore, this paper proposes the Dynamic and Intelligent Network Operative (DINO) MEC server, an edge computing host server that securely and efficiently handles task offloading. The proposal spans the MEC server from the ED premises to the edge network. DINO splits into Customer Premises Equipment (CPE) and Virtualized Infrastructure (VI), and relies on a modular architecture that allows the CPE to be placed anywhere between the ED's premises and the VI running in the edge network. We assess DINO's performance by varying the number of EDs to verify how the modular architecture affects the network overhead and delay. Results show a minimal increase in the experimented delay due to the proposed MEC server, which is outgrown by the delay due to the medium access control protocol. The network overhead is negligible, allowing EDs accessing an edge service to achieve the same data rate as the EDs accessing a cloud service.