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      A Survey on Mobile Edge Networks: Convergence of Computing, Caching and Communications

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          As the explosive growth of smart devices and the advent of many new applications, traffic volume has been growing exponentially. The traditional centralized network architecture cannot accommodate such user demands due to heavy burden on the backhaul links and long latency. Therefore, new architectures which bring network functions and contents to the network edge are proposed, i.e., mobile edge computing and caching. Mobile edge networks provide cloud computing and caching capabilities at the edge of cellular networks. In this survey, we make an exhaustive review on the state-of-the-art research efforts on mobile edge networks. We first give an overview of mobile edge networks including definition, architecture and advantages. Next, a comprehensive survey of issues on computing, caching and communication techniques at the network edge is presented respectively. The applications and use cases of mobile edge networks are discussed. Subsequently, the key enablers of mobile edge networks such as cloud technology, SDN/NFV and smart devices are discussed. Finally, open research challenges and future directions are presented as well.

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                2017-03-30
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                10.1109/ACCESS.2017.2685434
                1703.10750
                649ce0ee-727a-4a3f-9a38-af8737073a5b

                http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/

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                IEEE Access , vol.PP, no.99, pp.1-1, 2017
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                Networking & Internet architecture
                Networking & Internet architecture

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