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A Survey on 5G Enabled Multi-Access Edge Computing for Smart Cities: Issues and Future Prospects
Tufail, Ali,Namoun, Abdallah,Alrehaili, Ahmed,Ali, Arshad International Journal of Computer ScienceNetwork S 2021 International journal of computer science and netw Vol.21 No.6
The deployment of 5G is in full swing, with a significant yearly growth in the data traffic expected to reach 26% by the year and data consumption to reach 122 EB per month by 2022 [10]. In parallel, the idea of smart cities has been implemented by various governments and private organizations. One of the main objectives of 5G deployment is to help develop and realize smart cities. 5G can support the enhanced data delivery requirements and the mass connection requirements of a smart city environment. However, for specific high-demanding applications like tactile Internet, transportation, and augmented reality, the cloud-based 5G infrastructure cannot deliver the required quality of services. We suggest using multi-access edge computing (MEC) technology for smart cities' environments to provide the necessary support. In cloud computing, the dependency on a central server for computation and storage adds extra cost in terms of higher latency. We present a few scenarios to demonstrate how the MEC, with its distributed architecture and closer proximity to the end nodes can significantly improve the quality of services by reducing the latency. This paper has surveyed the existing work in MEC for 5G and highlights various challenges and opportunities. Moreover, we propose a unique framework based on the use of MEC for 5G in a smart city environment. This framework works at multiple levels, where each level has its own defined functionalities. The proposed framework uses the MEC and introduces edge-sub levels to keep the computing infrastructure much closer to the end nodes.
Shams, Amina,Rehan, Muhammad,Tufail, Muhammad,Ahn, Choon Ki,Ahmed, Waqas Elsevier 2018 Signal processing Vol.153 No.-
<P><B>Abstract</B></P> <P>This paper proposes a novel method to analyze the local stability of Lipschitz nonlinear digital filtering schemes under saturation overflow nonlinearity. Conditions for the stability analysis and robust performance estimation are provided in the form of matrix inequalities by utilizing Lyapunov theory, local saturation overflow arithmetic, and Lipschitz condition. The proposed criterion ascertains (local) asymptotic stability in the absence of perturbations. Under the effects of external interferences, a condition for the local stability, ensuring the <I>H</I> <SUB>∞</SUB> performance objective, is developed. The proposed approach offers a less conservative and more accurate estimate of <I>H</I> <SUB>∞</SUB> performance index than the global method by utilizing a bound on the interferences energy. Moreover, the proposed criterion, in contrast to the existing global methods, can be employed to choose an adequate word length of a digital hardware for the specified values of tolerable perturbations energy, <I>H</I> <SUB>∞</SUB> performance index, and fixed-point resolution. It is worth mentioning that analysis approaches have not been completely reported in the literature, in which local stability criteria for nonlinear discrete-time filtering prototypes under both overflow and disturbances have been developed. A detailed stability analysis for a nonlinear recurrent neural network is performed for demonstrating the effectiveness of the proposed scheme.</P>
Khan Muhammad Musa,Huang Qing,Wagan Tufail Ahmed,Hua Hongxia,Cai Wanlun,Zhao Jing 한국응용곤충학회 2020 Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology Vol.23 No.2
Plant essential oils (EOs) and a wide range of chemicals affect insect pests in many ways, such as via stimulatory, deterrent, toxic and hormonal effects. Three different compounds ((E)-β-caryophyllene (E-β-C), D-limonene (Dlime) and trans-2-dodecenol (T-2-D)) were tested against Nilaparvata lugens, Cyrtorhinus lividipennis and Paederus fuscipes, and their behavioral response was assessed. The results showed that on average, more N. lugens nymphs were repelled by E-β-C and T-2-D than by D-lime. More C. lividipennis nymphs were attracted to T-2-D and D-lime than to E-β-C. However, P. fuscipes displayed no significant response to the three chemical compounds. The results also demonstrated that T-2-D has exerted significant repellency against N. lugens and a significant attraction for C. lividipennis, while E-β-C and D-lime have no significant effect on any tested insect. T-2-D was selected and tested in a greenhouse under semi-field conditions, where the observations confirmed the results of the laboratory experiments. From the results, it can be concluded that T-2-D at a concentration of 0.06 g/L is an effective synthetic volatile chemical compound and is the strongest repellent of N. lugens and the strongest attractant for C. lividipennis. This synthetic chemical compound can be used as a pest management tool in rice agroecosystems.