In 6G era,service forms in which computing power acts as the core will be ubiquitous in the network.At the same time,the collaboration among edge computing,cloud computing and network is needed to support edge computi...In 6G era,service forms in which computing power acts as the core will be ubiquitous in the network.At the same time,the collaboration among edge computing,cloud computing and network is needed to support edge computing service with strong demand for computing power,so as to realize the optimization of resource utilization.Based on this,the article discusses the research background,key techniques and main application scenarios of computing power network.Through the demonstration,it can be concluded that the technical solution of computing power network can effectively meet the multi-level deployment and flexible scheduling needs of the future 6G business for computing,storage and network,and adapt to the integration needs of computing power and network in various scenarios,such as user oriented,government enterprise oriented,computing power open and so on.展开更多
With the rapid development of cloud computing,edge computing,and smart devices,computing power resources indicate a trend of ubiquitous deployment.The traditional network architecture cannot efficiently leverage these...With the rapid development of cloud computing,edge computing,and smart devices,computing power resources indicate a trend of ubiquitous deployment.The traditional network architecture cannot efficiently leverage these distributed computing power resources due to computing power island effect.To overcome these problems and improve network efficiency,a new network computing paradigm is proposed,i.e.,Computing Power Network(CPN).Computing power network can connect ubiquitous and heterogenous computing power resources through networking to realize computing power scheduling flexibly.In this survey,we make an exhaustive review on the state-of-the-art research efforts on computing power network.We first give an overview of computing power network,including definition,architecture,and advantages.Next,a comprehensive elaboration of issues on computing power modeling,information awareness and announcement,resource allocation,network forwarding,computing power transaction platform and resource orchestration platform is presented.The computing power network testbed is built and evaluated.The applications and use cases in computing power network are discussed.Then,the key enabling technologies for computing power network are introduced.Finally,open challenges and future research directions are presented as well.展开更多
Driven by diverse intelligent applications,computing capability is moving from the central cloud to the edge of the network in the form of small cloud nodes,forming a distributed computing power network.Tasked with bo...Driven by diverse intelligent applications,computing capability is moving from the central cloud to the edge of the network in the form of small cloud nodes,forming a distributed computing power network.Tasked with both packet transmission and data processing,it requires joint optimization of communications and computing.Considering the diverse requirements of applications,we develop a dynamic control policy of routing to determine both paths and computing nodes in a distributed computing power network.Different from traditional routing protocols,additional metrics related to computing are taken into consideration in the proposed policy.Based on the multi-attribute decision theory and the fuzzy logic theory,we propose two routing selection algorithms,the Fuzzy Logic-Based Routing(FLBR)algorithm and the low-complexity Pairwise Multi-Attribute Decision-Making(l PMADM)algorithm.Simulation results show that the proposed policy could achieve better performance in average processing delay,user satisfaction,and load balancing compared with existing works.展开更多
Fog computing is considered as a solution to accommodate the emergence of booming requirements from a large variety of resource-limited Internet of Things(IoT)devices.To ensure the security of private data,in this pap...Fog computing is considered as a solution to accommodate the emergence of booming requirements from a large variety of resource-limited Internet of Things(IoT)devices.To ensure the security of private data,in this paper,we introduce a blockchain-enabled three-layer device-fog-cloud heterogeneous network.A reputation model is proposed to update the credibility of the fog nodes(FN),which is used to select blockchain nodes(BN)from FNs to participate in the consensus process.According to the Rivest-Shamir-Adleman(RSA)encryption algorithm applied to the blockchain system,FNs could verify the identity of the node through its public key to avoid malicious attacks.Additionally,to reduce the computation complexity of the consensus algorithms and the network overhead,we propose a dynamic offloading and resource allocation(DORA)algorithm and a reputation-based democratic byzantine fault tolerant(R-DBFT)algorithm to optimize the offloading decisions and decrease the number of BNs in the consensus algorithm while ensuring the network security.Simulation results demonstrate that the proposed algorithm could efficiently reduce the network overhead,and obtain a considerable performance improvement compared to the related algorithms in the previous literature.展开更多
As an open network architecture,Wireless Computing PowerNetworks(WCPN)pose newchallenges for achieving efficient and secure resource management in networks,because of issues such as insecure communication channels and...As an open network architecture,Wireless Computing PowerNetworks(WCPN)pose newchallenges for achieving efficient and secure resource management in networks,because of issues such as insecure communication channels and untrusted device terminals.Blockchain,as a shared,immutable distributed ledger,provides a secure resource management solution for WCPN.However,integrating blockchain into WCPN faces challenges like device heterogeneity,monitoring communication states,and dynamic network nature.Whereas Digital Twins(DT)can accurately maintain digital models of physical entities through real-time data updates and self-learning,enabling continuous optimization of WCPN,improving synchronization performance,ensuring real-time accuracy,and supporting smooth operation of WCPN services.In this paper,we propose a DT for blockchain-empowered WCPN architecture that guarantees real-time data transmission between physical entities and digital models.We adopt an enumeration-based optimal placement algorithm(EOPA)and an improved simulated annealing-based near-optimal placement algorithm(ISAPA)to achieve minimum average DT synchronization latency under the constraint of DT error.Numerical results show that the proposed solution in this paper outperforms benchmarks in terms of average synchronization latency.展开更多
Computing Power Network(CPN)is emerging as one of the important research interests in beyond 5G(B5G)or 6G.This paper constructs a CPN based on Federated Learning(FL),where all Multi-access Edge Computing(MEC)servers a...Computing Power Network(CPN)is emerging as one of the important research interests in beyond 5G(B5G)or 6G.This paper constructs a CPN based on Federated Learning(FL),where all Multi-access Edge Computing(MEC)servers are linked to a computing power center via wireless links.Through this FL procedure,each MEC server in CPN can independently train the learning models using localized data,thus preserving data privacy.However,it is challenging to motivate MEC servers to participate in the FL process in an efficient way and difficult to ensure energy efficiency for MEC servers.To address these issues,we first introduce an incentive mechanism using the Stackelberg game framework to motivate MEC servers.Afterwards,we formulate a comprehensive algorithm to jointly optimize the communication resource(wireless bandwidth and transmission power)allocations and the computation resource(computation capacity of MEC servers)allocations while ensuring the local accuracy of the training of each MEC server.The numerical data validates that the proposed incentive mechanism and joint optimization algorithm do improve the energy efficiency and performance of the considered CPN.展开更多
With the support of Vehicle-to-Everything(V2X)technology and computing power networks,the existing intersection traffic order is expected to benefit from efficiency improvements and energy savings by new schemes such ...With the support of Vehicle-to-Everything(V2X)technology and computing power networks,the existing intersection traffic order is expected to benefit from efficiency improvements and energy savings by new schemes such as de-signalization.How to effectively manage autonomous vehicles for traffic control with high throughput at unsignalized intersections while ensuring safety has been a research hotspot.This paper proposes a collision-free autonomous vehicle scheduling framework based on edge-cloud computing power networks for unsignalized intersections where the lanes entering the intersections are undirectional,and designs an efficient communication system and protocol.First,by analyzing the collision point occupation time,this paper formulates an absolute value programming problem.Second,this problem is solved with low complexity by the Edge Intelligence Optimal Entry Time(EI-OET)algorithm based on edge-cloud computing power support.Then,the communication system and protocol are designed for the proposed scheduling scheme to realize efficient and low-latency vehicular communications.Finally,simulation experiments compare the proposed scheduling framework with directional and traditional traffic light scheduling mechanisms,and the experimental results demonstrate its high efficiency,low latency,and low complexity.展开更多
Federated Learning(FL)is a novel distributed machine learning methodology that addresses large-scale parallel computing challenges while safeguarding data security.However,the traditional FL model in communication sce...Federated Learning(FL)is a novel distributed machine learning methodology that addresses large-scale parallel computing challenges while safeguarding data security.However,the traditional FL model in communication scenarios,whether for uplink or downlink communications,may give rise to several network problems,such as bandwidth occupation,additional network latency,and bandwidth fragmentation.In this paper,we propose an adaptive chained training approach(Fed ACT)for FL in computing power networks.First,a Computation-driven Clustering Strategy(CCS)is designed.The server clusters clients by task processing delays to minimize waiting delays at the central server.Second,we propose a Genetic-Algorithm-based Sorting(GAS)method to optimize the order of clients participating in training.Finally,based on the table lookup and forwarding rules of the Segment Routing over IPv6(SRv6)protocol,the sorting results of GAS are written into the SRv6 packet header,to control the order in which clients participate in model training.We conduct extensive experiments on two datasets of CIFAR-10 and MNIST,and the results demonstrate that the proposed algorithm offers improved accuracy,diminished communication costs,and reduced network delays.展开更多
The problem of joint radio and cloud resources allocation is studied for heterogeneous mobile cloud computing networks. The objective of the proposed joint resource allocation schemes is to maximize the total utility ...The problem of joint radio and cloud resources allocation is studied for heterogeneous mobile cloud computing networks. The objective of the proposed joint resource allocation schemes is to maximize the total utility of users as well as satisfy the required quality of service(QoS) such as the end-to-end response latency experienced by each user. We formulate the problem of joint resource allocation as a combinatorial optimization problem. Three evolutionary approaches are considered to solve the problem: genetic algorithm(GA), ant colony optimization with genetic algorithm(ACO-GA), and quantum genetic algorithm(QGA). To decrease the time complexity, we propose a mapping process between the resource allocation matrix and the chromosome of GA, ACO-GA, and QGA, search the available radio and cloud resource pairs based on the resource availability matrixes for ACOGA, and encode the difference value between the allocated resources and the minimum resource requirement for QGA. Extensive simulation results show that our proposed methods greatly outperform the existing algorithms in terms of running time, the accuracy of final results, the total utility, resource utilization and the end-to-end response latency guaranteeing.展开更多
The 6G transport network will be intricately designed as an integrated carrier, seamlessly integrating computing and networking capabilities. Leveraging the network as its foundation, it aims to deliver differentiated...The 6G transport network will be intricately designed as an integrated carrier, seamlessly integrating computing and networking capabilities. Leveraging the network as its foundation, it aims to deliver differentiated computing power services through supercomputing/intelligent computing and capability resource pooling. This study proposes an advanced modulation format, alternating polarization chirped return-to-zero frequency shift keying(Apol-CRZ-FSK), specifically designed to meet the integrated computing and networking carrying requirements of future 6G. Furthermore, comprehensive comparison and analysis of the transmission performance of 100 Gbps Apol-CRZ-FSK, CRZ-FSK, and differential quadrature phase shift keying(DQPSK) are conducted under identical conditions. The research indicates the high nonlinearity resistance capability exhibited by Apol-CRZ-FSK, highlighting its superior transmission performance.展开更多
This study examines secure and effective data sharing methods for edge computing networks.Traditional methods of sharing data at the edge have issues with security,speed,and consensus.The goal is to develop a Blockcha...This study examines secure and effective data sharing methods for edge computing networks.Traditional methods of sharing data at the edge have issues with security,speed,and consensus.The goal is to develop a Blockchain-based Secure Data Sharing Framework(BSDSF)capable of improving data integrity,latency,and overall network efficiency for edge-cloud computing applications.BSDSF proposes using blockchain technology with Byzantine Fault Tolerance(BFT)and smart contract-based validation as a new method of secure data sharing.It has a two-tiered consensus protocol to meet the needs of edge computing,which requires instantaneous responses.BSDSF employs Byzantine fault tolerance to deal with errors and protect against attacks.Smart contracts automate validation and consensus operations,while edge computing processes data at the attack site.Node validation and failure detection methods monitor network quality and dependability,while system security ensures secure communication between nodes.BSDSF is an important step toward digital freedom and trust by protecting security and improving transaction reliability.The framework demonstrates a reduction in transaction latency by up to 30%and an increase in throughput by 25%compared to traditional edge computing models,positioning BSDSF as a pivotal solution for fostering digital freedom and trust in edge computing environments.展开更多
With the growing demand for deep integration between computing power networks(CPNs)and energy systems(ESs),effective collaboration between these systems has become increasingly crucial.To facilitate such integration,t...With the growing demand for deep integration between computing power networks(CPNs)and energy systems(ESs),effective collaboration between these systems has become increasingly crucial.To facilitate such integration,this paper proposes an energy-computing integrated system(ECIS),which consists of a four-layer framework including a physical layer,a networked digital twin layer,a service layer,and a communication layer—each interdependent and playing a distinct role.The ECIS enables the global dynamic scheduling and optimisation of electric power and computing power resources.We provide a detailed overview of the functions and interactions within the four layers of the ECIS,discussing the potential of ECIS to enhance resource utilisation,support green and low-carbon development,and improve system flexibility.By fostering efficient collaboration between power and computing resources,the proposed four-layer framework of ECIS can significantly improve operational efficiency.Furthermore,we explore potential challenges in implementing ECIS and outline future research directions to address these challenges.展开更多
With the exponential growth of maritime wireless devices and the rapid development of maritime applications,traditional maritime communication networks encounter communication and computation limitations in supporting...With the exponential growth of maritime wireless devices and the rapid development of maritime applications,traditional maritime communication networks encounter communication and computation limitations in supporting computation-intensive and latency-critical tasks.Edge computing and Intelligent Reflecting Surface(IRS)have emerged as promising techniques to improve communication and computation services for maritime devices with limited computation capabilities and battery capacity.This paper studies an IRS Mounted on Unmanned Aerial Vehicle(UIRS)assisted maritime edge computing network,in which the UIRS is deployed to assist the transmission from Unmanned Surface Vehicles(USVs)to the edge server via Non-Orthogonal Multiple Access(NOMA)protocol.We propose a resource management and trajectory optimization scheme by jointly optimizing subslot duration,offloading ratios,transmit power,edge computation capability allocation,UIRS phase shifts and UIRS trajectory,aiming at minimizing the overall energy consumption.Since the non-convex nature of the optimization problem,we propose a two-layered method by decomposing the original problem into two subproblems.The top-layered subproblem is solved by the Semi-Definite Relaxation(SDR)method and the underlying-layered subproblem is solved by the Deep Deterministic Policy Gradient(DDPG)algorithm.Numerical results demonstrate that our proposed scheme can effectively and efficiently reduce overall energy consumption.展开更多
Objective To investigate the spike activities of cerebellar cortical cells in a computational network model con- structed based on the anatomical structure of cerebellar cortex. Methods and Results The multicompartmen...Objective To investigate the spike activities of cerebellar cortical cells in a computational network model con- structed based on the anatomical structure of cerebellar cortex. Methods and Results The multicompartment model of neuron and NEURON software were used to study the external influences on cerebellar cortical cells. Various potential spike patterns in these cells were obtained. By analyzing the impacts of different incoming stimuli on the potential spike of Purkinje cell, temporal focusing caused by the granule cell-golgi cell feedback inhibitory loop to Purkinje cell and spa- tial focusing caused by the parallel fiber-basket/stellate cell local inhibitory loop to Purkinje cell were discussed. Finally, the motor learning process of rabbit eye blink conditioned reflex was demonstrated in this model. The simulation results showed that when the afferent from climbing fiber existed, rabbit adaptation to eye blinking gradually became stable under the Spike Timing-Dependent Plasticity （STDP） learning rule. Conclusion The constructed cerebellar cortex network is a reliable and feasible model. The model simulation results confirmed the output signal stability of cerebellar cortex after STDP learning and the network can execute the function of spatial and temporal focusing.展开更多
Quality of Service(QoS)in the 6G application scenario is an important issue with the premise of the massive data transmission.Edge caching based on the fog computing network is considered as a potential solution to ef...Quality of Service(QoS)in the 6G application scenario is an important issue with the premise of the massive data transmission.Edge caching based on the fog computing network is considered as a potential solution to effectively reduce the content fetch delay for latency-sensitive services of Internet of Things(IoT)devices.Considering the time-varying scenario,the machine learning techniques could further reduce the content fetch delay by optimizing the caching decisions.In this paper,to minimize the content fetch delay and ensure the QoS of the network,a Device-to-Device(D2D)assisted fog computing network architecture is introduced,which supports federated learning and QoS-aware caching decisions based on time-varying user preferences.To release the network congestion and the risk of the user privacy leakage,federated learning,is enabled in the D2D-assisted fog computing network.Specifically,it has been observed that federated learning yields suboptimal results according to the Non-Independent Identical Distribution(Non-IID)of local users data.To address this issue,a distributed cluster-based user preference estimation algorithm is proposed to optimize the content caching placement,improve the cache hit rate,the content fetch delay and the convergence rate,which can effectively mitigate the impact of the Non-IID data set by clustering.The simulation results show that the proposed algorithm provides a considerable performance improvement with better learning results compared with the existing algorithms.展开更多
This study utilized a neuronal compartment model and NEURON software to study the effects of external light stimulation on retinal photoreceptors and spike patterns of neurons in a retinal network Following light stim...This study utilized a neuronal compartment model and NEURON software to study the effects of external light stimulation on retinal photoreceptors and spike patterns of neurons in a retinal network Following light stimulation of different shapes and sizes, changes in the spike features of ganglion cells indicated that different shapes of light stimulation elicited different retinal responses. By manipulating the shape of light stimulation, we investigated the effects of the large number of electrical synapses existing between retinal neurons. Model simulation and analysis suggested that interplexiform cells play an important role in visual signal information processing in the retina, and the findings indicated that our constructed retinal network model was reliable and feasible. In addition, the simulation results demonstrated that ganglion cells exhibited a variety of spike patterns under different light stimulation sizes and different stimulation shapes, which reflect the functions of the retina in signal transmission and processing.展开更多
Fueled by the explosive growth of ultra-low-latency and real-time applications with specific computing and network performance requirements,the computing force network(CFN)has become a hot research subject.The primary...Fueled by the explosive growth of ultra-low-latency and real-time applications with specific computing and network performance requirements,the computing force network(CFN)has become a hot research subject.The primary CFN challenge is to leverage network resources and computing resources.Although recent advances in deep reinforcement learning(DRL)have brought significant improvement in network optimization,these methods still suffer from topology changes and fail to generalize for those topologies not seen in training.This paper proposes a graph neural network(GNN)based DRL framework to accommodate network trafic and computing resources jointly and efficiently.By taking advantage of the generalization capability in GNN,the proposed method can operate over variable topologies and obtain higher performance than the other DRL methods.展开更多
Under the development of computing and network convergence,considering the computing and network resources of multiple providers as a whole in a computing force network(CFN)has gradually become a new trend.However,sin...Under the development of computing and network convergence,considering the computing and network resources of multiple providers as a whole in a computing force network(CFN)has gradually become a new trend.However,since each computing and network resource provider(CNRP)considers only its own interest and competes with other CNRPs,introducing multiple CNRPs will result in a lack of trust and difficulty in unified scheduling.In addition,concurrent users have different requirements,so there is an urgent need to study how to optimally match users and CNRPs on a many-to-many basis,to improve user satisfaction and ensure the utilization of limited resources.In this paper,we adopt a reputation model based on the beta distribution function to measure the credibility of CNRPs and propose a performance-based reputation update model.Then,we formalize the problem into a constrained multi-objective optimization problem and find feasible solutions using a modified fast and elitist non-dominated sorting genetic algorithm(NSGA-II).We conduct extensive simulations to evaluate the proposed algorithm.Simulation results demonstrate that the proposed model and the problem formulation are valid,and the NSGA-II is effective and can find the Pareto set of CFN,which increases user satisfaction and resource utilization.Moreover,a set of solutions provided by the Pareto set give us more choices of the many-to-many matching of users and CNRPs according to the actual situation.展开更多
The next-generation optical network is a service oriented network,which could be delivered by utilizing the generalized multiprotocol label switching(GMPLS) based control plane to realize lots of intelligent features ...The next-generation optical network is a service oriented network,which could be delivered by utilizing the generalized multiprotocol label switching(GMPLS) based control plane to realize lots of intelligent features such as rapid provisioning,automated protection and restoration(P&R),efficient resource allocation,and support for different quality of service(QoS) requirements.In this paper,we propose a novel stateful PCE-cloud(SPC)based architecture of GMPLS optical networks for cloud services.The cloud computing technologies(e.g.virtualization and parallel computing) are applied to the construction of SPC for improving the reliability and maximizing resource utilization.The functions of SPC and GMPLS based control plane are expanded according to the features of cloud services for different QoS requirements.The architecture and detailed description of the components of SPC are provided.Different potential cooperation relationships between public stateful PCE cloud(PSPC) and region stateful PCE cloud(RSPC) are investigated.Moreover,we present the policy-enabled and constraint-based routing scheme base on the cooperation of PSPC and RSPC.Simulation results for verifying the performance of routing and control plane reliability are analyzed.展开更多
In traditional wireless broadcast networks,a corrupted packet must be retransmitted even if it has been lost by only one receiver.Obviously,this is not bandwidth-efficient for the receivers that already hold the retra...In traditional wireless broadcast networks,a corrupted packet must be retransmitted even if it has been lost by only one receiver.Obviously,this is not bandwidth-efficient for the receivers that already hold the retransmitted packet.Therefore,it is important to develop a method to realise efficient broadcast transmission.Network coding is a promising technique in this scenario.However,none of the proposed schemes achieves both high transmission efficiency and low computational complexity simultaneously so far.To address this problem,a novel Efficient Opportunistic Network Coding Retransmission(EONCR)scheme is proposed in this paper.This scheme employs a new packet scheduling algorithm which uses a Packet Distribution Matrix(PDM)directly to select the coded packets.The analysis and simulation results indicate that transmission efficiency of EONCR is over 0.1,more than the schemes proposed previously in some simulation conditions,and the computational overhead is reduced substantially.Hence,it has great application prospects in wireless broadcast networks,especially energyand bandwidth-limited systems such as satellite broadcast systems and Planetary Networks(PNs).展开更多
基金This work was supported by the National Key R&D Program of China No.2019YFB1802800.
文摘In 6G era,service forms in which computing power acts as the core will be ubiquitous in the network.At the same time,the collaboration among edge computing,cloud computing and network is needed to support edge computing service with strong demand for computing power,so as to realize the optimization of resource utilization.Based on this,the article discusses the research background,key techniques and main application scenarios of computing power network.Through the demonstration,it can be concluded that the technical solution of computing power network can effectively meet the multi-level deployment and flexible scheduling needs of the future 6G business for computing,storage and network,and adapt to the integration needs of computing power and network in various scenarios,such as user oriented,government enterprise oriented,computing power open and so on.
基金supported by the National Science Foundation of China under Grant 62271062 and 62071063by the Zhijiang Laboratory Open Project Fund 2020LCOAB01。
文摘With the rapid development of cloud computing,edge computing,and smart devices,computing power resources indicate a trend of ubiquitous deployment.The traditional network architecture cannot efficiently leverage these distributed computing power resources due to computing power island effect.To overcome these problems and improve network efficiency,a new network computing paradigm is proposed,i.e.,Computing Power Network(CPN).Computing power network can connect ubiquitous and heterogenous computing power resources through networking to realize computing power scheduling flexibly.In this survey,we make an exhaustive review on the state-of-the-art research efforts on computing power network.We first give an overview of computing power network,including definition,architecture,and advantages.Next,a comprehensive elaboration of issues on computing power modeling,information awareness and announcement,resource allocation,network forwarding,computing power transaction platform and resource orchestration platform is presented.The computing power network testbed is built and evaluated.The applications and use cases in computing power network are discussed.Then,the key enabling technologies for computing power network are introduced.Finally,open challenges and future research directions are presented as well.
文摘Driven by diverse intelligent applications,computing capability is moving from the central cloud to the edge of the network in the form of small cloud nodes,forming a distributed computing power network.Tasked with both packet transmission and data processing,it requires joint optimization of communications and computing.Considering the diverse requirements of applications,we develop a dynamic control policy of routing to determine both paths and computing nodes in a distributed computing power network.Different from traditional routing protocols,additional metrics related to computing are taken into consideration in the proposed policy.Based on the multi-attribute decision theory and the fuzzy logic theory,we propose two routing selection algorithms,the Fuzzy Logic-Based Routing(FLBR)algorithm and the low-complexity Pairwise Multi-Attribute Decision-Making(l PMADM)algorithm.Simulation results show that the proposed policy could achieve better performance in average processing delay,user satisfaction,and load balancing compared with existing works.
基金supported in part by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(NSFC)under Grant 62371082 and 62001076in part by the National Key R&D Program of China under Grant 2021YFB1714100in part by the Natural Science Foundation of Chongqing under Grant CSTB2023NSCQ-MSX0726 and cstc2020jcyjmsxmX0878.
文摘Fog computing is considered as a solution to accommodate the emergence of booming requirements from a large variety of resource-limited Internet of Things(IoT)devices.To ensure the security of private data,in this paper,we introduce a blockchain-enabled three-layer device-fog-cloud heterogeneous network.A reputation model is proposed to update the credibility of the fog nodes(FN),which is used to select blockchain nodes(BN)from FNs to participate in the consensus process.According to the Rivest-Shamir-Adleman(RSA)encryption algorithm applied to the blockchain system,FNs could verify the identity of the node through its public key to avoid malicious attacks.Additionally,to reduce the computation complexity of the consensus algorithms and the network overhead,we propose a dynamic offloading and resource allocation(DORA)algorithm and a reputation-based democratic byzantine fault tolerant(R-DBFT)algorithm to optimize the offloading decisions and decrease the number of BNs in the consensus algorithm while ensuring the network security.Simulation results demonstrate that the proposed algorithm could efficiently reduce the network overhead,and obtain a considerable performance improvement compared to the related algorithms in the previous literature.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant 62272391in part by the Key Industry Innovation Chain of Shaanxi under Grant 2021ZDLGY05-08.
文摘As an open network architecture,Wireless Computing PowerNetworks(WCPN)pose newchallenges for achieving efficient and secure resource management in networks,because of issues such as insecure communication channels and untrusted device terminals.Blockchain,as a shared,immutable distributed ledger,provides a secure resource management solution for WCPN.However,integrating blockchain into WCPN faces challenges like device heterogeneity,monitoring communication states,and dynamic network nature.Whereas Digital Twins(DT)can accurately maintain digital models of physical entities through real-time data updates and self-learning,enabling continuous optimization of WCPN,improving synchronization performance,ensuring real-time accuracy,and supporting smooth operation of WCPN services.In this paper,we propose a DT for blockchain-empowered WCPN architecture that guarantees real-time data transmission between physical entities and digital models.We adopt an enumeration-based optimal placement algorithm(EOPA)and an improved simulated annealing-based near-optimal placement algorithm(ISAPA)to achieve minimum average DT synchronization latency under the constraint of DT error.Numerical results show that the proposed solution in this paper outperforms benchmarks in terms of average synchronization latency.
基金partly funded by MOST Major Research and Development Project(Grant No 2021YFB2900204)Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No 62132004)+1 种基金Sichuan Major R&D Project(Grant No 22QYCX0168)the Key Research and Development Program of Zhejiang Province(Grant No 2022C01093)。
文摘Computing Power Network(CPN)is emerging as one of the important research interests in beyond 5G(B5G)or 6G.This paper constructs a CPN based on Federated Learning(FL),where all Multi-access Edge Computing(MEC)servers are linked to a computing power center via wireless links.Through this FL procedure,each MEC server in CPN can independently train the learning models using localized data,thus preserving data privacy.However,it is challenging to motivate MEC servers to participate in the FL process in an efficient way and difficult to ensure energy efficiency for MEC servers.To address these issues,we first introduce an incentive mechanism using the Stackelberg game framework to motivate MEC servers.Afterwards,we formulate a comprehensive algorithm to jointly optimize the communication resource(wireless bandwidth and transmission power)allocations and the computation resource(computation capacity of MEC servers)allocations while ensuring the local accuracy of the training of each MEC server.The numerical data validates that the proposed incentive mechanism and joint optimization algorithm do improve the energy efficiency and performance of the considered CPN.
基金supported by the Natural Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars of Jiangsu Province under Grant BK20220067。
文摘With the support of Vehicle-to-Everything(V2X)technology and computing power networks,the existing intersection traffic order is expected to benefit from efficiency improvements and energy savings by new schemes such as de-signalization.How to effectively manage autonomous vehicles for traffic control with high throughput at unsignalized intersections while ensuring safety has been a research hotspot.This paper proposes a collision-free autonomous vehicle scheduling framework based on edge-cloud computing power networks for unsignalized intersections where the lanes entering the intersections are undirectional,and designs an efficient communication system and protocol.First,by analyzing the collision point occupation time,this paper formulates an absolute value programming problem.Second,this problem is solved with low complexity by the Edge Intelligence Optimal Entry Time(EI-OET)algorithm based on edge-cloud computing power support.Then,the communication system and protocol are designed for the proposed scheduling scheme to realize efficient and low-latency vehicular communications.Finally,simulation experiments compare the proposed scheduling framework with directional and traditional traffic light scheduling mechanisms,and the experimental results demonstrate its high efficiency,low latency,and low complexity.
基金supported by the National Key R&D Program of China(No.2021YFB2900200)。
文摘Federated Learning(FL)is a novel distributed machine learning methodology that addresses large-scale parallel computing challenges while safeguarding data security.However,the traditional FL model in communication scenarios,whether for uplink or downlink communications,may give rise to several network problems,such as bandwidth occupation,additional network latency,and bandwidth fragmentation.In this paper,we propose an adaptive chained training approach(Fed ACT)for FL in computing power networks.First,a Computation-driven Clustering Strategy(CCS)is designed.The server clusters clients by task processing delays to minimize waiting delays at the central server.Second,we propose a Genetic-Algorithm-based Sorting(GAS)method to optimize the order of clients participating in training.Finally,based on the table lookup and forwarding rules of the Segment Routing over IPv6(SRv6)protocol,the sorting results of GAS are written into the SRv6 packet header,to control the order in which clients participate in model training.We conduct extensive experiments on two datasets of CIFAR-10 and MNIST,and the results demonstrate that the proposed algorithm offers improved accuracy,diminished communication costs,and reduced network delays.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 61741102, No. 61471164)China Scholarship Council
文摘The problem of joint radio and cloud resources allocation is studied for heterogeneous mobile cloud computing networks. The objective of the proposed joint resource allocation schemes is to maximize the total utility of users as well as satisfy the required quality of service(QoS) such as the end-to-end response latency experienced by each user. We formulate the problem of joint resource allocation as a combinatorial optimization problem. Three evolutionary approaches are considered to solve the problem: genetic algorithm(GA), ant colony optimization with genetic algorithm(ACO-GA), and quantum genetic algorithm(QGA). To decrease the time complexity, we propose a mapping process between the resource allocation matrix and the chromosome of GA, ACO-GA, and QGA, search the available radio and cloud resource pairs based on the resource availability matrixes for ACOGA, and encode the difference value between the allocated resources and the minimum resource requirement for QGA. Extensive simulation results show that our proposed methods greatly outperform the existing algorithms in terms of running time, the accuracy of final results, the total utility, resource utilization and the end-to-end response latency guaranteeing.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.52201363)Hubei Provincial Natural Science Foundation (Nos.2022CFB076 and Q20222202)Artificial Intelligence Innovation Project of Wuhan Science and Technology Bureau (Nos.2023010402040016 and 2022010702040068)。
文摘The 6G transport network will be intricately designed as an integrated carrier, seamlessly integrating computing and networking capabilities. Leveraging the network as its foundation, it aims to deliver differentiated computing power services through supercomputing/intelligent computing and capability resource pooling. This study proposes an advanced modulation format, alternating polarization chirped return-to-zero frequency shift keying(Apol-CRZ-FSK), specifically designed to meet the integrated computing and networking carrying requirements of future 6G. Furthermore, comprehensive comparison and analysis of the transmission performance of 100 Gbps Apol-CRZ-FSK, CRZ-FSK, and differential quadrature phase shift keying(DQPSK) are conducted under identical conditions. The research indicates the high nonlinearity resistance capability exhibited by Apol-CRZ-FSK, highlighting its superior transmission performance.
基金supported by the Deanship of Scientific Research at King Khalid University(No.RGP2/230/44).
文摘This study examines secure and effective data sharing methods for edge computing networks.Traditional methods of sharing data at the edge have issues with security,speed,and consensus.The goal is to develop a Blockchain-based Secure Data Sharing Framework(BSDSF)capable of improving data integrity,latency,and overall network efficiency for edge-cloud computing applications.BSDSF proposes using blockchain technology with Byzantine Fault Tolerance(BFT)and smart contract-based validation as a new method of secure data sharing.It has a two-tiered consensus protocol to meet the needs of edge computing,which requires instantaneous responses.BSDSF employs Byzantine fault tolerance to deal with errors and protect against attacks.Smart contracts automate validation and consensus operations,while edge computing processes data at the attack site.Node validation and failure detection methods monitor network quality and dependability,while system security ensures secure communication between nodes.BSDSF is an important step toward digital freedom and trust by protecting security and improving transaction reliability.The framework demonstrates a reduction in transaction latency by up to 30%and an increase in throughput by 25%compared to traditional edge computing models,positioning BSDSF as a pivotal solution for fostering digital freedom and trust in edge computing environments.
文摘With the growing demand for deep integration between computing power networks(CPNs)and energy systems(ESs),effective collaboration between these systems has become increasingly crucial.To facilitate such integration,this paper proposes an energy-computing integrated system(ECIS),which consists of a four-layer framework including a physical layer,a networked digital twin layer,a service layer,and a communication layer—each interdependent and playing a distinct role.The ECIS enables the global dynamic scheduling and optimisation of electric power and computing power resources.We provide a detailed overview of the functions and interactions within the four layers of the ECIS,discussing the potential of ECIS to enhance resource utilisation,support green and low-carbon development,and improve system flexibility.By fostering efficient collaboration between power and computing resources,the proposed four-layer framework of ECIS can significantly improve operational efficiency.Furthermore,we explore potential challenges in implementing ECIS and outline future research directions to address these challenges.
基金supported in part by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.62371085,51939001,62122069,and 62071431)in part by the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(No.3132023514).
文摘With the exponential growth of maritime wireless devices and the rapid development of maritime applications,traditional maritime communication networks encounter communication and computation limitations in supporting computation-intensive and latency-critical tasks.Edge computing and Intelligent Reflecting Surface(IRS)have emerged as promising techniques to improve communication and computation services for maritime devices with limited computation capabilities and battery capacity.This paper studies an IRS Mounted on Unmanned Aerial Vehicle(UIRS)assisted maritime edge computing network,in which the UIRS is deployed to assist the transmission from Unmanned Surface Vehicles(USVs)to the edge server via Non-Orthogonal Multiple Access(NOMA)protocol.We propose a resource management and trajectory optimization scheme by jointly optimizing subslot duration,offloading ratios,transmit power,edge computation capability allocation,UIRS phase shifts and UIRS trajectory,aiming at minimizing the overall energy consumption.Since the non-convex nature of the optimization problem,we propose a two-layered method by decomposing the original problem into two subproblems.The top-layered subproblem is solved by the Semi-Definite Relaxation(SDR)method and the underlying-layered subproblem is solved by the Deep Deterministic Policy Gradient(DDPG)algorithm.Numerical results demonstrate that our proposed scheme can effectively and efficiently reduce overall energy consumption.
基金supported by the grants from National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 10872069)
文摘Objective To investigate the spike activities of cerebellar cortical cells in a computational network model con- structed based on the anatomical structure of cerebellar cortex. Methods and Results The multicompartment model of neuron and NEURON software were used to study the external influences on cerebellar cortical cells. Various potential spike patterns in these cells were obtained. By analyzing the impacts of different incoming stimuli on the potential spike of Purkinje cell, temporal focusing caused by the granule cell-golgi cell feedback inhibitory loop to Purkinje cell and spa- tial focusing caused by the parallel fiber-basket/stellate cell local inhibitory loop to Purkinje cell were discussed. Finally, the motor learning process of rabbit eye blink conditioned reflex was demonstrated in this model. The simulation results showed that when the afferent from climbing fiber existed, rabbit adaptation to eye blinking gradually became stable under the Spike Timing-Dependent Plasticity （STDP） learning rule. Conclusion The constructed cerebellar cortex network is a reliable and feasible model. The model simulation results confirmed the output signal stability of cerebellar cortex after STDP learning and the network can execute the function of spatial and temporal focusing.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(NSFC)(61831002)the European Union Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Skodowska-Curie grant agreement No 734798Innovation Project of the Common Key Technology of Chongqing Science and Technology Industry(Grant no.cstc2018jcyjAX0383).
文摘Quality of Service(QoS)in the 6G application scenario is an important issue with the premise of the massive data transmission.Edge caching based on the fog computing network is considered as a potential solution to effectively reduce the content fetch delay for latency-sensitive services of Internet of Things(IoT)devices.Considering the time-varying scenario,the machine learning techniques could further reduce the content fetch delay by optimizing the caching decisions.In this paper,to minimize the content fetch delay and ensure the QoS of the network,a Device-to-Device(D2D)assisted fog computing network architecture is introduced,which supports federated learning and QoS-aware caching decisions based on time-varying user preferences.To release the network congestion and the risk of the user privacy leakage,federated learning,is enabled in the D2D-assisted fog computing network.Specifically,it has been observed that federated learning yields suboptimal results according to the Non-Independent Identical Distribution(Non-IID)of local users data.To address this issue,a distributed cluster-based user preference estimation algorithm is proposed to optimize the content caching placement,improve the cache hit rate,the content fetch delay and the convergence rate,which can effectively mitigate the impact of the Non-IID data set by clustering.The simulation results show that the proposed algorithm provides a considerable performance improvement with better learning results compared with the existing algorithms.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China, No. 10872069
文摘This study utilized a neuronal compartment model and NEURON software to study the effects of external light stimulation on retinal photoreceptors and spike patterns of neurons in a retinal network Following light stimulation of different shapes and sizes, changes in the spike features of ganglion cells indicated that different shapes of light stimulation elicited different retinal responses. By manipulating the shape of light stimulation, we investigated the effects of the large number of electrical synapses existing between retinal neurons. Model simulation and analysis suggested that interplexiform cells play an important role in visual signal information processing in the retina, and the findings indicated that our constructed retinal network model was reliable and feasible. In addition, the simulation results demonstrated that ganglion cells exhibited a variety of spike patterns under different light stimulation sizes and different stimulation shapes, which reflect the functions of the retina in signal transmission and processing.
基金supported by the Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications-China Mobile Research Institute Joint Innovation Center。
文摘Fueled by the explosive growth of ultra-low-latency and real-time applications with specific computing and network performance requirements,the computing force network(CFN)has become a hot research subject.The primary CFN challenge is to leverage network resources and computing resources.Although recent advances in deep reinforcement learning(DRL)have brought significant improvement in network optimization,these methods still suffer from topology changes and fail to generalize for those topologies not seen in training.This paper proposes a graph neural network(GNN)based DRL framework to accommodate network trafic and computing resources jointly and efficiently.By taking advantage of the generalization capability in GNN,the proposed method can operate over variable topologies and obtain higher performance than the other DRL methods.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.2022ZD0115303)the 2023 Beijing Outstanding Young Engineers Innovation Studio,Chinathe Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications-China Mobile Research Institute Joint Innovation Foundation(No.CMYJY-202200536)。
文摘Under the development of computing and network convergence,considering the computing and network resources of multiple providers as a whole in a computing force network(CFN)has gradually become a new trend.However,since each computing and network resource provider(CNRP)considers only its own interest and competes with other CNRPs,introducing multiple CNRPs will result in a lack of trust and difficulty in unified scheduling.In addition,concurrent users have different requirements,so there is an urgent need to study how to optimally match users and CNRPs on a many-to-many basis,to improve user satisfaction and ensure the utilization of limited resources.In this paper,we adopt a reputation model based on the beta distribution function to measure the credibility of CNRPs and propose a performance-based reputation update model.Then,we formalize the problem into a constrained multi-objective optimization problem and find feasible solutions using a modified fast and elitist non-dominated sorting genetic algorithm(NSGA-II).We conduct extensive simulations to evaluate the proposed algorithm.Simulation results demonstrate that the proposed model and the problem formulation are valid,and the NSGA-II is effective and can find the Pareto set of CFN,which increases user satisfaction and resource utilization.Moreover,a set of solutions provided by the Pareto set give us more choices of the many-to-many matching of users and CNRPs according to the actual situation.
基金supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.61571061)Innovative Research Fund of Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications (2015RC16)
文摘The next-generation optical network is a service oriented network,which could be delivered by utilizing the generalized multiprotocol label switching(GMPLS) based control plane to realize lots of intelligent features such as rapid provisioning,automated protection and restoration(P&R),efficient resource allocation,and support for different quality of service(QoS) requirements.In this paper,we propose a novel stateful PCE-cloud(SPC)based architecture of GMPLS optical networks for cloud services.The cloud computing technologies(e.g.virtualization and parallel computing) are applied to the construction of SPC for improving the reliability and maximizing resource utilization.The functions of SPC and GMPLS based control plane are expanded according to the features of cloud services for different QoS requirements.The architecture and detailed description of the components of SPC are provided.Different potential cooperation relationships between public stateful PCE cloud(PSPC) and region stateful PCE cloud(RSPC) are investigated.Moreover,we present the policy-enabled and constraint-based routing scheme base on the cooperation of PSPC and RSPC.Simulation results for verifying the performance of routing and control plane reliability are analyzed.
基金supported in part by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No. 61032004the National High Technical Research and Development Program of China (863 Program) under Grants No. 2012AA121605,No. 2012AA01A503,No.2012AA01A510
文摘In traditional wireless broadcast networks,a corrupted packet must be retransmitted even if it has been lost by only one receiver.Obviously,this is not bandwidth-efficient for the receivers that already hold the retransmitted packet.Therefore,it is important to develop a method to realise efficient broadcast transmission.Network coding is a promising technique in this scenario.However,none of the proposed schemes achieves both high transmission efficiency and low computational complexity simultaneously so far.To address this problem,a novel Efficient Opportunistic Network Coding Retransmission(EONCR)scheme is proposed in this paper.This scheme employs a new packet scheduling algorithm which uses a Packet Distribution Matrix(PDM)directly to select the coded packets.The analysis and simulation results indicate that transmission efficiency of EONCR is over 0.1,more than the schemes proposed previously in some simulation conditions,and the computational overhead is reduced substantially.Hence,it has great application prospects in wireless broadcast networks,especially energyand bandwidth-limited systems such as satellite broadcast systems and Planetary Networks(PNs).
