A Survey of Virtual Machine Management in Edge Computing

Many edge computing systems rely on virtual machines (VMs) to deliver their services. It is challenging, however, to deploy the virtualization mechanisms on edge computing hardware infrastructures. In this paper, we introduce the engineering and research trends of achieving efficient VM management i...

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Published in:Proceedings of the IEEE 2019-08, Vol.107 (8), p.1482-1499
Main Authors: Tao, Zeyi, Xia, Qi, Hao, Zijiang, Li, Cheng, Ma, Lele, Yi, Shanhe, Li, Qun
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Algorithm design and analysis
Algorithms
Cloud computing
Data centers
Edge computing
Hardware
management
Virtual environments
Virtual machining
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Summary:Many edge computing systems rely on virtual machines (VMs) to deliver their services. It is challenging, however, to deploy the virtualization mechanisms on edge computing hardware infrastructures. In this paper, we introduce the engineering and research trends of achieving efficient VM management in edge computing. We elaborate on: 1) the virtualization frameworks for edge computing developed in both the industry and the academia; 2) the virtualization techniques tailored for edge computing; 3) the placement and scheduling algorithms optimized for edge computing; and 4) the research problems in security related to virtualization of edge computing.
ISSN:0018-9219
1558-2256
DOI:10.1109/JPROC.2019.2927919