Load Balancing Method for IoT Sensor System Using Multi-access Edge Computing

Abstract

In recent years, small terminals such as smartphones equipped with various sensor functions have become widespread, and studies on wireless sensor networks and edge computing are advancing from the use of the latest technology such as Internet of Things (IoT) and intelligent transport systems. However, there are still many problems such as cooperation between edges and clouds, off-load, and how to realize orchestration. In addition, research on offloading when load conditions dynamically fluctuate and load balancing among edge servers has not been investigated. In this paper, we propose a load balancing method for an IoT sensor system using multi-access edge computing to equalize the load of edge servers when events such as a traffic congestion and guerrilla rainstorms occur.