{"id":"https://openalex.org/W2472413865","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ict.2016.7500486","title":"The future of mobile cloud computing: Integrating cloudlets and Mobile Edge Computing","display_name":"The future of mobile cloud computing: Integrating cloudlets and Mobile Edge Computing","publication_year":2016,"publication_date":"2016-05-01","ids":{"openalex":"https://openalex.org/W2472413865","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ict.2016.7500486","mag":"2472413865"},"language":"en","primary_location":{"id":"doi:10.1109/ict.2016.7500486","is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ict.2016.7500486","pdf_url":null,"source":null,"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"2016 23rd International Conference on Telecommunications (ICT)","raw_type":"proceedings-article"},"type":"article","indexed_in":["crossref"],"open_access":{"is_oa":false,"oa_status":"closed","oa_url":null,"any_repository_has_fulltext":false},"authorships":[{"author_position":"first","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5032187551","display_name":"Yaser Jararweh","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4403-3846"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I156983542","display_name":"Jordan University of Science and Technology","ror":"https://ror.org/03y8mtb59","country_code":"JO","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I156983542"]}],"countries":["JO"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Yaser Jararweh","raw_affiliation_strings":["Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I156983542"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5078472899","display_name":"Ahmad Doulat","orcid":null},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I156983542","display_name":"Jordan University of Science and Technology","ror":"https://ror.org/03y8mtb59","country_code":"JO","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I156983542"]}],"countries":["JO"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Ahmad Doulat","raw_affiliation_strings":["Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I156983542"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5035366262","display_name":"Omar Alqudah","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0009-0002-8491-1655"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I156983542","display_name":"Jordan University of Science and Technology","ror":"https://ror.org/03y8mtb59","country_code":"JO","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I156983542"]}],"countries":["JO"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Omar AlQudah","raw_affiliation_strings":["Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I156983542"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5001400366","display_name":"Ejaz Ahmed","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6227-0650"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I33849332","display_name":"University of Malaya","ror":"https://ror.org/00rzspn62","country_code":"MY","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I33849332"]}],"countries":["MY"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Ejaz Ahmed","raw_affiliation_strings":["University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I33849332"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5073474306","display_name":"Mahmoud Al\u2010Ayyoub","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9372-9076"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I156983542","display_name":"Jordan University of Science and Technology","ror":"https://ror.org/03y8mtb59","country_code":"JO","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I156983542"]}],"countries":["JO"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Mahmoud Al-Ayyoub","raw_affiliation_strings":["Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I156983542"]}]},{"author_position":"last","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5069108646","display_name":"Elhadj Benkhelifa","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6168-2664"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I198012923","display_name":"University of Staffordshire","ror":"https://ror.org/00d6k8y35","country_code":"GB","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I198012923"]}],"countries":["GB"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Elhadj Benkhelifa","raw_affiliation_strings":["Staffordshire University, Stafford, UK"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Staffordshire University, Stafford, UK","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I198012923"]}]}],"institutions":[],"countries_distinct_count":3,"institutions_distinct_count":6,"corresponding_author_ids":[],"corresponding_institution_ids":[],"apc_list":null,"apc_paid":null,"fwci":25.9984,"has_fulltext":false,"cited_by_count":215,"citation_normalized_percentile":{"value":0.99671069,"is_in_top_1_percent":true,"is_in_top_10_percent":true},"cited_by_percentile_year":{"min":99,"max":100},"biblio":{"volume":null,"issue":null,"first_page":"1","last_page":"5"},"is_retracted":false,"is_paratext":false,"is_xpac":false,"primary_topic":{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10273","display_name":"IoT and Edge/Fog Computing","score":0.9998999834060669,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1705","display_name":"Computer Networks and Communications"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/17","display_name":"Computer Science"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},"topics":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10273","display_name":"IoT and Edge/Fog Computing","score":0.9998999834060669,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1705","display_name":"Computer Networks and Communications"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/17","display_name":"Computer Science"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T11478","display_name":"Caching and Content Delivery","score":0.9980000257492065,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1705","display_name":"Computer Networks and Communications"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/17","display_name":"Computer Science"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10101","display_name":"Cloud Computing and Resource Management","score":0.9955999851226807,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1710","display_name":"Information Systems"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/17","display_name":"Computer Science"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}}],"keywords":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/computer-science","display_name":"Computer science","score":0.8394304513931274},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/mobile-cloud-computing","display_name":"Mobile cloud computing","score":0.7683793306350708},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/cloud-computing","display_name":"Cloud computing","score":0.7635797262191772},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/provisioning","display_name":"Provisioning","score":0.7437804341316223},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/mobile-edge-computing","display_name":"Mobile edge computing","score":0.6278079152107239},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/server","display_name":"Server","score":0.6237229108810425},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/mobile-computing","display_name":"Mobile computing","score":0.6139309406280518},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/distributed-computing","display_name":"Distributed computing","score":0.6000938415527344},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/utility-computing","display_name":"Utility computing","score":0.5976727604866028},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/edge-computing","display_name":"Edge computing","score":0.4723290801048279},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/enhanced-data-rates-for-gsm-evolution","display_name":"Enhanced Data Rates for GSM Evolution","score":0.44279414415359497},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/obstacle","display_name":"Obstacle","score":0.43962424993515015},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/mobile-device","display_name":"Mobile device","score":0.4380805492401123},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/computer-network","display_name":"Computer network","score":0.4153404235839844},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/operating-system","display_name":"Operating system","score":0.28736943006515503},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/cloud-computing-security","display_name":"Cloud computing security","score":0.23659583926200867},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/telecommunications","display_name":"Telecommunications","score":0.09494706988334656}],"concepts":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/C41008148","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21198","display_name":"Computer science","level":0,"score":0.8394304513931274},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2779191767","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6887075","display_name":"Mobile cloud computing","level":3,"score":0.7683793306350708},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C79974875","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q483639","display_name":"Cloud computing","level":2,"score":0.7635797262191772},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C172191483","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1071806","display_name":"Provisioning","level":2,"score":0.7437804341316223},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2776061582","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q25325231","display_name":"Mobile edge computing","level":3,"score":0.6278079152107239},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C93996380","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q44127","display_name":"Server","level":2,"score":0.6237229108810425},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C144543869","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2738570","display_name":"Mobile computing","level":2,"score":0.6139309406280518},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C120314980","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q180634","display_name":"Distributed computing","level":1,"score":0.6000938415527344},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C85106507","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1188445","display_name":"Utility computing","level":4,"score":0.5976727604866028},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2778456923","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5337692","display_name":"Edge computing","level":3,"score":0.4723290801048279},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C162307627","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q204833","display_name":"Enhanced Data Rates for GSM Evolution","level":2,"score":0.44279414415359497},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2776650193","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q264661","display_name":"Obstacle","level":2,"score":0.43962424993515015},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C186967261","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5082128","display_name":"Mobile device","level":2,"score":0.4380805492401123},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C31258907","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1301371","display_name":"Computer network","level":1,"score":0.4153404235839844},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C111919701","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9135","display_name":"Operating system","level":1,"score":0.28736943006515503},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C184842701","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q370563","display_name":"Cloud computing security","level":3,"score":0.23659583926200867},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C76155785","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q418","display_name":"Telecommunications","level":1,"score":0.09494706988334656},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C199539241","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7748","display_name":"Law","level":1,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C17744445","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q36442","display_name":"Political science","level":0,"score":0.0}],"mesh":[],"locations_count":1,"locations":[{"id":"doi:10.1109/ict.2016.7500486","is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ict.2016.7500486","pdf_url":null,"source":null,"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"2016 23rd International Conference on Telecommunications (ICT)","raw_type":"proceedings-article"}],"best_oa_location":null,"sustainable_development_goals":[{"id":"https://metadata.un.org/sdg/9","score":0.6399999856948853,"display_name":"Industry, innovation and infrastructure"}],"awards":[],"funders":[],"has_content":{"grobid_xml":false,"pdf":false},"content_urls":null,"referenced_works_count":15,"referenced_works":["https://openalex.org/W1073581072","https://openalex.org/W1938897670","https://openalex.org/W1983786968","https://openalex.org/W1992469725","https://openalex.org/W2038044753","https://openalex.org/W2068297925","https://openalex.org/W2128810582","https://openalex.org/W2135099885","https://openalex.org/W2197524490","https://openalex.org/W2244762045","https://openalex.org/W2290330528","https://openalex.org/W2547727199","https://openalex.org/W2584256470","https://openalex.org/W6626994780","https://openalex.org/W6733057846"],"related_works":["https://openalex.org/W2981507084","https://openalex.org/W4223920305","https://openalex.org/W2019527080","https://openalex.org/W3211897977","https://openalex.org/W4362504457","https://openalex.org/W4224133481","https://openalex.org/W4214754073","https://openalex.org/W2501116889","https://openalex.org/W4242624542","https://openalex.org/W3042877534"],"abstract_inverted_index":{"Extending":[0],"the":[1,17,30,36,51,54,65,89,95,99,104,127,130],"coverage":[2,96],"area":[3,97],"of":[4,35,53,80,88,116,129],"mobile":[5,18,100],"cloud":[6],"computing":[7,60],"services":[8,12,110],"will":[9],"allow":[10],"new":[11],"to":[13,16,29,49,64,93],"be":[14],"provisioned":[15],"users.":[19,67],"The":[20,86],"main":[21],"obstacle":[22],"for":[23,98],"achieving":[24],"this":[25,69],"goal":[26],"is":[27,78,92,124],"related":[28],"deployments":[31],"challenges":[32],"and":[33,83,118],"limitations":[34],"Cloudlets":[37,55,84],"system.":[38],"Mobile":[39],"Edge":[40],"Computing":[41],"(MEC)":[42],"system":[43,56],"emerged":[44],"recently":[45],"providing":[46,58],"an":[47],"opportunity":[48],"fill":[50],"gap":[52],"by":[57],"resources-rich":[59],"resources":[61],"with":[62,111],"proximity":[63],"end":[66],"In":[68],"paper,":[70],"we":[71],"are":[72],"proposing":[73],"a":[74],"hierarchical":[75],"model":[76,91],"that":[77],"composed":[79],"MEC":[81],"servers":[82],"infrastructures.":[85],"objective":[87],"proposed":[90,131],"increase":[94],"users":[101,105],"in":[102,114],"which":[103],"can":[106],"accomplish":[107],"their":[108],"requested":[109],"minimal":[112],"costs":[113],"terms":[115],"power":[117],"delay.":[119],"An":[120],"extensive":[121],"experimental":[122],"evaluation":[123],"conducted":[125],"showing":[126],"superiority":[128],"model.":[132]},"counts_by_year":[{"year":2025,"cited_by_count":8},{"year":2024,"cited_by_count":11},{"year":2023,"cited_by_count":23},{"year":2022,"cited_by_count":25},{"year":2021,"cited_by_count":23},{"year":2020,"cited_by_count":37},{"year":2019,"cited_by_count":32},{"year":2018,"cited_by_count":25},{"year":2017,"cited_by_count":22},{"year":2016,"cited_by_count":9}],"updated_date":"2026-06-11T09:08:48.828518","created_date":"2025-10-10T00:00:00"}