{"id":"https://openalex.org/W4406202101","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1109/jiot.2025.3527704","title":"Tiered-Pricing-Based Task Offloading Strategy in Collaborative Edge-Cloud Computing: A Matching Game Approach","display_name":"Tiered-Pricing-Based Task Offloading Strategy in Collaborative Edge-Cloud Computing: A Matching Game Approach","publication_year":2025,"publication_date":"2025-01-09","ids":{"openalex":"https://openalex.org/W4406202101","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1109/jiot.2025.3527704"},"language":"en","primary_location":{"id":"doi:10.1109/jiot.2025.3527704","is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1109/jiot.2025.3527704","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S2480266640","display_name":"IEEE Internet of Things Journal","issn_l":"2327-4662","issn":["2327-4662","2372-2541"],"is_oa":false,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":true,"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/P4310319808","host_organization_name":"Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/P4310319808"],"host_organization_lineage_names":["Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers"],"type":"journal"},"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"IEEE Internet of Things Journal","raw_type":"journal-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/A5100780835","display_name":"Shiyong Li","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5989-5924"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I39333907","display_name":"Yanshan University","ror":"https://ror.org/02txfnf15","country_code":"CN","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I39333907"]}],"countries":["CN"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Shiyong Li","raw_affiliation_strings":["School of Economics and Management, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao, China"],"raw_orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5989-5924","affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"School of Economics and Management, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao, China","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I39333907"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":null,"display_name":"Wenzhe Li","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0009-0001-2734-3180"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I39333907","display_name":"Yanshan University","ror":"https://ror.org/02txfnf15","country_code":"CN","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I39333907"]}],"countries":["CN"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Wenzhe Li","raw_affiliation_strings":["School of Economics and Management, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao, China"],"raw_orcid":"https://orcid.org/0009-0001-2734-3180","affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"School of Economics and Management, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao, China","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I39333907"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5072493337","display_name":"Huan Liu","orcid":null},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I39333907","display_name":"Yanshan University","ror":"https://ror.org/02txfnf15","country_code":"CN","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I39333907"]}],"countries":["CN"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Huan Liu","raw_affiliation_strings":["School of Economics and Management, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao, China"],"raw_orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7293-0106","affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"School of Economics and Management, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao, China","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I39333907"]}]},{"author_position":"last","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5100650061","display_name":"Wei Sun","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3090-0814"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I39333907","display_name":"Yanshan University","ror":"https://ror.org/02txfnf15","country_code":"CN","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I39333907"]}],"countries":["CN"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Wei Sun","raw_affiliation_strings":["School of Economics and Management, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao, China"],"raw_orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3090-0814","affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"School of Economics and Management, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao, China","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I39333907"]}]}],"institutions":[],"countries_distinct_count":1,"institutions_distinct_count":1,"corresponding_author_ids":[],"corresponding_institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I39333907"],"apc_list":null,"apc_paid":null,"fwci":8.3716,"has_fulltext":false,"cited_by_count":8,"citation_normalized_percentile":{"value":0.97256609,"is_in_top_1_percent":false,"is_in_top_10_percent":true},"cited_by_percentile_year":{"min":97,"max":99},"biblio":{"volume":"12","issue":"11","first_page":"15114","last_page":"15129"},"is_retracted":false,"is_paratext":false,"is_xpac":false,"primary_topic":{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10273","display_name":"IoT and Edge/Fog Computing","score":0.9919000267982483,"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":0.9919000267982483,"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/T11612","display_name":"Stochastic Gradient Optimization Techniques","score":0.9610999822616577,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1702","display_name":"Artificial Intelligence"},"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/T10270","display_name":"Blockchain Technology Applications and Security","score":0.942300021648407,"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":0.8821645975112915},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/cloud-computing","display_name":"Cloud computing","score":0.7939977645874023},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/edge-computing","display_name":"Edge computing","score":0.6856884956359863},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/distributed-computing","display_name":"Distributed computing","score":0.603742241859436},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/enhanced-data-rates-for-gsm-evolution","display_name":"Enhanced Data Rates for GSM Evolution","score":0.5618006587028503},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/computation-offloading","display_name":"Computation offloading","score":0.48442724347114563},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/blossom-algorithm","display_name":"Blossom algorithm","score":0.4558502435684204},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/computer-network","display_name":"Computer network","score":0.4231258034706116},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/matching","display_name":"Matching (statistics)","score":0.369037926197052},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/artificial-intelligence","display_name":"Artificial intelligence","score":0.07808169722557068}],"concepts":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/C41008148","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21198","display_name":"Computer science","level":0,"score":0.8821645975112915},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C79974875","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q483639","display_name":"Cloud computing","level":2,"score":0.7939977645874023},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2778456923","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5337692","display_name":"Edge computing","level":3,"score":0.6856884956359863},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C120314980","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q180634","display_name":"Distributed computing","level":1,"score":0.603742241859436},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C162307627","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q204833","display_name":"Enhanced Data Rates for GSM Evolution","level":2,"score":0.5618006587028503},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2781041963","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18348618","display_name":"Computation offloading","level":4,"score":0.48442724347114563},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C61455927","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1030529","display_name":"Blossom algorithm","level":3,"score":0.4558502435684204},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C31258907","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1301371","display_name":"Computer network","level":1,"score":0.4231258034706116},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C165064840","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1321061","display_name":"Matching (statistics)","level":2,"score":0.369037926197052},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C154945302","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11660","display_name":"Artificial intelligence","level":1,"score":0.07808169722557068},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C105795698","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12483","display_name":"Statistics","level":1,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C33923547","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q395","display_name":"Mathematics","level":0,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C111919701","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9135","display_name":"Operating system","level":1,"score":0.0}],"mesh":[],"locations_count":1,"locations":[{"id":"doi:10.1109/jiot.2025.3527704","is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1109/jiot.2025.3527704","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S2480266640","display_name":"IEEE Internet of Things Journal","issn_l":"2327-4662","issn":["2327-4662","2372-2541"],"is_oa":false,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":true,"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/P4310319808","host_organization_name":"Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/P4310319808"],"host_organization_lineage_names":["Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers"],"type":"journal"},"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"IEEE Internet of Things Journal","raw_type":"journal-article"}],"best_oa_location":null,"sustainable_development_goals":[],"awards":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/G1179011255","display_name":null,"funder_award_id":"Nos. G2022203003, G2023203008","funder_id":"https://openalex.org/F4320322163","funder_display_name":"Natural Science Foundation of Hebei Province"},{"id":"https://openalex.org/G1392080323","display_name":null,"funder_award_id":"G2023203008","funder_id":"https://openalex.org/F4320322163","funder_display_name":"Natural Science Foundation of Hebei Province"},{"id":"https://openalex.org/G5077203230","display_name":null,"funder_award_id":"G2022203003","funder_id":"https://openalex.org/F4320322163","funder_display_name":"Natural Science Foundation of Hebei Province"},{"id":"https://openalex.org/G6542872231","display_name":null,"funder_award_id":"22YJCZH086","funder_id":"https://openalex.org/F4320321001","funder_display_name":"National Natural Science Foundation of China"},{"id":"https://openalex.org/G6992937894","display_name":"\u4f01\u4e1a\u5e94\u7528\u4e91\u90e8\u7f72\u7684\u9ad8\u80fd\u6548\u8d44\u6e90\u7ba1\u7406\u4f18\u5316\u5efa\u6a21\u53ca\u7b97\u6cd5\u7814\u7a76","funder_award_id":"71971188","funder_id":"https://openalex.org/F4320321001","funder_display_name":"National Natural Science Foundation of China"},{"id":"https://openalex.org/G7367125751","display_name":null,"funder_award_id":"No. 71971188","funder_id":"https://openalex.org/F4320321001","funder_display_name":"National Natural Science Foundation of China"},{"id":"https://openalex.org/G7911443124","display_name":null,"funder_award_id":"24YJAZH135","funder_id":"https://openalex.org/F4320321001","funder_display_name":"National Natural Science Foundation of China"}],"funders":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/F4320321001","display_name":"National Natural Science Foundation of China","ror":"https://ror.org/01h0zpd94"},{"id":"https://openalex.org/F4320322163","display_name":"Natural Science Foundation of Hebei Province","ror":"https://ror.org/01h0zpd94"}],"has_content":{"grobid_xml":false,"pdf":false},"content_urls":null,"referenced_works_count":53,"referenced_works":["https://openalex.org/W1977367431","https://openalex.org/W2416799949","https://openalex.org/W2618033241","https://openalex.org/W2774347471","https://openalex.org/W2901141046","https://openalex.org/W2915867319","https://openalex.org/W2921018545","https://openalex.org/W2941971445","https://openalex.org/W2973836562","https://openalex.org/W2975241278","https://openalex.org/W2993339811","https://openalex.org/W2999225051","https://openalex.org/W3034137700","https://openalex.org/W3036795615","https://openalex.org/W3042732884","https://openalex.org/W3048592926","https://openalex.org/W3080122404","https://openalex.org/W3087314296","https://openalex.org/W3097472721","https://openalex.org/W3127815423","https://openalex.org/W3134357852","https://openalex.org/W3171631644","https://openalex.org/W3193859704","https://openalex.org/W3204493036","https://openalex.org/W3208676099","https://openalex.org/W3209940515","https://openalex.org/W3212745288","https://openalex.org/W4200473749","https://openalex.org/W4210875011","https://openalex.org/W4283837113","https://openalex.org/W4285039462","https://openalex.org/W4285178941","https://openalex.org/W4291433199","https://openalex.org/W4292695129","https://openalex.org/W4293208072","https://openalex.org/W4295736419","https://openalex.org/W4308930225","https://openalex.org/W4312816016","https://openalex.org/W4312864291","https://openalex.org/W4313186370","https://openalex.org/W4313477722","https://openalex.org/W4317815264","https://openalex.org/W4321368181","https://openalex.org/W4365459175","https://openalex.org/W4367663257","https://openalex.org/W4379528737","https://openalex.org/W4379983288","https://openalex.org/W4385261078","https://openalex.org/W4387490488","https://openalex.org/W4389089779","https://openalex.org/W4393142150","https://openalex.org/W4393201226","https://openalex.org/W4396223858"],"related_works":["https://openalex.org/W2894114519","https://openalex.org/W4324372666","https://openalex.org/W4225706866","https://openalex.org/W4297093186","https://openalex.org/W2914646191","https://openalex.org/W4282941432","https://openalex.org/W3023564924","https://openalex.org/W2942586735","https://openalex.org/W4406207611","https://openalex.org/W3200145713"],"abstract_inverted_index":{"With":[0],"the":[1,5,17,34,44,84,89,101,125,136,146,173,192,197,208],"rapid":[2],"growth":[3],"of":[4,7,11,37,175,187,194,199,227],"Internet":[6],"Things":[8],"(IoT),":[9],"millions":[10],"devices":[12,106,111,165,177],"have":[13],"been":[14],"interconnected":[15],"within":[16,183],"network.":[18],"Cloud":[19],"computing":[20,23],"and":[21,32,46,107,139,166,178,202],"edge":[22,108,115,128,167,179,200,228],"are":[24,78],"jointly":[25],"playing":[26],"a":[27,51,95,155,184],"crucial":[28],"role":[29],"in":[30,56,140],"processing":[31,121],"analyzing":[33],"large":[35],"number":[36,186],"tasks":[38,113],"generated":[39],"by":[40,71],"end":[41,105,164,176,203],"devices.":[42,204],"Considering":[43],"latency":[45],"energy":[47],"consumption,":[48],"we":[49,93,153],"propose":[50,94],"novel":[52],"task":[53,67,96,120,151],"offloading":[54,68,97],"framework":[55,61],"collaborative":[57],"edge-cloud":[58],"computing.":[59],"This":[60],"first":[62],"introduces":[63],"tiered":[64,75],"pricing":[65,76,195],"for":[66,88,103],"services":[69],"inspired":[70],"electricity":[72],"pricing.":[73],"The":[74],"strategies":[77,198],"transformed":[79],"into":[80],"continuous":[81],"functions":[82],"using":[83],"convex":[85],"approximation":[86],"method":[87],"Sign":[90],"Function.":[91],"Then,":[92],"strategy":[98],"to":[99,114,117,132,135,144,159],"optimize":[100],"utilities":[102,174],"both":[104],"nodes.":[109,168,229],"End":[110],"offload":[112,133],"nodes":[116,180,201],"minimize":[118],"their":[119],"costs.":[122],"After":[123],"receiving":[124],"tasks,":[126],"each":[127],"node":[129],"determines":[130],"whether":[131],"them":[134],"cloud":[137],"center":[138],"what":[141],"proportion,":[142],"aiming":[143],"maximize":[145],"profit.":[147],"To":[148],"facilitate":[149],"efficient":[150],"offloading,":[152],"introduce":[154],"one-to-many":[156],"matching":[157,220],"algorithm":[158,210,217],"establish":[160],"stable":[161,219],"matches":[162],"between":[163],"Simulation":[169],"results":[170],"demonstrate":[171],"that":[172,215],"can":[181],"converge":[182],"certain":[185],"iterations.":[188],"We":[189,205],"then":[190],"analyze":[191],"impact":[193],"on":[196],"also":[206],"compare":[207],"proposed":[209],"with":[211],"other":[212],"algorithms,":[213],"revealing":[214],"our":[216],"achieves":[218],"as":[221,223],"well":[222],"effective":[224],"load":[225],"balancing":[226]},"counts_by_year":[{"year":2026,"cited_by_count":4},{"year":2025,"cited_by_count":4}],"updated_date":"2026-06-26T08:34:08.712188","created_date":"2025-10-10T00:00:00"}