@article {25578,
	title = {Mobile Edge Computing: A Survey},
	journal = {IEEE Internet of Things Journal},
	volume = {5},
	year = {2017},
	month = {02/2018},
	publisher = {ACM IEEE},
	abstract = {Mobile Edge Computing (MEC) is an emergent\&nbsp;architecture where cloud computing services are extended to the\&nbsp;edge of networks leveraging mobile base stations. As a promising\&nbsp;edge technology, it can be applied to mobile, wireless and wireline\&nbsp;scenarios, using software and hardware platforms, located at\&nbsp;the network edge in the vicinity of end-users. MEC provides\&nbsp;seamless integration of multiple application service providers\&nbsp;and vendors towards mobile subscribers, enterprises and other\&nbsp;vertical segments. It is an important component in the 5G\&nbsp;architecture which supports variety of innovative applications\&nbsp;and services where ultra low latency is required. This paper is\&nbsp;aimed to present a comprehensive survey of relevant research and\&nbsp;technological developments in the area of MEC. It provides the\&nbsp;definition of MEC, its advantages, architectures, and application\&nbsp;areas; where we in particular highlight related research and\&nbsp;future directions. Finally, security and privacy issues and related\&nbsp;existing solutions are also discussed.},
	keywords = {Fog Computing, IoT, Mobile cloud computing, Mobile edge computing},
	doi = {10.1109/JIOT.2017.2750180},
	author = {Abbas, Nasir and Zhang, Yan and Taherkordi, Amir and Skeie, Tor}
}
