RT info:eu-repo/semantics/conferenceObject T1 Joint Planning of MEC and Fiber Deployment in Sparsely Populated Areas A1 Anzola Rojas, Camilo A1 Durán Barroso, Ramón José A1 Miguel Jiménez, Ignacio de A1 Merayo Álvarez, Noemí A1 Aguado Manzano, Juan Carlos A1 Fernández Reguero, Patricia A1 Lorenzo Toledo, Rubén Mateo A1 Abril Domingo, Evaristo José K1 Multi-access edge computing K1 Optical networks K1 Redes ópticas AB The planning of multi-access edge computing (MEC) systems does not only consist in distributing MEC servers among the base stations (BSs) but also in designing the network to interconnect BSs, MEC resources and the wide area network (WAN) gateway. Due to their high bandwidth, fiber links are the best option for those connections in 5G environments. In contrast to previous works, which only solve the server placement problem, in this paper, an integer linear programming (ILP) formulation is proposed for solving both problems while reducing the installation cost (servers and fibers). The fiber deployment cost is especially important in sparsely populated areas as the distance between BSs are much longer than in urban environments. The model was tested using real BSs locations and population data showing that the formulation considerably reduces the installation cost. PB IEEE SN 978-3-9031-7633-1 YR 2021 FD 2021 LK https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/52902 UL https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/52902 LA eng NO 2021 International Conference on Optical Network Design and Modeling (ONDM). Gothenburg, Suecia: IEEE, 2021, 3 p. NO Producción Científica DS UVaDOC RD 21-nov-2024