RT info:eu-repo/semantics/article T1 Towards mobile edge computing: taxonomy, challenges, applications and future realms A1 Qadir, Junaid A1 Sainz de Abajo, Beatriz A1 Khan, Anwar A1 García Zapirain, Begoña A1 Torre Díez, Isabel de la A1 Mahmood, Hasan K1 Mobile edge computing K1 Smart cities AB The realm of cloud computing has revolutionized access to cloud resources and their utilization and applications over the Internet. However, deploying cloud computing for delay critical applications and reducing the delay in access to the resources are challenging. The Mobile Edge Computing (MEC) paradigm is one of the effective solutions, which brings the cloud computing services to the proximity of the edge network and leverages the available resources. This paper presents a survey of the latest and state-of-the-art algorithms, techniques, and concepts of MEC. The proposed work is unique in that the most novel algorithms are considered, which are not considered by the existing surveys. Moreover, the chosen novel literature of the existing researchers is classified in terms of performance metrics by describing the realms of promising performance and the regions where the margin of improvement exists for future investigation for the future researchers. This also eases the choice of a particular algorithm for a particular application. As compared to the existing surveys, the bibliometric overview is provided, which is further helpful for the researchers, engineers, and scientists for a thorough insight, application selection, and future consideration for improvement. In addition, applications related to the MEC platform are presented. Open research challenges, future directions, and lessons learned in area of the MEC are provided for further future investigation. PB IEEE-INST ELECTRICAL ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS INC. SN 2169-3536 YR 2020 FD 2020 LK https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/67948 UL https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/67948 LA eng NO IEEE Access, Septiembre 2020, vol. 8, p. 189129-189162. NO Producción Científica DS UVaDOC RD 27-dic-2024