Running virtual services for the intelligent edge : a review

Emerging technologies like Artificial Intelligence, the Internet of Things, Virtualization and Edge Computing are driving research towards making the Intelligent Edge conducive for varied application growth. Virtualization is adopted because it provides an adaptive development of services. Artificial Intelligence provides promising data manipulation opportunities while Edge Computing grants lower latency and higher data privacy to users. This article highlights significant architecture for virtual service deployment in the Intelligent Edge. The first basic concepts are presented: Virtualization, Network Function Virtualization, Artificial Intelligence and the Intelligent Edge. Then various virtual services modifications are discussed such as the Round Robin Algorithm, the Minimum-Minimum algorithm, the Multiheuristic Algorithm and the Particle Swarm Optimization Algorithm. The algorithms are contrasted on performance indicators such as makespan, standard deviation, degree of imbalance and processing speed. Results vary from algorithm to algorithm, indicating room for improvements. In addition the paper presents future opportunities for virtual service deployment in Intelligent Edge Computing.Centre For Connected Intelligence2024-12-1