Week 05: Assignment 05

1. Mobile-edge Computing provides IT and cloud-computing capabilities within the __________________ in

close proximity to mobile subscribers.
Radio Access Network
Datacenter
Local Area Network
Cloudlet

Explanation:
MEC tightly integrates with RAN.
Mobile-edge Computing provides IT and cloud-computing capabilities
within the Radio Access Network in close proximity to mobile subscriber.

2. Select the characteristics of Mobile Edge Computing.

Proximity
Lower latency
Location awareness
Off-Premise

Explanation:
All listed options are the characteristics of Mobile Edge Computing
except for it being "Off-Premise". MEC is usually "On-Premise"

3. In case of VM based resources, the resource allocation problem has to deal with which of the following?
minimize execution delay of the offloaded application
minimize VM migration cost
maximize storage capacity of the VM
prevent resource overloading/overprovisioning

Explanation:
"maximize storage capacity of the VM" is not the goal
of the resource allocation problem

4. In a centralized deployment, the Small Cell Manager (SCM) can be deployed where a local SCM manages
the computing and storage resources of the SCeNBs’ clusters in vicinity while a remote SCM (R-SCM),
located in the CN, has resources of all SCeNBs connected to the Core-Network at its disposal. This statement
is,
True
False

Explanation:
The statement is False.
It is true for a distributed deplyment not a centralized deployment.
5. Where is the control entity located in Mobile Micro Clouds (MMC)?
Mobile Management Entity
Subscriber's Server
Any of the packet of serving gateway
There is no control entity in MMC

Explanation:
One of the features of Mobile Micro Clouds (MMC) is that
there is no control entity unlike SCC or MEC

6. Which of the following is a core entity in the MEC system level management according to ETSI MEC
architecture?
MEC server
mobile edge platform manager
mobile edge orchestrator
application lifecycle manager

Explanation:
According to ETSI MEC architecture, the mobile edge orchestrator
is a core entity in the MEC system level management.
Other options are not part of MEC system level management

7. Select the objectives of task offloading out of the following.

Energy
Data Variety
Response Time
Device Mobility

Explanation:
Energy and Response Time are usually the objectives used in task offloading.
Data Variety and Device Mobility are some factors that can
affect the offloading decision making

8. The computation offloading decision is done at the User Equipment by means of a _______.
MEC server
Task partitioning module
Offloading policy module
Channel state information module

Explanation:
The offloading policy module resides on the User Equipment
and is responsible for offloading decision making.

9. In task offloading, _______ is responsible for monitoring various parameters, such as available bandwidth,
data size to be offloaded or energy spent by execution of the applications locally.
The code profiler
The system profiler
The decision engine
The offloading module
Explanation:
The system profiler is responsible for monitoring various parameters.
The code profiler checks for size of data to be offloaded
The decision engine makes the offloading decision
The offloading module resides on the User Equipment
and is responsible for offloading decision making.

10. In the _______ process, the MEC system can split a cluster into smaller clusters if the cluster is becoming
overloaded, or merge smaller clusters into a larger cluster if the clusters are underutilized.
successive cluster optimization
static clustering
joint cluster optimization
none of the above

Explanation:
In successive cluster optimization the MEC system can split a cluster into
smaller clusters if the cluster is becoming overloaded,
or merge smaller clusters into a larger cluster if the clusters are underutilized.