摘要翻译：
不断增长的移动数据需求对当前无线接入网提出了严峻的挑战，而新兴的计算量大的物联网（IoT）应用对云/边缘计算架构提出了更高的灵活性和弹性要求。针对这一问题，本文提出了一种新型的空地一体化移动边缘网络(AGMEN)，在该网络中，无人机可以灵活地部署和调度，并辅助边缘网络的通信、缓存和计算。具体来说，我们给出了AGMEN的详细架构，并研究了无人机单元、无人机辅助边缘缓存和计算的优势和应用场景。在此基础上，讨论了AGMEN中存在的问题，并指出了潜在的研究方向。
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英文标题：
《Air-Ground Integrated Mobile Edge Networks: Architecture, Challenges and
  Opportunities》
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作者：
Nan Cheng, Wenchao Xu, Weisen Shi, Yi Zhou, Ning Lu, Haibo Zhou,
  Xuemin (Shermen) Shen
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最新提交年份：
2018
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分类信息：

一级分类：Electrical Engineering and Systems Science        电气工程与系统科学
二级分类：Signal Processing        信号处理
分类描述：Theory, algorithms, performance analysis and applications of signal and data analysis, including physical modeling, processing, detection and parameter estimation, learning, mining, retrieval, and information extraction. The term "signal" includes speech, audio, sonar, radar, geophysical, physiological, (bio-) medical, image, video, and multimodal natural and man-made signals, including communication signals and data. Topics of interest include: statistical signal processing, spectral estimation and system identification; filter design, adaptive filtering / stochastic learning; (compressive) sampling, sensing, and transform-domain methods including fast algorithms; signal processing for machine learning and machine learning for signal processing applications; in-network and graph signal processing; convex and nonconvex optimization methods for signal processing applications; radar, sonar, and sensor array beamforming and direction finding; communications signal processing; low power, multi-core and system-on-chip signal processing; sensing, communication, analysis and optimization for cyber-physical systems such as power grids and the Internet of Things.
信号和数据分析的理论、算法、性能分析和应用，包括物理建模、处理、检测和参数估计、学习、挖掘、检索和信息提取。“信号”一词包括语音、音频、声纳、雷达、地球物理、生理、（生物）医学、图像、视频和多模态自然和人为信号，包括通信信号和数据。感兴趣的主题包括：统计信号处理、谱估计和系统辨识；滤波器设计；自适应滤波/随机学习；（压缩）采样、传感和变换域方法，包括快速算法；用于机器学习的信号处理和用于信号处理应用的机器学习；网络与图形信号处理；信号处理中的凸和非凸优化方法；雷达、声纳和传感器阵列波束形成和测向；通信信号处理；低功耗、多核、片上系统信号处理；信息物理系统的传感、通信、分析和优化，如电网和物联网。
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英文摘要：
  The ever-increasing mobile data demands have posed significant challenges in the current radio access networks, while the emerging computation-heavy Internet of things (IoT) applications with varied requirements demand more flexibility and resilience from the cloud/edge computing architecture. In this article, to address the issues, we propose a novel air-ground integrated mobile edge network (AGMEN), where UAVs are flexibly deployed and scheduled, and assist the communication, caching, and computing of the edge network. In specific, we present the detailed architecture of AGMEN, and investigate the benefits and application scenarios of drone-cells, and UAV-assisted edge caching and computing. Furthermore, the challenging issues in AGMEN are discussed, and potential research directions are highlighted.
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PDF链接：
https://arxiv.org/pdf/1804.04763