Task Offloading and Resource Allocation for IoT in Next-Generation Networking
A special issue of Future Internet (ISSN 1999-5903). This special issue belongs to the section "Internet of Things".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 June 2025 | Viewed by 564
Special Issue Editors
Interests: communication networks; cloud/edge computing; parked vehicle edge computing (PVEC); Internet of Vehicles (IoV); software-defined networking (SDN); network function virtualization (NFV); containerization technologies; evolutionary algorithms; AI/ML applications
Interests: distributed learning systems; federated learning; AIOps; edge computing; cloud-native initiatives for blockchain services
Interests: industrial internet; digital twin; optimal control and optimization; wireless network security; localization
Interests: automotive engineering; computing and networks; cybersecurity; machine learning; optimization; intelligent systems
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Dear Colleagues,
The Internet of Things (IoT) continues to rapidly expand, enabling a hyper-connected world with billions of devices communicating and collaborating in real-time. Ranging from industrial automation to smart cities, healthcare, and agriculture, the IoT is the backbone of numerous digital transformation initiatives. However, IoT devices are often constrained by limited resources such as processing power, memory, and battery life. Efficient task offloading, the delegation of computational tasks to more capable resources in edge, fog, or cloud computing environments, has become essential for enhancing the performance of IoT systems while efficiently preserving energy and optimizing network resources.
Together with the proliferation of the IoT, next-generation networking technologies, especially 6G, promise to reshape how task offloading and resource allocation are performed. Building on the advancements of 5G, 6G networks will introduce unprecedented capabilities, such as ultra-reliable low-latency communication (URLLC), terahertz (THz) frequency bands, integrated space–air–ground–sea networks, and enhanced support for intelligent and autonomous systems. These innovations will unlock new potential for the IoT, especially in environments requiring real-time decision-making, massive machine-type communication (mMTC), and high throughput.
Software-Defined Networking (SDN) and Network Function Virtualization (NFV) play crucial roles in supporting these advancements, offering flexible, programmable network architectures that allow dynamic control of resources and traffic. Moreover, emerging applications in the Internet of Vehicles (IoV) and autonomous systems will increasingly rely on task offloading and resource allocation to ensure seamless connectivity, safety, and efficiency in complex, high-mobility environments.
This Special Issue seeks contributions that explore the interplay between task offloading, resource allocation, and next-generation networking technologies, including 6G, SDN, NFV, and the IoV. We aim to gather cutting-edge research and practical solutions that address the challenges and opportunities posed by these evolving networks in enhancing the capabilities and efficiency of IoT systems.
The Special Issue will focus on several key areas that reflect the advancements in 6G networks and their impact on task offloading and resource allocation. It will feature, but is not limited to, the following areas:
- Task offloading in 6G networks: enabling real-time and high throughput IoT applications.
- Energy-efficient resource allocation for IoT in next-generation networks.
- Ultra-low latency and high device connectivity in 6G for task offloading.
- Dynamic resource management in distributed IoT systems.
- Leveraging edge AI for task offloading in 6G and beyond.
- SDN-enabled IoT architectures for optimized task offloading.
- NFV-driven flexible resource allocation for scalable IoT services.
- Network slicing in 6G: tailored resource allocation for IoT applications.
- Task offloading in IoV: enhancing V2X and autonomous driving with 6G.
- Collaborative edge computing and task offloading in IoV.
- Green networking: sustainable resource allocation in next-generation IoT.
- Security and privacy considerations in task offloading for 6G IoT systems.
Dr. Nguyen Khoa
Dr. Steve Drew
Dr. Qihao Li
Dr. Jinhua Guo
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- task offloading
- resource allocation
- Internet of Things (IoT)
- 6G networks
- edge computing
- software-defined networking (SDN)
- network function virtualization (NFV)
- ultra-low latency
- Internet of Vehicles (IoV)
- edge AI
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