A Comparative Study of Mobile Cloud Computing, Mobile Edge Computing, and Mobile Edge Cloud Computing

Abstract

Mobile computing paradigms have undergone significant transformations with the rise of mobile cloud computing (MCC), mobile edge computing (MEC), and mobile edge cloud computing (MECC). These paradigms offer distinct approaches to address the challenges of mobile application development, resource management, and latency reduction. MECC combines the benefits of MCC and MEC, integrating cloud and edge resources to leverage their respective advantages. MECC offers a hybrid architecture where tasks can be dynamically allocated between cloud servers and edge nodes based on factors such as task requirements, latency constraints, and resource availability. This paper presents a comprehensive review through the comparative analysis of MCC, MEC, and MECC, focusing on key aspects such as architecture, resource allocation, latency reduction, and scalability.