Energy-Aware Service Function Chain Embedding in Edge–Cloud Environments for IoT Applications

The implementation of Internet-of-Things (IoT) applications faces several challenges in practice, such as compliance with Quality-of-Service requirements, resource constraints, and energy consumption. In this context, the joint edge–cloud paradigm for IoT applications can resolve some of the issues arising in pure cloud computing scenarios, such as those related to latency, energy, or privacy. The...