LLM-driven Multi-agent Architecture for QoS-aware Server Recommendation in Mobile-Edge-Cloud Environments
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https://doi.org/10.13052/jwe1540-9589.2533Keywords:
Mobile edge computing, QoS, multi-agent systems, LLM, edge server selectionAbstract
Mobile edge computing (MEC) has become a key paradigm for supporting latency-sensitive and bandwidth-intensive applications. However, existing server recommendation methods rely on static heuristics and lack adaptability to dynamic environments with incomplete quality of service (QoS) data. This study aims to address these limitations by enabling adaptive and context-aware server recommendations that effectively manage user mobility and missing QoS information in real time. We propose an intelligent MEC server recommendation framework built on a multi-agent architecture spanning mobile, edge, and cloud layers. The mobility layer predicts user movement, the edge layer performs LLM-based decision-making, and the cloud layer imputes QoS through multi-source data fusion. Lightweight gRPC and WebSocket protocols ensure scalability across multi-user environments. Experiments demonstrate that the proposed system outperforms the baseline, achieving 85% Top-1 accuracy and confirming its effectiveness and scalability for real-world MEC applications.
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