Investigation of Serverless Consumption and Performance in Multi-Access Edge Computing
Kien Nguyen, Frank Loh, Kiem Nguyen, Chau Duc Minh Nguyen, Nguyen Huu Thanh, Tobias Hoßfeld · 2024
Serverless computing is a promising next-gen deployment paradigm that is resource-efficient and energy-usage friendly. However, due to its current confinement to cloud-based environments, a comprehensive exploration of its applicability within heterogeneous paradigms, such as Multi-Access Edge Computing (MEC), becomes imperative. To address this gap, this paper evaluates the suitability of MEC to host serverless functions. We thoroughly assess the performance, resource utilization, and energy consumption of serverless computing through a realistic implementation. Our findings reveal that, although the current serverless design possesses certain limitations, the serverless model holds the promise of enhancing resource and energy efficiency in the context of a MEC environment.