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FPSelector: A Flexible Path Selector for Mobile Augmented Reality Offloading
Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China.
Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China.
Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China.
University of Helsinki, Finland.
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2025 (English)In: IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, ISSN 1536-1233, E-ISSN 1558-0660, Vol. 24, no 9, p. 8423-8440Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Mobile Augmented Reality (MAR) applications pose unique challenges due to computation intensity, constrained device resources, and high interactive rendering requirements. The emergence of 5 G and edge computing offers opportunities to offload computation to the edge and cloud, indirectly enhancing the computing capability and usage duration of MAR devices. However, existing general task offloading and multipath transmission techniques do not address the challenges in offloading path selection with multiple edges, dynamic resource competition awareness, and spatial computation with strong task dependencies. This paper contributes FPSelector, a flexible path selector for MAR offloading. We present a two-tier MAR-specific offloading scheme with multiple edge nodes. In offloading decisions, we design a reinforcement learning model to generate the selection policy for each packet of an AR data stream. This model incorporates an action masking mechanism, a comprehensive reward function, and state features complemented by a resource prediction module, making FPSelector aware of dynamic heterogeneous environments. Moreover, we propose an online learning strategy to facilitate real-time selection. To validate its efficacy, we compare FPSelector’s performance against leading schedulers under various scenarios, demonstrating a notable reduction of 9.9% and 9.6% in overall completion time for 4 K and 8 K video-based MAR applications compared to its closest competitor. 

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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2025. Vol. 24, no 9, p. 8423-8440
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Computation offloading, mobile augmented reality, multipath transport, reinforcement learning, resource-awareness
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Computer Sciences Communication Systems
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Computer Science
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URN: urn:nbn:se:kau:diva-104717DOI: 10.1109/TMC.2025.3556473ISI: 001548039000039Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-105002495457OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kau-104717DiVA, id: diva2:1964333
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