There is an ever-growing race between what novel applications demand from the infrastructure and what the continuous technological breakthroughs bring in. Especially after the proliferation of smart devices and diverse IoT requirements, we observe the dominance of cutting-edge applications with ever-increased user expectations in terms of mobility, pervasiveness, and real-time response. Over the years, to meet the requirements of those applications, cloud computing provides the necessary capacity for computation, while edge computing ensures low latency. However, these two essential solutions would be insufficient for the next-generation applications since computational and communicational bottlenecks are inevitable due to the highly dynamic load. Therefore, a 3D networking structure using different air layers including Low Altitude Platforms, High Altitude Platforms, and Low Earth Orbits in a harmonized manner for both urban and rural areas should be applied to satisfy the requirements of the dynamic environment. In this perspective, we put forward a novel, next-generation paradigm called Air Computing that presents a dynamic, responsive, and high-resolution computation and communication environment for all spectrum of applications using the 6G Wireless Networks as the fundamental communication system. In this survey, we define the components of air computing, investigate its architecture in detail, and discuss its essential use cases and the advantages it brings for next-generation application scenarios. We provide a detailed and technical overview of the benefits and challenges of air computing as a novel paradigm and spot the important future research directions.
翻译:新的应用对基础设施的需求与持续的技术突破之间的竞争日益扩大。 特别是在智能装置和各种IoT要求扩散之后,我们看到在移动性、普遍性和实时反应方面用户期望不断提高的尖端应用在移动性、普遍性和实时反应方面占据了主导地位。多年来,为满足这些应用的要求,云计算提供了必要的计算能力,而边缘计算则确保了低潜伏。然而,这两个基本解决方案对于下一代应用来说将是不够的,因为计算和通信瓶颈是不可避免的,因为极具活力的负荷使得计算和通信瓶颈不可避免。 因此,3D网络结构使用不同的空气层,包括低高度平台、高高度平台和低地轨道,对城市和农村地区来说,应当以统一的方式应用这些尖端应用。 多年来,为了满足这些应用的要求,云计算提供了必要的计算能力,而边际计算则确保低潜伏。 然而,这两个基本解决方案对于下一代的应用来说是不够的,因为使用6G无线网络作为基本通信系统是不可避免的。 因此,3D网络结构使用不同的空气层,包括低高度高度高度高度高度高度高度高度高度的平台、高度高度高度高度高度高度高度高度高度高度高度高度高度高度高度高度高度高度的高度的平台和低低空的平台以及低低地轨道轨道,因此,因此,因此,我们观察到了最先进的应用优势应用。 3D联网的网络结构结构以城市和低地轨道轨道轨道轨道的优势。 。 。在城市和低地轨道轨道的优势。 。 多年来应被用于应用应被用于应用应被用于应用应被用于运用于满足城市和低空环境环境环境环境环境环境环境环境环境环境的要求。 多年来一直被应用。 多年来,多年来,以满足这些需要满足着这些环境环境环境环境环境环境环境环境环境环境环境环境环境环境环境环境环境环境环境环境环境环境环境环境的功能环境环境环境环境环境环境环境环境环境环境环境环境环境环境环境环境环境环境环境环境环境环境环境环境环境的需要,在城市环境环境环境环境环境环境环境环境环境环境环境环境的考虑,在城市环境环境的考虑,因此,因此,因此,在城市环境环境环境环境环境环境环境环境变化环境环境环境环境环境环境的动态环境的动态环境环境环境环境环境环境环境环境环境环境变化环境环境环境环境环境环境环境环境环境环境环境环境环境环境环境环境环境环境变化环境环境环境环境环境环境