基于联盟链的边缘缓存系统中最佳缓存策略设计.

To solve the problem that the edge devices deployed by different operators have huge investment and the cached contents are isolated and have difficulty in sharing information, this paper improved the architecture of an edge cache system based on consortium chain, so that the edge devices deployed by different operators could break the content isolation and achieve a wider range of content sharing. In order to improve the operator cache revenue while ensuring the user transmission quality and reducing the user transmission delay, this paper firstly analyzed the impact of different content delivery methods on user transmission delay and operator caching benefits in terms of cache popularity, content size, and edge device collaboration capabilities. Then, it established an optimization problem with the goal of maximizing the cache benefit and minimizing the transmission delay. Finally, to solve the proposed high-dimensional large-scale caching decision problem, it used asynchronous advantage actor-critic (A3C) based content caching algorithm to determine optimal placement of content. Simulation results show that the proposed cache strategy can effectively enhance the revenue of edge caching, reduce the delay of content delivery and improve the user experience. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]