Mean-Field Stackelberg Game-Based Security Defense and Resource Optimization in Edge Computing
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Abstract
Edge computing brings computation and storage resources to the edge of the mobile network to solve the problems of low latency and high real-time demand. However, edge computing is more vulnerable to malicious attacks due to its open and dynamic environments. In this article, we investigate security defense strategies in edge computing systems, focusing on scenarios with one attacker and multiple defenders to determine optimal defense strategies with minimal resource allocation. Firstly, we formulate the interactions between the defenders and the attackers as the mean-field Stackelberg game model, where the state and the objective functions of the defenders are coupled through the mean-field term, and are strongly influenced by the strategy of the attacker. Then, we analyze the local optimal strategies of the defenders given an arbitrary strategy of the attackers. We demonstrate the Nash equilibrium and the mean-field equilibrium for both the defenders and the attackers. Finally, simulation analysis will illustrate the dynamic evolution of the defense strategy of the defenders and the trajectory of the attackers based on the proposed Stackelberg game model.
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OpenAlex topics: Big Data Technologies and Applications · Distributed and Parallel Computing Systems · Peer-to-Peer Network Technologies
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Affiliations
School of Information Engineering, Ningxia University, Yinchuan 750021, China
Ningxia Key Laboratory of Artificial Intelligence and Information Security for Channeling Computing Resources from the East to the West, Yinchuan 750021, China
College of Information and Management Science, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450002, China
Funding
Natural Science Foundation of Ningxia · Key R&D Program of Ningxia · National Natural Science Foundation of China · Henan Province science and technology research project
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