Internet data centers (IDCs), which have the potential of spatial and temporal load
regulation, are excellent demand response (DR) resources. IDCs participating in DR has …

Although network function virtualization (NFV) is a promising approach for providing elastic
network functions, it faces several challenges in terms of adaptation to diverse network …

In this work, we review papers that employ game theoretic tools to study the operation and
design of modern electric grids. We consider four topics in this context: energy trading …

The efficient deployment of virtual network functions (VNFs) for network service provisioning
is key for achieving network function virtualization (NFV); however, most existing studies …

A data-based Stackelberg market strategy for a distribution market operator (DMO) is
proposed to coordinate power dispatch among different virtual power plants, ie, demand …

With the advent of the information era and the advance of the Internet, the electricity demand
of Internet data centers (IDCs) sees rapid growth worldwide. The demand response of the …

In order to reduce the energy cost of data centers, recent studies suggest distributing
computation workload among multiple geographically dispersed data centers by exploiting …

The coordination of multiple coupled regulation methods in Internet data centers (IDCs) is
proposed in this article to make a full use of IDCs' spatial and temporal load regulation …

Mobile edge computing (MEC), as a key technology that facilitates 5G networks, provides a
new and prospective mobile computing paradigm that allows the deployment of edge …

Peak power consumption is one of the most critical issues for power system operation and
sustainability. To overcome this issue, the available energy resources may be utilized in an …