Server Search and Selection Algorithm for a Pre-Handover in Multi-Access Edge Computing

<p dir="ltr">MEC technology has become instrumental in enhancing the efficiency of content delivery, particularly at the network's edge, facilitating the rise of 5G and the evolution towards 6G. Within MEC, handover is a fundamental technology crucial to maintaining uninterrupted service provision and enhancing reliability. The need for handover is to guarantee seamless transitions between different network access points or cells, ensuring that users and devices are connected and receive consistent, high-quality service as they move. This work presents an MEC Server Search and Select Algorithm (SSSA) employed during the pre-handover stage for optimisation and a seamless handover between MEC servers. SSSA ensures uninterrupted, high-quality service with reduced latency, optimising MEC's operational efficiency and reliability during the handover process. We discuss the cost equation with four network metrics for the server search and selection process in detail in this paper.<br></p>