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=== 1.4.4  Cloudlet Computing ===
Cloudlet computing introduces the idea of deploying small-scale cloud data centers known as "cloudlets" at the edge of the network, typically near mobile devices. Originally proposed by Carnegie Mellon University, cloudlets act as intermediate computation nodes that are more powerful than mobile devices but closer than the cloud. They enable mobile applications to offload resource-intensive tasks such as speech recognition, facial recognition, or gaming graphics rendering. Because cloudlets are located close to end users, they offer low-latency and high-bandwidth connections, which significantly improve performance and user experience compared to relying solely on distant cloud servers.