This paper aims to propose one possible approach in the setting of VHCNs (Very High Capacity Networks) performance targets that should be capable of promoting efficient investments for operators and, at the same time, improving the benefits for end-users. To this aim, we suggest relying on some specific KPIs (Key Performance Indicators), especially throughput - i.e., the bandwidth as perceived by the customer - valid at the application layer, instead of the physical layer data-rate. In this regard, the paper underlines that the bandwidth perceived is strictly linked to the latency. The most important implication is that some of the most demanding services envisaged for the future (e.g., mobile virtual and augmented reality, tactile internet) cannot be met by merely increasing the low-level protocol data-rate. Therefore, for the VHCNs reducing latency through Edge Cloud Computing (ECC) is a mandatory pre-requisite.

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一种以可承受的成本定义具有更高质量的超高容量网络的方法

本文旨在提出一种设置 VHCN（超大容量网络）性能目标的可能方法，该方法应该能够促进运营商的有效投资，同时提高最终用户的收益。为此，我们建议依靠一些特定的 KPI（关键性能指标），尤其是吞吐量 - 即客户感知的带宽 - 在应用层有效，而不是物理层数据速率。在这方面，该论文强调感知带宽与延迟密切相关。最重要的含义是，仅仅通过提高低级协议数据速率无法满足为未来设想的一些最苛刻的服务（例如，移动虚拟和增强现实、触觉互联网）。所以，