CSR:Small:System Support for Edge Computing Applications

边缘计算承诺支持许多云计算范例不支持的应用程序。通过将资源丰富的节点放置在靠近移动或物联网（IoT）设备的位置，边缘计算提供了比传统云平台更好的响应服务，以及更高的可扩展性和可用性。边缘计算作为一种新的计算范式，由于其不同于其他系统的基础设施，也带来了截然不同的研究挑战。在该项目中，将开发许多新技术，以更少的部署工作量和更高的效率在边缘计算系统上运行各种应用程序。具体来说，该项目为边缘计算应用程序开发提出了一个全面的体系结构，并确定了任务调度、服务迁移、数据管理等使边缘计算得以普及的技术。该项目将重点关注以下方面的新算法和系统设计方法：(1)任务队列管理和边缘间协作系统，(2)基于Docker/Virtual Machine的高效且强大的服务迁移支持，以及(3)用于分布式数据管理的边缘/云计算组合架构。就更广泛的影响而言，该项目将通过设计系统支持来推动新兴边缘计算系统的发展，从而促进各种边缘计算应用的发展，从而对我们的日常生活产生积极影响。从这项研究中得出的新范式将导致许多传统云或移动系统中未探索的有趣问题。这项研究的结果将被纳入新的和现有的本科和研究生课程。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

Edge computing promises to enable many applications not readily supported by the cloud computing paradigm. By placing resource-rich nodes in close proximity to mobile or Internet of Things (IoT) devices, edge computing offers better responsive services, along with higher scalability and availability than traditional cloud platforms. Edge computing, as a new computing paradigm, also poses vastly different research challenges due to its distinct infrastructure from other systems. In this project, a number of novel technologies will be developed to run various applications on an edge computing system with less deployment effort and higher efficiency. Specifically, the project proposes a comprehensive architecture for edge computing application development and identifies task scheduling, service migration, data management as enabling techniques for edge computing to prevail. The project will focus on new algorithms and system design methodologies in (1) a task queue management and inter-edge collaboration system, (2) a highly efficient and robust service migration support based on Docker/Virtual Machine, and (3) a combined edge/cloud computing architecture for distributed data management. With respect to broader impacts, this project will advance the state of the art in emerging edge computing systems by designing system support to facilitate the development of a wide variety of edge computing applications, thereby having a positive impact on our daily lives. The new paradigm derived from the research will lead to a number of interesting problems that are not explored in traditional cloud or mobile systems. The findings of this research will be incorporated into new and existing undergraduate and graduate courses.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.