Low-Latency Routing for Edge Networks

Edge computing only pays off if the network gets requests to the nearest capable node fast enough. This project evaluates routing strategies against real regional traffic traces, in partnership with a local internet service provider that supplied anonymized data for testing.

Research Question

Edge computing only pays off if the network gets requests to the nearest capable node fast enough.

Project Timeline

Concept

2023-06

Investigation

2023-11

Prototype

2024-04

Evaluation

2024-09

Publication

2025-02

Deployment

2025-07

Student Involvement

3 graduate researchers and 2 undergraduates from CSC303.

Related Research

ConceptNetworks & Distributed Systems

Consensus Protocols for Resource-Constrained Clusters

Most consensus protocols assume more memory and bandwidth than a cluster of low-power devices actually has. This early-stage project is scoping a consensus approach designed from the start for constrained hardware rather than adapted down from a data-center protocol.

Networks & Distributed Systems Lab Daniel Osei

Lead Researcher

Tomasz Kowalski

Research Group

Networks & Distributed Systems Lab

Started

June 1, 2023

Current Stage

Evaluation