US Ignite: Focus Area 2: An Infrastructure to support Edge Computing in the Extreme

US Ignite：重点领域 2：支持极端边缘计算的基础设施

• 批准号: 1647152
• 负责人: Suman Banerjee
• 金额: $ 60万
• 依托单位: University of Wisconsin-Madison
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2017
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2017-06-01 至 2022-09-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1647152&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: US; Ignite; Focus; Area; Infrastructure

This project focuses on the design and implementation of a scalable infrastructure to support a special form of edge computing in which third-party services are deployable in common home gateways in order to support numerous next-generation, low-latency, gigabit applications. Easy availability of such services in the extreme edge of the Internet, enables new capabilities in apps, and services not possible otherwise. The project supports many tangible applications covering different national priority areas (public safety, education, energy, and transportation) across diverse locations (Madison WI, Ammon ID, and Arizona).The proposed networking infrastructure takes the notion of edge computing to the extreme. It treats the common WiFi Access Point (AP, or a regular home gateway) 'at the ultimate edge of the network' as a true computing platform and provides an edge-cloud abstraction for it. The platform implements unique capabilities through the following three major components: (i) a lightweight virtualization framework on the WiFi AP that allows independent third party services to be deployed and revoked on-demand; implemented with container technologies (LXC, Docker, etc.) we call a container instance in ParaDrop, a chute; (ii) a cloud-based network scaffolding framework that allows third-party developers to deploy and manage such chutes using a Chute Store, in a dynamic and flexible manner and utilizes a software defined networking framework for such management; and (iii) an enhanced API for such chutes that leverages unique knowledge of the wireless context of mobile devices in the vicinity of the APs. The project has ongoing partnerships in multiple locations on applications with direct societal benefits including: (i) creation of a net-zero car-sharing platform in Madison using micro electric vehicles; (ii) a service to provide automated transit analytics to the local bus operation in Madison; (iii) enabling a new mobile service for the Digital Academic Television Network for academic applications in Madison; (iv) a digital public safety service to broadcast robust and real-time safety alerts directly to homes and citizens in Ammon, Idaho; and (v) educational broadcast of augmented reality content to remote classrooms to provide a more immersive learning experience in Arizona.

该项目着重于设计和实施可扩展的基础架构，以支持一种特殊的边缘计算形式，在该计算中，可以在共同的家门口部署第三方服务，以支持许多下一代，低延迟，千兆位应用程序。在Internet的极端边缘上轻松提供此类服务，可以在应用程序中实现新功能，否则就无法使用服务。该项目支持许多跨不同地点（麦迪逊维护局，Ammon ID和亚利桑那州）的不同国家优先领域（公共安全，教育，能源和运输）的许多切实应用程序。拟议的网络基础架构将边缘计算的概念带到了极端。它将通用的WiFi接入点（AP或常规的Home Gateway在网络的最终边缘视为一个真正的计算平台，并为其提供边缘云抽象。 该平台通过以下三个主要组成部分实现了独特的功能：（i）WiFi AP上的轻巧虚拟化框架，该框架允许独立的第三方服务在按需时部署和撤销；使用容器技术（LXC，Docker等）实施，我们称其为溜槽的Paradrop中的容器实例； （ii）一个基于云的网络脚手架框架，允许第三方开发人员以动态和灵活的方式使用溜槽商店部署和管理此类溜槽，并利用软件定义的网络框架来进行此类管理； （iii）这种槽的增强API，以利用APS附近移动设备无线上下文的独特知识。该项目在多个地点与具有直接社会利益的应用程序建立了伙伴关系，包括：（i）使用微电动汽车在麦迪逊建立零零汽车共享平台； （ii）为麦迪逊当地巴士运营提供自动过境分析的服务； （iii）为麦迪逊的数字学术电视网络启用新的移动服务； （iv）一项数字公共安全服务，可直接向爱达荷州阿蒙市的家庭和公民广播强大而实时的安全警报； （v）向偏远教室增强现实内容的教育广播，以在亚利桑那州提供更身临其境的学习体验。

项目成果

Practical Driving Analytics with Smartphone Sensors

• DOI: 10.1109/vnc.2017.8275595
• 发表时间: 2017-01-01
• 期刊: 2017 IEEE VEHICULAR NETWORKING CONFERENCE (VNC)
• 作者: Kang, Lei;Banerjee, Suman
• 通讯作者: Banerjee, Suman

A Framework for Analyzing Spectrum Characteristics in Large Spatio-temporal Scales

• DOI: 10.1145/3300061.3345450
• 发表时间: 2019-08
• 期刊: The 25th Annual International Conference on Mobile Computing and Networking
• 作者: Yijing Zeng;Varun Chandrasekaran;Suman Banerjee;Domenico Giustiniano

Augmenting Self-Driving with Remote Control: Challenges and Directions

• DOI: 10.1145/3177102.3177104
• 发表时间: 2018-02
• 期刊: Proceedings of the 19th International Workshop on Mobile Computing Systems & Applications
• 作者: Lei Kang;Wei Zhao;Bozhao Qi;Suman Banerjee