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Goiuri Peralta1, Pablo Garrido2, Josu Bilbao3
1Information and Communication Technologies Area, Ikerlan Technology Research Centre, 20500 Arrasate-Mondragón, Spain. gperalta@ikerlan.es.
Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)
|April 11, 2019
Summary
Network Coding (NC) in multi-cloud fog computing significantly cuts storage costs for Industry 4.0 applications. Optimizing storage reduces overall system expenses, enhancing resource efficiency.
Area of Science:
- Cyber-Physical Systems (CPSs) and Internet-of-Things (IoT) integration within Industry 4.0.
- Fog computing and multi-cloud architectures for industrial applications.
- Network Coding (NC) for fault tolerance and resource efficiency.
Background:
- Industry 4.0 relies on Cyber-Physical Systems (CPSs) and Internet-of-Things (IoT), augmented by cloud computing and AI.
- Industrial applications increasingly require real-time decision-making, making fog computing a critical enabling technology.
- Cloud spot instances offer cost savings but lack guaranteed service continuity due to potential interruptions.
Purpose of the Study:
- To propose a cost-efficient architecture for industrial applications leveraging fog and multi-cloud deployments.
- To investigate the role of Network Coding (NC) in enhancing fault tolerance and reducing data redundancy.
- To analyze the impact of NC on storage costs and resource efficiency in a multi-cloud infrastructure.
Main Methods:
- Development of a combined fog and multi-cloud architecture incorporating Network Coding (NC) techniques.
- Cost analysis utilizing real AWS EC2 spot instance prices.
- Complementary cost modeling based on a finite Markov chain derived from real-world measurements.
Main Results:
- Network Coding (NC) effectively reduces the amount of redundant data, improving service reliability in cloud environments.
- Configurations prioritizing storage minimization yield substantial overall cost reductions due to storage cost impact.
- The proposed architecture demonstrates improved resource efficiency for industrial applications in a multi-cloud setting.
Conclusions:
- Network Coding (NC) is a key enabler for cost-efficient and reliable industrial applications within Industry 4.0.
- Integrating NC with fog and multi-cloud strategies, particularly utilizing spot instances, offers significant economic benefits.
- Minimizing storage requirements through NC provides the most impactful cost savings in these advanced industrial systems.
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