Efficient remote function execution in an information centric network
Systems and techniques for efficient remote function execution in an information centric network (ICN) are described herein. For example, a requestor node may transmit an admission probe interest packet. Here, the admission probe interest packet includes a name that includes a function. The admission probe interest packet also includes a metric of a parameter of the function. In response, the requestor node may receive a manifest data packet. The manifest includes a metric of function execution at a node that created the manifest data packet. The manifest also includes a name of an implementation of the function. The requestor node may then determine that the metric of function execution meets a threshold and transmit an interest packet that includes the name of the implementation of the function.
1. A device, in a requestor node, for efficient remote function execution in an information centric network (ICN), the device comprising:
processing circuitry; and
memory including instructions that, when the device is in operation, configure the processing circuitry to:
transmit an admission probe interest packet, the admission probe interest packet identified from other interest packets by an admission probe prefix, the admission probe interest packet including a name that includes a function, the admission probe interest packet including a metric of a parameter of the function;
receive a manifest data packet in response to the admission probe interest packet, the manifest including:
names of multiple implementations of the function that meet the metric of the parameter of the function; and
respective metrics of function execution, for each of the multiple implementations of the function, at a provider node that created the manifest data packet, wherein the names of the multiple implementations of the function differentiate different implementations of the function from each other;
determine that one of the metrics of function execution meets a threshold; and
transmit an interest packet that includes the name of the implementation of the function corresponding to the metric of function execution that meets the threshold, the interest packet being a standard ICN interest packet.
2. The device of claim 1 , wherein the metric of the parameter of the function is at least one of a size or a type of data.
3. The device of claim 1 , wherein the metric of function execution is at least one of an estimated execution time, an execution latency, an output type, an implementation of the function, or a publisher of the function.
4. The device of claim 1 , wherein the instructions further configure the processing circuitry to receive a second manifest in response to the admission probe interest packet, the second manifest originating from a second provider node.
5. The device of claim 4 , wherein the instructions further configure the processing circuitry to determine that the metric of function execution in the second manifest does not meet a required threshold.
6. The device of claim 5 , wherein the instructions further configure the processing circuitry to transmit a negative acknowledgment (NACK) in response to the metric of function execution in the second manifest not meeting the required threshold.
7. The device of claim 5 , wherein the requestor node takes no further action with respect to the second manifest.
8. The device of claim 1 , wherein the admission probe interest packet includes a second parameter of the function, the second parameter below a size threshold.
9. A method for efficient remote function execution in an information centric network (ICN), the method comprising:
transmitting, at a requestor node, an admission probe interest packet, the admission probe interest packet identified from other interest packets by an admission probe prefix, the admission probe interest packet including a name that includes a function, the admission probe interest packet including a metric of a parameter of the function;
receiving a manifest data packet in response to the admission probe interest packet, the manifest including:
names of multiple implementations of the function that meet the metric of the parameter of the function; and
respective metrics of function execution, for each of the multiple implementations of the function, at a provider node that created the manifest data packet, wherein the names of the multiple implementations of the function differentiate different implementations of the function from each other;
determining that one of the metrics of function execution meets a threshold; and
transmitting an interest packet that includes the name of the implementation of the function corresponding to the metric of function execution that meets the threshold, the interest packet being a standard ICN interest packet.
10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the metric of the parameter of the function is at least one of a size or a type of data.
11. The method of claim 9 , wherein the metric of function execution is at least one of an estimated execution time, an execution latency, an output type, an implementation of the function, or a publisher of the function.
12. The method of claim 9 , comprising receiving a second manifest in response to the admission probe interest packet, the second manifest originating from a second provider node.
13. The method of claim 12 , comprising determining that the metric of function execution in the second manifest does not meet a required threshold.
14. The method of claim 13 , comprising transmitting a negative acknowledgment (NACK) in response to the metric of function execution in the second manifest not meeting the required threshold.
15. The method of claim 13 , wherein the requestor node takes no further action with respect to the second manifest.
16. The method of claim 9 , wherein the admission probe interest packet includes a second parameter of the function, the second parameter below a size threshold.
17. At least one non-transitory machine-readable medium including instructions for efficient remote function execution in an information centric network (ICN), the instructions, when executed by processing circuitry, cause the processing circuitry to perform operations comprising:
transmitting, at a requestor node, an admission probe interest packet, the admission probe interest packet identified from other interest packets by an admission probe prefix, the admission probe interest packet including a name that includes a function, the admission probe interest packet including a metric of a parameter of the function;
receiving a manifest data packet in response to the admission probe interest packet, the manifest including:
names of multiple implementations of the function that meet the metric of the parameter of the function; and
respective metrics of function execution, for each of the multiple implementations of the function, at a provider node that created the manifest data packet, wherein the names of the multiple implementations of the function differentiate different implementations of the function from each other;
determining that one of the metrics of function execution meets a threshold; and transmitting an interest packet that includes the name of the implementation of the function corresponding to the metric of function execution that meets the threshold, the interest packet being a standard ICN interest packet.
18. The at least one non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 17 , wherein the metric of the parameter of the function is at least one of a size or a type of data.
19. The at least one non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 17 , wherein the metric of function execution is at least one of an estimated execution time, an execution latency, an output type, an implementation of the function, or a publisher of the function.
20. The at least one non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 17 , wherein the operations comprise receiving a second manifest in response to the admission probe interest packet, the second manifest originating from a second provider node.
21. The at least one non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 20 , wherein the operations comprise determining that the metric of function execution in the second manifest does not meet a required threshold.
22. The at least one non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 21 , wherein the operations comprise transmitting a negative acknowledgment (NACK) in response to the metric of function execution in the second manifest not meeting the required threshold.
23. The at least one non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 21 , wherein the requestor node takes no further action with respect to the second manifest.
24. The at least one non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 17 , wherein the admission probe interest packet includes a second parameter of the function, the second parameter below a size threshold.