Deadline constrained video analysis via in-transit computational environments

Zamani, Ali Reza, Zou, Mengsong, Diaz-Montes, Javier, Petri, Ioan ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1625-8247, Rana, Omer ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3597-2646, Anjum, Ashiq and Parashar, Manish 2020. Deadline constrained video analysis via in-transit computational environments. IEEE Transactions on Services Computing 13 (1) , pp. 59-72. 10.1109/TSC.2017.2653116

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Abstract

Combining edge processing (at data capture site) with analysis carried out while data is enroute from the capture site to a data center offers a variety of different processing models. Such in-transit nodes include network data centers that have generally been used to support content distribution (providing support for data multicast and caching), but have recently started to offer user-defined programmability, through Software Defined Networks (SDN) capability, e.g. OpenFlow and Network Function Visualization (NFV). We demonstrate how this multi-site computational capability can be aggregated to support video analytics, with Quality of Service and cost constraints (e.g. latency-bound analysis). The use of SDN technology enables separation of the data path from the control path, enabling in-network processing capabilities to be supported as data is migrated across the network. We propose to leverage SDN capability to gain control over the data transport service with the purpose of dynamically establishing data routes such that we can opportunistically exploit the latent computational capabilities located along the network path. Using a number of scenarios, we demonstrate the benefits and limitations of this approach for video analysis, comparing this with the baseline scenario of undertaking all such analysis at a data center located at the core of the infrastructure.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Engineering Computer Science & Informatics
Subjects:	Q Science > QA Mathematics > QA75 Electronic computers. Computer science
Additional Information:	This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
Publisher:	IEEE
ISSN:	1939-1374
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	5 April 2017
Date of Acceptance:	11 January 2017
Last Modified:	19 Aug 2024 12:36
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/99647

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