Subject: [Coin] Picking up on the conversation: why do we need COIN?

From: Marie-Jose Montpetit <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2018 06:59:27 -0500

I did a lot of thinking following Jon’s email. One big question of course that comes after it (and the discussions we had at the meeting) is “why do we need COIN”? And maybe that is the discussion we should have on this list and we can do it in two ways:

1. Let’s assume there is computing in network nodes: what is enabled? For DCs there are already answers (Paxos, M-L etc.), for the edge it’s emerging (pre-rendering, data reduction etc.)  and for intermediate nodes ditto (CC, coding etc.) and with the caveats of security and transport to be addressed as well as the need for new programming paradigms/APIs. What else?

2. What are the next generation services that would become feasible if there was computing in the network? This of course is more vague but could help define requirements for the type of computing needed. I have networked XR on my list but it could also include examples from the tactile internet, detnet, IOT and others.

I guess at the end both approaches will converge.

Comments? Suggestions?

mjm

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