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Cloud-Based Federation Framework and Prototype for Open, Scalable, and Shared Access to NextG and IoT Testbeds

Year: 2024
Type: conference-paper
Abstract: In this work, we present a new federation framework for Union-Labs, an innovative cloud-based resource-sharing infrastructure designed for next-generation (NextG) and Internet of Things (IoT) over-the-air (OTA) experiments. The framework aims to reduce the federation complexity for testbeds developers by automating tedious backend operations, thereby providing scalable federation and remote access to various wireless testbeds. We first describe the key components of the new federation framework, including the Systems Manager Integration Engine (SMIE), the Automated Script Generator (ASG), and the Database Context Manager (DCM). We then prototype and deploy the new Federation Plane on the Amazon Web Services (AWS) public cloud, demonstrating its effectiveness by federating two wireless testbeds: i) UB NeXT, a 5G-and-beyond (5G+) testbed at the University at Buffalo, and ii) UT IoT, an IoT testbed at the University of Utah1.
DOI: 10.1145/3636534.3697295
Authors: Maxwell McManus, Tenzin Rinchen, Zhangyu Guan, Annoy Dey, Sumanth Thota, Josh (Zhaoxi) Zhang, Jiangqi Hu, Xi (Leo) Wang, Mingyue Ji, Nicholas Mastronarde, Elizabeth S. Bentley, Michael Medley
Institutions: University at Buffalo, State University of New York, Eastern New Mexico University, University of Florida, United States Air Force Research Laboratory, Rome Laboratory, SUNY Polytechnic Institute
Language: English
Open Access status: hybrid
Funders: National Science Foundation, State University of New York, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, U.S. Air Force, University at Buffalo, Air Force Research Laboratory
OpenAlex ID: W4405091164
FWCI: 0.886
Cites: 10
Cited by: 2
Related to: 10