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Edge-driven Docker registry: facilitating XR application deployment

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In recent years, containerization is becoming more and more popular for deploying applications and services and it has significantly contributed to the expansion of edge computing. The demand for effective and scalable container image management, however, increases as the number of containers deployed grows. One solution is to use a localized Docker registry at the edge, where the images are stored closer to the deployment site. This approach can considerably reduce the latency and bandwidth required to download images from a central registry. In addition, it acts as a proactive caching mechanism by optimizing the download delays and the network traffic. In this paper, we introduce an edge-enabled storage framework that incorporates a localized Docker registry. This framework aims to streamline the storage and distribution of container images, providing improved control, scalability, and optimized capabilities for edge deployment. Four demanding XR applications are employed as use cases to experiment with the proposed solution.

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The research leading to these results received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No. 101016509 (project CHARITY) and No. 101057821 (RELEVIUM). The paper reflects only the authors’ views. The Commission is not responsible for any use that may be made of the information it contains.

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  1. Department of Informatics and Telematics, Harokopio University of Athens, Athens, Greece

    Antonios Makris, Evangelos Psomakelis, Ioannis Korontanis, Theodoros Theodoropoulos, Ioannis Kontopoulos, Christos Diou & Konstantinos Tserpes

  2. School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, Athens, Greece

    Antonios Makris, Evangelos Psomakelis, Ioannis Korontanis, Theodoros Theodoropoulos, Ioannis Kontopoulos & Konstantinos Tserpes

  3. School of Rural, Surveying and Geoinformatics Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, Athens, Greece

    Maria Pateraki

  4. ORamaVR, Heraklion, Greece

    Maria Pateraki

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[A.M.] Conceptualization, Methodology, Validation, Investigation, Data Curation, Writing - Original Draft, Visualization, Revision. [E.P.] Conceptualization, Methodology, Validation, Investigation, Data Curation, Writing - Original Draft, Visualization, Revision. [I.K.] Conceptualization, Methodology, Validation, Investigation, Data Curation, Writing - Original Draft, Visualization, Revision. [T.T.] Conceptualization, Methodology, Validation, Investigation, Data Curation, Writing - Original Draft, Visualization, Revision. [M.P.] Conceptualization, Investigation, Writing - Review & Editing, Supervision, Revision. [C.D.] Conceptualization, Investigation, Writing - Review & Editing, Supervision, Revision. [K.T.] Conceptualization, Investigation, Writing - Review & Editing, Supervision, Project administration, Revision.

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Makris, A., Psomakelis, E., Korontanis, I. et al. Edge-driven Docker registry: facilitating XR application deployment. Computing 106, 3479–3501 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00607-024-01310-0

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