Piccolo
For 5G networks, more and more scenarios are emerging where the shift of services and functions from central cloud platforms to edge platforms is critical to ensure low latency and high availability. One example is automotive applications, in particular highly automated driving. Piccolo - In-network compute for 5G services - therefore focuses on virtualisation and security for connected mobility and smart city environments. Scaling is achieved by means of small, lightweight virtual functions (hence the name Piccolo).
Piccolo enables the execution of (application) logic not only on dedicated servers in data centres or the edge, but also on any network components, including routers, switches, base stations and future components of a comprehensive ecosystem. In-network computing eliminates the prevailing separation of network elements and computing systems, enabling highly dynamic, flexible sharing and allocation of resources - where they are needed and when they are needed. Piccolo will make an effective contribution to the improvement of edge and fog computing through the further and new development of the corresponding technologies. A highly qualified German-British consortium has been formed for this purpose.
Collaborative partner:
- Robert Bosch GMBH, Germany
- Emden/Leer University of Applied Sciences, Germany
- Technical University of Munich (TUM), Germany
- Peer Stritzinger GmbH, Germany
- InnoRoute GmbH, Germany
- BT, Great Britain
- ARM Limited, Great Britain
- Fluentic Networks, Great Britain
- Sensing Feeling, Great Britain
Project coordinator:
Philip Eardley
BT
United Kingdom
philip.eardley(at)bt.com
Contact person for the German consortium:
Robert Bosch GmbH
Project duration German sub-consortium: Sept. 2020 - Dec. 2022
Total costs: 3.4 million euros
German funding: 1.4 million euros
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