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“Resource Pooling” for Wireless Networks: Solutions for the Developing World

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Arjuna Sathiaseelan,

Jon CrowcroftAuthors Info & Claims

ACM SIGCOMM Computer Communication Review, Volume 46, Issue 4

Pages 30 - 35

https://doi.org/10.1145/3027947.3027953

Published: 23 December 2016 Publication History

Abstract

We live in a world in which there is a great disparity between the lives of the rich and the poor. Technology offers great promise in bridging this gap. In particular, wireless technology unfetters developing communities from the constraints of infrastructure providing a great opportunity to leapfrog years of neglect and technological waywardness. In this paper, we highlight the role of resource pooling for wireless networks in the developing world. Resource pooling involves (i) abstracting a collection of networked resources to behave like a single unified resource pool and (ii) developing mechanisms for shifting load between the various parts of the unified resource pool. The popularity of resource pooling stems from its ability to provide resilience, high utilization, and flexibility at an acceptable cost. We show that ``resource pooling'', which is very popular in its various manifestations, is the key unifying principle underlying a diverse number of successful wireless technologies (such as white space networking, community networks, etc.). We discuss various applications of resource pooled wireless technologies and provide a discussion on open issues.

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ACM SIGCOMM Computer Communication Review Volume 46, Issue 4

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ISSN:0146-4833

DOI:10.1145/3027947

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