Pesco

PESCO is a Structural Project coordinated by the National Research Council (CNR), focused on User-centric Pervasive Internet and edge computing architectures, including the definition of use cases.

During the first year and a half of the program, Open Fiber contributed by proposing and evaluating the integration of so-called “Data Edger,” a new concept of data center implemented at the edge within the architectural schemes of fiber optic networks. Open Fiber participated in defining implementation methods from both hardware and software system perspectives, as well as identifying various use cases based on the use of Data Edger.

Simultaneously, a technology scouting was completed to evaluate different options for possible single-board computers to adopt, and hardware components were identified to build a testing environment for the solutions. Some Points of Presence (POPs), which are Open Fiber-owned central offices, were selected for creating the test environment. The procurement process for the equipment necessary to design use cases built around the Data Edger concept and the architectures needed to build and integrate Data Edger into Open Fiber’s network is currently underway.

PESCO has joined Grand Challenge 7 with the following proposals:

• Making artificial intelligence distributed and networked
• Detecting and protecting the world with communication signals
• Making the surrounding environment a programmable network platform for personalized services