# Towards Auction-Based Function Placement in Serverless Fog Platforms

arXiv: https://arxiv.org/abs/1912.06096 · HTML: https://mlsanity.com/paper/1912.06096/

## Key facts

- Cited by 2 papers in the map (data through 14 Oct 2026).
- First posted on arXiv 12 Dec 2019.

## Built on by (most cited first, 2 of 2)

- [DeF-DReL: Systematic Deployment of Serverless Functions in Fog and Cloud environments using Deep Reinforcement Learning](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2110.15702/) (2021)
- [Predicting Temporal Aspects of Movement for Predictive Replication in Fog Environments](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2306.00575/) (2023)

## Abstract (arXiv)

The Function-as-a-Service (FaaS) paradigm has a lot of potential as a computing model for fog environments comprising both cloud and edge nodes. When the request rate exceeds capacity limits at the edge, some functions need to be offloaded from the edge towards the cloud. In this position paper, we propose an auction-based approach in which application developers bid on resources. This allows fog nodes to make a local decision about which functions to offload while maximizing revenue. For a first evaluation of our approach, we use simulation.