Latency control for distributed machine vision at the edge through approximate computing

Anjus George, Arun Ravindran

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Abstract

Multicamera based Deep Learning vision applications subscribe to the Edge computing paradigm due to stringent latency requirements. However, guaranteeing latency in the wireless communication links between the cameras nodes and the Edge server is challenging, especially in the cheap and easily available unlicensed bands due to the interference from other camera nodes in the system, and from external sources. In this paper, we show how approximate computation techniques can be used to design a latency controller that uses multiple video frame image quality control knobs to simultaneously satisfy latency and accuracy requirements for machine vision applications involving object detection, and human pose estimation. Our experimental results on an Edge test bed indicate that the controller is able to correct for up to 164% degradation in latency due to interference within a settling time of under 1.15 s.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationEdge Computing – EDGE 2019 - 3rd International Conference, Held as Part of the Services Conference Federation, SCF 2019, Proceedings
EditorsTao Zhang, Jinpeng Wei, Liang-Jie Zhang
PublisherSpringer Verlag
Pages16-30
Number of pages15
ISBN (Print)9783030233730
DOIs
StatePublished - 2019
Externally publishedYes
Event3rd International Conference on Edge Computing, EDGE 2019 held as Part of the Services Conference Federation, SCF 2019 - San Diego, United States
Duration: Jun 25 2019Jun 30 2019

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume11520 LNCS
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Conference

Conference3rd International Conference on Edge Computing, EDGE 2019 held as Part of the Services Conference Federation, SCF 2019
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySan Diego
Period06/25/1906/30/19

Keywords

  • Approximate computing
  • Edge computing
  • Latency control
  • Machine vision

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