Centralized LoadManagementModel (LMM) and multi-agent FaaS-MACrO approach for the distributed replica allocation and load balancing problem in Edge-Cloud FaaS.

These methods were presented in a paper published in the Journal of Systems Architecture. If you use or refer to LMM or FaaS-MACrO in your work, please cite:

@article{filippini2026jsa,
  title = {{Distributed replica allocation and load balancing for Edge-Cloud FaaS: A cooperative multi-agent orchestration approach}},
  journal = {Journal of Systems Architecture},
  pages = {103787},
  year = {2026},
  issn = {1383-7621},
  doi = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sysarc.2026.103787},
  url = {https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1383762126001050},
  author = {Federica Filippini and Marin Lujak and Michele Ciavotta},
}

Associated data and results available on Zenodo at:

Filippini, F., Lujak, M., & Ciavotta, M. (2025). Distributed Replica Allocation and Load Balancing for Edge-Cloud FaaS - A Cooperative Multi-Agent Orchestration Approach (Version v1) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17670071

For the code version including intermediate Fog nodes that are not connected to an access point, check: 25.11.22-fognodes.