A Distributed Data Store in Orbit
Jörg Ott (Technische Universität München)
Jussi Kangarharju (University of Helsinki)
Nitinder Mohan (TU Delft - Networked Systems)
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Abstract
Emerging Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite constellations have been considered for uses beyond plain Internet access, including content caching and edge computing. Assuming satellites are equipped with inter-satellite links, we propose using these links and thus the space in-between satellites, paired with a dedicated satellite queuing system, to "store"data and provide access by keeping data in constant flux around the globe. We describe the properties and explore the capabilities of such a system and discuss some potential uses.