COSMOS: A Simulation Framework for Swarm-Based Orchestration in the Edge-Fog-Cloud Continuum

Nadezhda Varzonova, Melanie Schranz

2025

Abstract

The rapid expansion of Internet of Things (IoT) devices and the increasing demand for data-intensive applications have driven research into distributed computing models such as the edge-fog-cloud continuum, which integrates real-time edge processing, collaborative fog layer management, and highly scalable cloud infrastructure. In this paper, we present COSMOS (Continuum Optimization for Swarm-based Multi-tier Orchestration System), a Python-based simulation framework built on the Mesa multi-agent library, designed for implementing and evaluating self-organizing scheduling algorithms in distributed systems. The framework provides modular components for swarm coordination dynamics, constraint-aware scheduling, and real-time optimization, enabling flexible experimentation with various scheduling scenarios. We designed the system architecture to be highly configurable and observable, allowing for flexible experiment setup and comprehensive data collection. Its extensible API enables researchers to implement and evaluate alternative orchestration strategies for resource allocation, facilitating the integration of both classical and learning-based scheduling approaches. We demonstrate the effectiveness of COSMOS through case studies on diverse scheduling paradigms, including nature-inspired approaches such as hormone-based orchestration and ant colony optimization. These studies showcase its capability to model and optimize real-world distributed computing scenarios.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Varzonova N. and Schranz M. (2025). COSMOS: A Simulation Framework for Swarm-Based Orchestration in the Edge-Fog-Cloud Continuum. In Proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Simulation and Modeling Methodologies, Technologies and Applications - Volume 1: SIMULTECH; ISBN 978-989-758-759-7, SciTePress, pages 390-397. DOI: 10.5220/0013645000003970

in Bibtex Style

@conference{simultech25,
author={Nadezhda Varzonova and Melanie Schranz},
title={COSMOS: A Simulation Framework for Swarm-Based Orchestration in the Edge-Fog-Cloud Continuum},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Simulation and Modeling Methodologies, Technologies and Applications - Volume 1: SIMULTECH},
year={2025},
pages={390-397},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0013645000003970},
isbn={978-989-758-759-7},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Simulation and Modeling Methodologies, Technologies and Applications - Volume 1: SIMULTECH
TI - COSMOS: A Simulation Framework for Swarm-Based Orchestration in the Edge-Fog-Cloud Continuum
SN - 978-989-758-759-7
AU - Varzonova N.
AU - Schranz M.
PY - 2025
SP - 390
EP - 397
DO - 10.5220/0013645000003970
PB - SciTePress