Fix: externalizing network I/O in serverless computing

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Authors: Yuhan Deng, Akshay Srivatsan, Sebastian Ingino, Francis Chua, Yasmine Mitchell, Matthew Vilaysack, Keith Winstein
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Abstract

We describe a system for serverless computing where users, programs, and the underlying platform share a common representation of a computation: a deterministic procedure, run in an environment of well-specified data or the outputs of other computations. This representation externalizes I/O: data movement over the network is performed exclusively by the platform. Applications can describe the precise data needed at each stage, helping the provider schedule tasks and network transfers to reduce starvation. The design suggests an end-to-end argument for outsourced computing, shifting the service model from "pay-for-effort" to "pay-for-results."

Fields of Study & Subjects

Cloud Computing and Remote Desktop Technologies Distributed and Parallel Computing Systems Cloud Computing and Resource Management

Publication details

Pages
2260–2275
Publication date
24 April 2026