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ESC: An Emulation Framework for the Spatial Computing Continuum

Ivan Sanchez-Cordero, Angel Macias, Miguel A. Garcia-Sevilla, Juan Luis Herrera, Sergio Laso, Cristina Vicente-Chicote, Juan A. Fraire, Oscar Ledesma, David Bernal, Julian Fernandez, Jaime Galan-Jimenez, and Javier Berrocal

IFIP Networking Conference (IFIP Networking), pp. 1–6, 2026

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Abstract

The Computing Continuum (CC) is increasingly employed because it enhances Quality of Service (QoS). Likewise, the relevance of Space Computing is rising thanks to the reinforcement it provides to terrestrial infrastructures against catastrophes. Even if the expansion of the CC paradigm with new layers placed within satellites or further celestial bodies seems like a natural evolution, it certainly does not lack challenges. In fact, adding non-terrestrial layers to the CC could not only imply a significant increase in deployment costs but also make it harder to ensure certain QoS requirements. Therefore, to ensure the viability of mixed earth-space CC infrastructures, the development of new tools for evaluating these architectures a priori remains essential, given the enormous expenditure that an entire deployment on a real infrastructure would entail. To accomplish this goal, this paper presents ESC (Emulator for the Spatial Continuum): an emulation tool that enables the design and evaluation of software behavior in these mixed architectures while avoiding the costs associated with real deployments.

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DOI 10.23919/ifipnetworking70592.2026.11579263

BibTeX

@inproceedings{sanchezcordero2026esc,
  author    = {Sanchez-Cordero, Ivan and Macias, Angel and Garcia-Sevilla, Miguel A. and Herrera, Juan Luis and Laso, Sergio and Vicente-Chicote, Cristina and Fraire, Juan A. and Ledesma, Oscar and Bernal, David and Fernandez, Julian and Galan-Jimenez, Jaime and Berrocal, Javier},
  title     = {{ESC}: An Emulation Framework for the Spatial Computing Continuum},
  booktitle = {IFIP Networking Conference (IFIP Networking)},
  pages     = {1--6},
  year      = {2026},
  doi       = {10.23919/ifipnetworking70592.2026.11579263}
}

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