Transmission frequency management for edge devices of an interconnected distributed network

A computer program product comprising:

• one or more computer readable storage media and program instructions stored on the one or more computer readable storage media, the stored program instructions comprising:
• program instructions to determine a maximum writing frequency (MWF) for the distributed network;
• program instructions to iteratively process values of data flow writing frequency (DFWF) for a plurality of edge devices of an interconnected distributed network in accordance with an optimization algorithm based on the MWF to identify convergence in the values of DFWF, wherein each iteration of processing values comprises, at each edge device, determining a value of DFWF based on the edge device's associated utility function, the utility function defining a measure of utility of the device as a function of DFWF;
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• program instructions to, responsive to identifying a convergence, determine the converged values of DFWF to be optimal values of DFWF for the edge devices.

A system comprising:

• a processing component configured to determine a maximum writing frequency, MWF, for the distributed network;
• a plurality of edge devices of an interconnected distributed network, wherein each edge device in the plurality of edge devices is configured to determine a value of data flow writing frequency, DFWF, based on the associated utility function of the respective edge device, the utility function defining a measure of utility of the device as a function of DFWF;
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• an optimization arrangement configured to iteratively process values of DFWF for the plurality of edge devices in accordance with an optimization algorithm based on the MWF to identify convergence in the values of DFWF and, responsive to identifying a convergence, to determine the converged values of DFWF to be optimal values of DFWF for the edge devices.