System and method for efficiently and securely managing a network using fog computing

A computer-implemented method for managing a smart devices network using fog computing, via program instructions stored in a memory and executed by a processor, the computer-implemented method comprising:

• receiving one or more service requests from one or more devices in a smart devices network;
• collecting data related to one or more fog computing nodes and one or more intermediate computing nodes;
• predicting availability of the one or more fog computing nodes and the one or more intermediate computing nodes based on the collected data and the one or more received service requests;
• dynamically allocating at least one of:
• a specific fog computing node and a specific intermediate computing node and scheduling triggering of one or more fog applications based on the predicted availability;
• triggering, at the specific fog computing node and the specific intermediate computing node, the one or more fog applications for executing of each of the one or more received service requests corresponding to the one or more devices;
• and
• performing, at the specific fog computing node and the specific intermediate computing node, one or more actions corresponding to the executed one or more service requests.

A computer program product for managing a smart devices network using fog computing, the computer program product comprising:

• a non-transitory computer-readable medium having computer-readable program code stored thereon, the computer-readable program code comprising instructions that when executed by a processor, cause the processor to:
• receive one or more service requests from one or more devices in a smart devices network;
• collect data related to one or more fog computing nodes and one or more intermediate computing nodes;
• predict availability of the one or more fog computing nodes and the one or more intermediate computing nodes based on the collected data and the one or more received service requests;
• dynamically allocate at least one of:
• a specific fog computing node and a specific intermediate computing node and schedule triggering of one or more fog applications based on the predicted availability;
• trigger, at the specific fog computing node and the specific intermediate computing node, the one or more fog applications for executing of each of the one or more received service requests corresponding to the one or more devices;
• and
• perform, at the specific fog computing node and the specific intermediate computing node, one or more actions corresponding to the executed one or more service requests.