Network and Method for Servicing a Computation Request

A node configured to be used in a data distribution network, the node comprising a processor and a non-transitory computer-readable medium having processor instructions stored thereon, the processor configured to load and execute the instructions that, when executed, cause the node to be configured to:

• perform computations according to a local joint policy to service a computation request;
• and
• forward results of the computations performed toward an entity that submitted the computation request, wherein the local joint policy includes calculating a difference between respective computation request counters for computation requests of one or more queues at the node and respective data request counters for the computation requests of the one or more queues, the respective computation request counters representing demand for computations, the respective data request counters representing demand for data objects.

A method of servicing a computation request submitted by an entity to a node of a distribution network, the method comprising:

• performing computations according to a local joint policy to service the computation request;
• and
• forwarding results of the computations performed toward the entity that submitted the computation request, wherein the local joint policy includes calculating a difference between respective computation request counters for one or more computation requests of one or more queues at the node and respective data request counters for the computation requests of the one or more queues, the respective computation request counters representing demand for computations, the respective data request counters representing demand for data objects.