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Paper Id:IJMSM-V2I2P122
doi: 10.71141/30485037/V2I2P122

Reliable Message Delivery in Distributed Edge-Cloud Systems: A Comprehensive Survey

Manojava Bharadwaj Bhagavathula

Citation:
Manojava Bharadwaj Bhagavathula, "Reliable Message Delivery in Distributed Edge-Cloud Systems: A Comprehensive Survey" International Journal of Multidisciplinary on Science and Management, Vol. 2, No. 2, pp. 234-237, 2025.

Abstract:
The reliable delivery of messages from edge devices to distributed cloud infrastructure is a foundational requirement for modern industrial, automotive, and consumer IoT applications. Edge environments are characterised by intermittent connectivity, bandwidth constraints, and resource limitations, making standard reliable transport protocols like TCP insufficient for application-level data integrity. This paper presents a comprehensive survey of protocols, architectural patterns, and state-of-the-art mechanisms for ensuring reliable message delivery in distributed edge-cloud systems. The article analyse key protocols, including MQTT, AMQP, CoAP, and QUIC, and evaluates their reliability mechanisms, such as Quality of Service (QoS) levels, persistent sessions, and stream multiplexing. Furthermore, the paper surveys the architectural patterns such as Store-and-Forward, application-level acknowledgements, and idempotency mechanisms that operate above the transport layer. Through a comparative analysis, the trade-offs identified among throughput, latency, and delivery guarantees provide a decision framework for system architects. Finally, emerging trends discussed in AI-driven connectivity management and decentralized consensus for message integrity.

Keywords: Edge Computing; Reliable Messaging; Distributed Systems; MQTT; AMQP; Store-And-Forward; IoT; Network Resilience.

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