What is it about?
This paper explores how to prevent robots in a fleet from “talking over” each other by comparing five ways to isolate their communication in ROS 2. Through simulation and real-robot tests, the study shows that many methods overload small robots, while Zenoh and Domain ID bridges work reliably. Zenoh performs best, greatly reducing network traffic and improving coordination.
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Why is it important?
Existing literature didn't provide any guidelines on how to isolate communication in multi-robot systems using ROS2. This paper addresses that gap by evaluating available methods across multiple criteria and providing insights and practical guidelines for selecting the most suitable approach depending on the specifics of a given project.
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I hope this article helps those designing multi-robot systems with ROS 2 to effectively isolate their communication using the guidelines provided, without needing to test the various methods themselves.
Lucas Naury
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This page is a summary of: Communication Isolation For Multi-Robot Systems Using ROS2, March 2025, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery),
DOI: 10.1145/3672608.3707889.
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