Explanation¶ This section provides in-depth explanations of ICOS-FL’s architecture and key concepts. Architecture Overview Core Components Component Interactions Cross-Cutting Concerns Deployment Models Deployment Architecture Deployment Patterns Single-Machine Deployment Federated Deployment Component Communication Docker Container Architecture Network Configuration Resource Requirements Deployment Considerations Dataflow Pipeline Overview Stage 1: Metrics Collection Stage 2: Metrics Processing Stage 3: Bridge Layer Stage 4: Data Storage Stage 5: Data Preprocessing Stage 6: Model Training Complete Data Lifecycle Federated Learning Basics What is Federated Learning? Federated Learning Process Why Use Federated Learning? Federated Learning in ICOS-FL ICOS-FL Client Lifecycle Federation Challenges Common Patterns Privacy and Security Federated Learning Strategies Federated Averaging (FedAvg) Advanced Strategies Handling Non-IID Data Performance Considerations Evaluation and Metrics LSTM Fundamentals Introduction to LSTM Networks LSTM Architecture LSTM Implementation in ICOS-FL Why LSTM for Time Series Prediction Batching and Sequence Creation Training Process LSTM Advantages for ICOS-FL Limitations and Considerations Sequence Prediction Time Series Prediction Overview Input Data Characteristics Sequence Formation Data Preprocessing Single-Step vs. Multi-Step Prediction Model Evaluation Prediction Challenges Practical Applications Federated Learning Benefits