Challenges and Opportunities in Edge Computing

Varghese, B.; Wang, N.; Barbhuiya, Salim; Kilpatrick, P.; Nikolopoulos, D.

doi:10.1109/SmartCloud.2016.18

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Varghese, B.

Wang, N.

Barbhuiya, Salim

Kilpatrick, P.

Nikolopoulos, D.

Date

2016

Type

Conference Paper

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Citation

Varghese, B. and Wang, N. and Barbhuiya, S. and Kilpatrick, P. and Nikolopoulos, D. 2016. Challenges and Opportunities in Edge Computing, pp. 20-26.

Source Title

Proceedings - 2016 IEEE International Conference on Smart Cloud, SmartCloud 2016

DOI

10.1109/SmartCloud.2016.18

ISBN

9781509052622

School

Department of Civil Engineering

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/55883

Collection

Curtin Research Publications

Abstract

© 2016 IEEE. Many cloud-based applications employ a data centers as a central server to process data that is generated by edge devices, such as smartphones, tablets and wearables. This model places ever increasing demands on communication and computational infrastructure with inevitable adverse effect on Quality-of-Service and Experience. The concept of Edge Computing is predicated on moving some of this computational load towards the edge of the network to harness computational capabilities that are currently untapped in edge nodes, such as base stations, routers and switches. This position paper considers the challenges and opportunities that arise out of this new direction in the computing landscape.