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The Linux Foundation's Open Glossary of Edge Computing project curates and defines terms related to the field of edge computing, collecting common and accepted definitions into an openly licensed repository.
https://www.stateoftheedge.com/glossary
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Add "distributed edge cloud"? #40

Closed mtrifiro closed 5 years ago

mtrifiro commented 5 years ago

Citation: https://www.mobileworldlive.com/blog/intelligence-brief-why-edge-computing-mattered-at-ces

"If you’re not familiar with the Distributed Edge Cloud concept, it’s fairly straightforward and very powerful. At its simplest, it’s about siting compute and applications (including network functions) closer to the user. Doing so positions it as a way to deliver low latency communications where a specific use case requires them. And where edge nodes are able to host workloads from various players, the concept opens up opportunities to expose applications in the way public cloud players do, all while lowering backhaul burdens. Of course, it’s also positioned as a space where operators and public cloud players will battle to deliver value to the enterprise."

alexgmarcham commented 5 years ago

This doesn't appear to be substantially different from Edge Cloud, unless I am missing something.

alexgmarcham commented 5 years ago

I don't think this is sufficiently different from edge cloud to warrant its own entry; I have updated the Edge Cloud entry as below:

Edge Cloud Cloud-like capabilities located at the infrastructure edge, including from the user perspective access to elastically-allocated compute, data storage and network resources. Often operated as a seamless extension of a centralized public or private cloud, constructed from micro data centers deployed at the infrastructure edge. Sometimes referred to as distributed edge cloud.