Edge Computing: From Hype to Reality

192 Pages·2019·4.65 MB·English

by  Fadi Al-Turjman

EAI/Springer Innovations in Communication and Computing
Fadi Al-Turjman Editor
Edge
Computing
From Hype to Reality
EAI/Springer Innovations in Communication
and Computing
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Edge Computing
From Hype to Reality
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FadiAl-Turjman
ComputerEngineeringDepartment
AntalyaBilimUniversity
Antalya,Turkey
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Preface
WearelivinginanerawheretheEdgeoftheCloudisbecomingaglobalplatform
for the computation and interaction between machines and smart objects, in real-
timeapplicationsandformanycriticaltasks.
With the application areas such as smart cities, smart grids, smart cars, smart
eHealth,smartsupplychain,andsmarthomesintheInternetofThings(IoT),wecan
considertheEdgecomputingasacompletepackageofthesmartnetworkedobjects.
Fromthisperspective,itisessentialtounderstandtheroleofEdgecomputingwhich
willprovideaglobalbackbonefortheworldwideinformationsharing/processingin
thenearfuture.
There is no doubt that introducing such a new phenomenon can come with
potential challenges especially in terms of security and quality of service (QoS).
Therefore, it is essential to consider new enabling technologies such as wireless
sensor networks (WSN), various radio technologies and cellular infrastructures
(e.g., small cells), radio-frequency identification (RFID), and cloud services and
architecturesforperformanceoptimization.
The objective of this book is to present a survey of existing techniques and
architecturesforEdgecomputingoptimizationandimprovementswiththepresence
of IoT systems. The main focus is on practical design aspects that can help in
realizing such a paradigm in practice. The applications of Edge computing in
IoT,evaluationmetrics, constraints,and openissues aboutthe addressedtopicare
includedfordiscussionaswell.Thisconceptualbook,whichisuniqueinthefield,
willassist researchersandprofessionalsworkingintheareaoftheCloudtobetter
assess the proposedEdge paradigmsthatare alreadybeginningto be a significant
partoftheglobalinfrastructure.
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Contents
1 TheEraofthePersonalCloud:WhatDoesItMeanforCloud
Providers?................................................................... 1
MohamedAbuSharkh,AbdallahShami,andMohamadKalil
2 OptimizationinEdgeComputingandSmall-CellNetworks.......... 17
JitenderGroverandRamMurthyGarimella
3 A Comprehensive Survey on Architecture for Big Data
ProcessinginMobileEdgeComputingEnvironments ................. 33
ManinderJeetKaur
4 TaxonomyofEdgeComputing:Challenges,Opportunities,
andDataReductionMethods ............................................. 51
KusumlataJainandSmaranikaMohapatra
5 Applications of the Internet of Things with the Cloud
ComputingTechnologies:AReview...................................... 71
U.RamJagannath,S.Saravanan,andS.KanimozhiSuguna
6 Software-DefinedInternetof Things to AnalyzeBig Data
inSmartCities.............................................................. 91
SadiaDin,AwaisAhmad,AnandPaul,andGwanggilJeon
7 Taking CloudComputingtothe ExtremeEdge:A Review
ofMistComputingforSmartCitiesandIndustry4.0inAfrica ...... 107
EustaceM.Dogo,AbdulazeezFemiSalami,ClintonO.Aigbavboa,
andThembinkosiNkonyana
8 IoTandEdgeComputingasaToolforBowel
ActivityMonitoring ........................................................ 133
UmitDenizUlusar,ErdincTurk,AhmetSefaOztas,
AlpErkanSavli,GunerOgunc,andMuratCanpolat
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9 Applicationof Cloud Computing and Internet of Things
toImproveSupplyChainProcesses...................................... 145
S.KanimozhiSugunaandSureshNandaKumar
10 AConceptualFrameworkforSecurityandPrivacyinEdge
Computing................................................................... 171
BragadeeshS.A.andUmamakeswariArumugam
Index............................................................................... 185
Chapter 1
The Era of the Personal Cloud:
What Does It Mean for Cloud Providers?
MohamedAbuSharkh,AbdallahShami,andMohamadKalil
1.1 Introduction
Depending on Cloud technologies for core business activities like collaboration,
business continuity and operation has become a reality for businesses all over
the world. Cloud technology adoption rates are increasing steadily. 78% of US
small businesses will have fully adopted Cloud computing by 2020, more than
doubling the current 37% [18]. The percentage grows to 90% when looking at
large businesses (larger than 1000 employees) [35]. The US small and medium
business (SMB) Cloud computing and services market will grow from 43 billion
dollarsin2015to55billiondollarsin2016[18].ThistrendisconsistentinEurope
as well. The percentages of small, medium, and large businesses adopting Cloud
technologies in the UK are 46%, 63%, and 82%, respectively. In Germany, the
percentages are 50%, 65%, and 86%. This has been the case for sometime. A
game changerin the last few years is the dramatic increase in the personaluse of
Cloud services, so muchso that Gartner has dubbedthe nextera as the era of the
personalCloud[22].Thismeansthattheusagetrendforindividualshasmovedfrom
depending on the personal computer into depending heavily on personal Clouds.
Thisisbynomeansasmallorignorablefeatcomparedtoenterprisebusinesses.It
islargemarketchunkthatdemandsattentionfromCloudproviders.Thisdirection
M.AbuSharkh((cid:2))
DigitalMediaSoftwareEngineering,FerrisStateUniversity,GrandRapids,MI,USA
e-mail:[email protected]
A.Shami
DepartmentofElectricalandComputerEngineering,WesternUniversity,London,ON,Canada
e-mail:[email protected]
M.Kalil
IBMAnalytics,IBMCanada,Markham,ON,Canada
e-mail:[email protected]
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