From ildiko at openstack.org  Mon May  3 14:44:01 2021
From: ildiko at openstack.org (Ildiko Vancsa)
Date: Mon, 3 May 2021 16:44:01 +0200
Subject: [Edge-computing] Edge blog and survey
Message-ID: <16BC24E1-8943-451E-BA37-6BDAAC90E306@openstack.org>

Hi,

On the weekly call today we were brainstorming ideas on how to utilize our time on the calls the best as well as how to improve our ways to share information with the industry.

Our plan is to use the weekly calls as an opportunity to discuss specific topics that we then turn into blog posts. Our goal is to make writing content a collaborative effort while also sharing the findings of our group with the broad industry in a more visible way than our wiki pages.

Today we were sharing our thoughts around two questions that came up as part of a PTG feedback discussion:
* There are a lot of silos and parallel activities around edge. Who and how can make it more coherent?
* Which OpenStack projects are affected by the edge and what activities do they have in the area?

Today we were focusing mainly on the first question and will be working on content to help groups in the industry and open source ecosystm to connect through.

The topics that we identified today:
* Untangling the Edge
* Why 5G and Edge are two different and separate things?
* Edge transport and network overlay

On the weekly call next Monday (May 10) we will talk about untangling the edge and turn the discussion into a blog post.

If you have ideas for further topics please throw them into this etherpad and add your name next to your topic idea: https://etherpad.opendev.org/p/ecg-blog-posts

We also plan to work on gathering information in the form of survey(s) to learn more about short and mid-term edge plans and identify gaps in current edge infrastructures.

The weekly calls are happening every Monday at 6am PDT. You can find more details and dial-in information here: https://wiki.openstack.org/wiki/Edge_Computing_Group#Meetings

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Thanks,
Ildikó

———

Ildikó Váncsa
Senior Manager, Community & Ecosystem
Open Infrastructure Foundation






From beth.cohen at verizon.com  Mon May  3 14:58:41 2021
From: beth.cohen at verizon.com (Cohen, Beth F)
Date: Mon, 3 May 2021 10:58:41 -0400
Subject: [Edge-computing] [E]  Edge blog and survey
In-Reply-To: <16BC24E1-8943-451E-BA37-6BDAAC90E306@openstack.org>
References: <16BC24E1-8943-451E-BA37-6BDAAC90E306@openstack.org>
Message-ID: <CAEung+9nRoiUGEXG2SrekebVvEu9MEQGkmhrG_FmqWe=fRNRxQ@mail.gmail.com>

Folks -
I will volunteer to help with the writing.

Topic:  Tangled up in Edge -- A nod to Bob Dylan

On Mon, May 3, 2021 at 10:46 AM Ildiko Vancsa <ildiko at openstack.org> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> On the weekly call today we were brainstorming ideas on how to utilize our
> time on the calls the best as well as how to improve our ways to share
> information with the industry.
>
> Our plan is to use the weekly calls as an opportunity to discuss specific
> topics that we then turn into blog posts. Our goal is to make writing
> content a collaborative effort while also sharing the findings of our group
> with the broad industry in a more visible way than our wiki pages.
>
> Today we were sharing our thoughts around two questions that came up as
> part of a PTG feedback discussion:
> * There are a lot of silos and parallel activities around edge. Who and
> how can make it more coherent?
> * Which OpenStack projects are affected by the edge and what activities do
> they have in the area?
>
> Today we were focusing mainly on the first question and will be working on
> content to help groups in the industry and open source ecosystm to connect
> through.
>
> The topics that we identified today:
> * Untangling the Edge
> * Why 5G and Edge are two different and separate things?
> * Edge transport and network overlay
>
> On the weekly call next Monday (May 10) we will talk about untangling the
> edge and turn the discussion into a blog post.
>
> If you have ideas for further topics please throw them into this etherpad
> and add your name next to your topic idea:
> https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__etherpad.opendev.org_p_ecg-2Dblog-2Dposts&d=DwIGaQ&c=udBTRvFvXC5Dhqg7UHpJlPps3mZ3LRxpb6__0PomBTQ&r=zSPYRgoBij7eDdloAJpktY4pyBQRGnvgrz_9Wy3fyA4&m=t0u_Q4v7t_jCobvOQx6pzhpLncOigkYom1HdcTdK-ik&s=8HCEZ4viNfpxy2n4wMiAavSETFIhSRNssbt22Is5GTw&e=
>
> We also plan to work on gathering information in the form of survey(s) to
> learn more about short and mid-term edge plans and identify gaps in current
> edge infrastructures.
>
> The weekly calls are happening every Monday at 6am PDT. You can find more
> details and dial-in information here:
> https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__wiki.openstack.org_wiki_Edge-5FComputing-5FGroup-23Meetings&d=DwIGaQ&c=udBTRvFvXC5Dhqg7UHpJlPps3mZ3LRxpb6__0PomBTQ&r=zSPYRgoBij7eDdloAJpktY4pyBQRGnvgrz_9Wy3fyA4&m=t0u_Q4v7t_jCobvOQx6pzhpLncOigkYom1HdcTdK-ik&s=5yjgrpLIhQgwWpRgnj4iWkU-lglylBy7KqDTyOCDRAY&e=
>
> Please let me know if you have any questions.
>
> Thanks,
> Ildikó
>
> ———
>
> Ildikó Váncsa
> Senior Manager, Community & Ecosystem
> Open Infrastructure Foundation
>
>
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Edge-computing mailing list
> Edge-computing at lists.openstack.org
>
> https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__lists.openstack.org_cgi-2Dbin_mailman_listinfo_edge-2Dcomputing&d=DwIGaQ&c=udBTRvFvXC5Dhqg7UHpJlPps3mZ3LRxpb6__0PomBTQ&r=zSPYRgoBij7eDdloAJpktY4pyBQRGnvgrz_9Wy3fyA4&m=t0u_Q4v7t_jCobvOQx6pzhpLncOigkYom1HdcTdK-ik&s=MRp67i3LtKvsc1Hn0CFS1jz5vgVBlwwgWaoOyzRHdEo&e=
>


-- 

[image: Verizon] <http://www.verizon.com/>

*Beth Cohen*
*DMTS - *NFV/SDN Network Product Strategy
Verizon Business Group

O 781.466.2055
M 781.434.8553
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From ildiko at openstack.org  Mon May  3 15:25:40 2021
From: ildiko at openstack.org (Ildiko Vancsa)
Date: Mon, 3 May 2021 17:25:40 +0200
Subject: [Edge-computing] [E]  Edge blog and survey
In-Reply-To: <CAEung+9nRoiUGEXG2SrekebVvEu9MEQGkmhrG_FmqWe=fRNRxQ@mail.gmail.com>
References: <16BC24E1-8943-451E-BA37-6BDAAC90E306@openstack.org>
 <CAEung+9nRoiUGEXG2SrekebVvEu9MEQGkmhrG_FmqWe=fRNRxQ@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <64A84063-57CA-4E6B-89C9-B9B69FECBC83@openstack.org>

Great, thanks Beth!

———

Ildikó Váncsa
Senior Manager, Community & Ecosystem
Open Infrastructure Foundation




> On May 3, 2021, at 16:58, Cohen, Beth F <beth.cohen at verizon.com> wrote:
> 
> Folks -
> I will volunteer to help with the writing.
> 
> Topic:  Tangled up in Edge -- A nod to Bob Dylan
> 
> On Mon, May 3, 2021 at 10:46 AM Ildiko Vancsa <ildiko at openstack.org> wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> On the weekly call today we were brainstorming ideas on how to utilize our time on the calls the best as well as how to improve our ways to share information with the industry.
> 
> Our plan is to use the weekly calls as an opportunity to discuss specific topics that we then turn into blog posts. Our goal is to make writing content a collaborative effort while also sharing the findings of our group with the broad industry in a more visible way than our wiki pages.
> 
> Today we were sharing our thoughts around two questions that came up as part of a PTG feedback discussion:
> * There are a lot of silos and parallel activities around edge. Who and how can make it more coherent?
> * Which OpenStack projects are affected by the edge and what activities do they have in the area?
> 
> Today we were focusing mainly on the first question and will be working on content to help groups in the industry and open source ecosystm to connect through.
> 
> The topics that we identified today:
> * Untangling the Edge
> * Why 5G and Edge are two different and separate things?
> * Edge transport and network overlay
> 
> On the weekly call next Monday (May 10) we will talk about untangling the edge and turn the discussion into a blog post.
> 
> If you have ideas for further topics please throw them into this etherpad and add your name next to your topic idea: https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__etherpad.opendev.org_p_ecg-2Dblog-2Dposts&d=DwIGaQ&c=udBTRvFvXC5Dhqg7UHpJlPps3mZ3LRxpb6__0PomBTQ&r=zSPYRgoBij7eDdloAJpktY4pyBQRGnvgrz_9Wy3fyA4&m=t0u_Q4v7t_jCobvOQx6pzhpLncOigkYom1HdcTdK-ik&s=8HCEZ4viNfpxy2n4wMiAavSETFIhSRNssbt22Is5GTw&e= 
> 
> We also plan to work on gathering information in the form of survey(s) to learn more about short and mid-term edge plans and identify gaps in current edge infrastructures.
> 
> The weekly calls are happening every Monday at 6am PDT. You can find more details and dial-in information here: https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__wiki.openstack.org_wiki_Edge-5FComputing-5FGroup-23Meetings&d=DwIGaQ&c=udBTRvFvXC5Dhqg7UHpJlPps3mZ3LRxpb6__0PomBTQ&r=zSPYRgoBij7eDdloAJpktY4pyBQRGnvgrz_9Wy3fyA4&m=t0u_Q4v7t_jCobvOQx6pzhpLncOigkYom1HdcTdK-ik&s=5yjgrpLIhQgwWpRgnj4iWkU-lglylBy7KqDTyOCDRAY&e= 
> 
> Please let me know if you have any questions.
> 
> Thanks,
> Ildikó
> 
> ———
> 
> Ildikó Váncsa
> Senior Manager, Community & Ecosystem
> Open Infrastructure Foundation
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> _______________________________________________
> Edge-computing mailing list
> Edge-computing at lists.openstack.org
> https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__lists.openstack.org_cgi-2Dbin_mailman_listinfo_edge-2Dcomputing&d=DwIGaQ&c=udBTRvFvXC5Dhqg7UHpJlPps3mZ3LRxpb6__0PomBTQ&r=zSPYRgoBij7eDdloAJpktY4pyBQRGnvgrz_9Wy3fyA4&m=t0u_Q4v7t_jCobvOQx6pzhpLncOigkYom1HdcTdK-ik&s=MRp67i3LtKvsc1Hn0CFS1jz5vgVBlwwgWaoOyzRHdEo&e= 
> 
> 
> -- 
> 
> 
> Beth Cohen
> DMTS - NFV/SDN Network Product Strategy
> Verizon Business Group
> 
> O 781.466.2055
> M 781.434.8553
> 60 Sylvan Rd.
> Waltham, MA 02451
> 
>   
> 



From ildiko at openstack.org  Mon May 10 15:02:56 2021
From: ildiko at openstack.org (Ildiko Vancsa)
Date: Mon, 10 May 2021 17:02:56 +0200
Subject: [Edge-computing] Untangling the edge - weekly call minutes
Message-ID: <10591632-485E-4DD3-9723-312A8A8BB177@openstack.org>

Hi,

We had a really good chat today in an attempt to untangle the edge!

As edge computing evolves we got some clarity around certain aspects and even more confusions and misconceptions around others. Today we were collecting these confusions and were also looking into commonalities and varieties in describing edge and edge infrastructures.

We collected ideas for a first blog post that includes topics to deep dive into later on. You can find the noted from the call here: https://etherpad.opendev.org/p/ecg-untangling-the-edge

If you would like to join the effort and help us untangle the edge you can join our next weekly call next Monday (May 17). If you cannot make it to the call, you can respond to this mail thread, or sign up on the etherpad above, or reach out to me directly and I can help you to get started.

On our next weekly call next Monday we will deep dive into specific items to sort out, such as ‘why edge and 5G are two completely separate things’.

Our calls are on Mondays at 1300 UTC, you can find more details here: https://wiki.openstack.org/wiki/Edge_Computing_Group#Meetings

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Thanks and Best Regards,
Ildikó

———

Ildikó Váncsa
Senior Manager, Community & Ecosystem
Open Infrastructure Foundation






From erin at openstack.org  Wed May 12 21:12:01 2021
From: erin at openstack.org (Erin Disney)
Date: Wed, 12 May 2021 16:12:01 -0500
Subject: [Edge-computing] OpenInfra Live - May 13th at 14:00 UTC
Message-ID: <C9A7FA85-1075-4C4A-BD9B-20376AB84F4F@openstack.org>

Hi everyone,

This week’s OpenInfra Live episode is brought to you by the OpenInfra Edge Computing Group and the StarlingX community. 

As edge computing use cases demand the cloud to break out of large data centers, they also put new challenges on infrastructure as the scale and geographical distribution is going through a yet unprecedented growth. 

This episode of OpenInfra Live​ is taking a closer look into these challenges through providing a closer look into the work of the OpenInfra Edge Computing Group. The StarlingX community is working tirelessly to address these edge requirements and active contributors of the project will highlight the features of the recent release and give an overview of their roadmap moving forward. 

Episode: Open Edge Infrastructure Conundrums and Solution

Date and time: May 13th at 9am CT (1400 UTC)

You can watch us live on:
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hs8bp8NSYAM <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hs8bp8NSYAM>
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6796149427959660544 <https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6796149427959660544>
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/104139126308032/posts/3952194941502412/ <https://www.facebook.com/104139126308032/posts/3952194941502412/>
WeChat: recording will be posted on OpenStack WeChat after the live stream

Speakers:
Gergely Csatari, Nokia
Greg Waines, Wind River Cloud Platform
Ildiko Vancsa, Open Infrastructure Foundation
Matt Peters, Wind River Cloud Platform
Mingyuan Qi, Intel


Thanks,
Erin 

Erin Disney
Event Marketing 
Open Infrastructure Foundation 




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From ildiko at openstack.org  Fri May 14 14:46:09 2021
From: ildiko at openstack.org (Ildiko Vancsa)
Date: Fri, 14 May 2021 16:46:09 +0200
Subject: [Edge-computing] OpenInfra Edge computing Group featured on
	OpenInfra Live
Message-ID: <6C30DAF3-4AC9-495F-8610-070FF5BE440C@openstack.org>

Hi,

I would like to draw your attention to yesterday’s (May 13) episode of OpenInfra Live[1], that is a weekly hour-long interactive content series sharing production case studies, open source demos, industry conversations, and the latest updates from the global open infrastructure community.

We were focusing on edge computing in our most recent episode, 'Open Edge Infrastructure Conundrums and Solutions'[2], where we discussed the OpenInfra Edge Computing Group and StarlingX.

Hereby I would like to thank Gergely Csatári, who was my partner in crime yesterday to share details and news about the OpenInfra Edge computing Group.

In case you missed the episode yesterday you can watch the recording[2] on YouTube and you can also access the slides[3] online. If you are interested in other episodes of OpenInfra Live you can check out the event website[1] that also points to the YouTube playlist for further recordings.

Thanks and Best Regards,
Ildikó

[1] https://openinfra.dev/live/
[2] https://youtube.com/watch?v=Hs8bp8NSYAM&feature=share
[3] https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1oFBcZWNfhSPl4DgvLMj-9LAH6ri8zX4lneofEH7jOIc/edit?usp=sharing

———

Ildikó Váncsa
Senior Manager, Community & Ecosystem
Open Infrastructure Foundation






From ildiko at openstack.org  Mon May 24 15:20:09 2021
From: ildiko at openstack.org (Ildiko Vancsa)
Date: Mon, 24 May 2021 17:20:09 +0200
Subject: [Edge-computing] Canceling the next two weekly calls
Message-ID: <C9C71239-FD68-4E04-8DB4-3CC2B50BAB5D@openstack.org>

Hi,

We are canceling the next two weekly calls due to holidays and conflicts. Next Monday is Memorial Day in the US and the week after most of the call attendees will attend the upcoming LFN DDF.

The next call will happen on _Monday, June 14 at 1300 UTC__.

We are currently working on a blog series to untangle the edge and just finished the first draft which should be posted soon! We are collecting thoughts and topics to write about here: https://etherpad.opendev.org/p/ecg-untangling-the-edge

Please throw in ideas and comments on the ehterpad above if you would like to participate in the discussion.

For details about the weekly calls and more information about the group please visit our wiki: https://wiki.openstack.org/wiki/Edge_Computing_Group

Thanks and Best Regards,
Ildikó

———

Ildikó Váncsa
Senior Manager, Community & Ecosystem
Open Infrastructure Foundation






From beth.cohen at verizon.com  Mon May 24 16:35:22 2021
From: beth.cohen at verizon.com (Cohen, Beth F)
Date: Mon, 24 May 2021 12:35:22 -0400
Subject: [Edge-computing] Edge Blog text
Message-ID: <CAEung+9OkmQn-hjron=WNtNDCR_tKkgs-dZr5zLirueUuW4gxg@mail.gmail.com>

Folks -
Here is the cleaned up text for our first Blog.  Plenty of materials and
follow up here.

Ildiko:  I assume you will be taking it to get it posted on the Super User
site.

Tangled Up in Edge

A Blog by the Open Infra Edge Working Group

Edge computing has been part of the emerging technology landscape for
coming up on 5 years now, yet somehow, it remains somewhat of a mystery (or
possibly just a Byzantine maze). The OpenInfra Edge Computing Group has
been working towards understanding what edge computing is and what it is
not. To demonstrate the crux of the issue, according to the telecoms and
their analysts, it is a way of delivering low latency (something that
telecom will tell you is REALLY important) to applications such as some
Industrial IoT (autonomous vehicles, UAV),
VR/AR, gaming, and telematics applications; these use cases are clearly
dependent on low latency for their performance.  On the other hand, another
way of looking at Edge is use cases such as video processing, AI/ML, IoT
monitoring for maintenance and diagnostics, where the objective is to use
limited bandwidth capacity more effectively by shifting information
processing closer to where the data is generated (the Edge).



Since defining what exactly edge is, borders on the futile, that does not
mean that there is not plenty to talk about.  The group stepped away from
creating a definition, as in our experience pinpointing exactly what
industry and analysts mean when they talks about edge computing is
rather elusive.  Far more interesting Edge topics are what is happening to
Edge adoption as the technology, use cases and tooling mature.  The working
group will be sharing our findings and thoughts on some of the more knotty
Edge issues that we have encountered, and with that, a blog is born.



The OpenInfra Edge Computing Group will be publishing a series of blog
posts to address some of the thornier aspects of edge computing as it
enters the mainstream adoption cycle. We will focus on the far more
interesting discussion of the technology and architectures needed to
support edge workloads – in whatever form or criteria is required for the
given use case.  There is no question that there are many edge use cases,
ranging from content delivery to tracking data from IoT devices. However,
the deeper into the use cases you get, the more it becomes apparent
that there are multiple edge related efforts each with their own
definitions, architectures and requirements.  That does not mean that there
are no common criteria and features, it just shows that they are slippery
and constantly evolving, depending more on the specific industry  use
cases and perspective of the related user community ecosystem.

Some common Edge considerations that will be explored in more depth
include:

   - *Workload latency (to end users)* – This metric can vary from under 2
   ms to orders of magnitude higher. This criteria is often most touted by
   telecom operators as being the most important factor to consider, but that
   is more a function of their strong network bias than any requirement for
   any give Edge use case.  Yes, there are use cases that are heavily
   dependent on low latency and they are worthy of more exploration


   - *Network Transport Considerations* – How does the underlying transport
   affect use cases and the thinking about Edge?   This is a rich area to dig
   into as it has been somewhat overlooked. In short, it is much harder to
   actually manage in real life so to speak.

·         Edge should be transport agnostic, so why is it not?

·         MEC/Edge/5G are not the same thing at all, how did they get so
confused?

   - *Where are my Edge workloads?* -- Where are the workloads and how are
   they moved around on the Edge and between the Edge and
   Center -- some workloads will need to be located at the edge for reasons of
   reducing backhaul and latency to varying degrees, while others can be moved
   between Edge and Center to offload from Edge or the Center.  Determining
   the best option for a given use case can be tricky.


   - *How do constraints affect Edge architectures?* – One major criteria,
   which is often overlooked is that Edge, by its very nature, is defined by
   the constraints set by its environment and infrastructure.

·         *Edge Infrastructure and Platform issues* -- There is wide
variability in infrastructure specs, hardware and tooling. Some factors
that affect deployments include:

·         Node Size: from single CPU to multiple racks (e.g., hyperscalers)

·         Does Edge require special hardware, such as accelerators?

   - *Does Edge work when multi-clouds are required? *– Can the Edge
   support multiple platforms or does that quickly become a nightmare of
   mismatched tools and bad integration?


   - *Day 2 Operations of Edge deployments* – When a deployment can range
   from 10s of sites to thousands or even millions if you count IoT devices as
   Edge, how does deployment scale affect architecture, management and
   application decisions?


-- 

[image: Verizon] <http://www.verizon.com/>

*Beth Cohen*
*DMTS - *NFV/SDN Network Product Strategy
Verizon Business Group
M 781.434.8553

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<http://twitter.com/verizon>
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From ildiko at openstack.org  Mon May 24 19:05:18 2021
From: ildiko at openstack.org (Ildiko Vancsa)
Date: Mon, 24 May 2021 21:05:18 +0200
Subject: [Edge-computing] Edge Blog text
In-Reply-To: <CAEung+9OkmQn-hjron=WNtNDCR_tKkgs-dZr5zLirueUuW4gxg@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAEung+9OkmQn-hjron=WNtNDCR_tKkgs-dZr5zLirueUuW4gxg@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <0982CEC2-D571-4348-9D06-3320E5CE6E3E@openstack.org>

Hi Beth,

Thank you for sending over the polished version, it looks very good! And yes, I will work with my colleagues to get it posted.

If anyone has further comments to the content please send them over ASAP.

Thanks and Best Regards,
Ildikó

———

Ildikó Váncsa
Senior Manager, Community & Ecosystem
Open Infrastructure Foundation




> On May 24, 2021, at 18:35, Cohen, Beth F <beth.cohen at verizon.com> wrote:
> 
> Folks -
> Here is the cleaned up text for our first Blog.  Plenty of materials and follow up here.  
> 
> Ildiko:  I assume you will be taking it to get it posted on the Super User site.
> 
> Tangled Up in Edge
> 
> A Blog by the Open Infra Edge Working Group
> 
> Edge computing has been part of the emerging technology landscape for coming up on 5 years now, yet somehow, it remains somewhat of a mystery (or possibly just a Byzantine maze). The OpenInfra Edge Computing Group has been working towards understanding what edge computing is and what it is not. To demonstrate the crux of the issue, according to the telecoms and their analysts, it is a way of delivering low latency (something that telecom will tell you is REALLY important) to applications such as some Industrial IoT (autonomous vehicles, UAV), VR/AR, gaming, and telematics applications; these use cases are clearly dependent on low latency for their performance.  On the other hand, another way of looking at Edge is use cases such as video processing, AI/ML, IoT monitoring for maintenance and diagnostics, where the objective is to use limited bandwidth capacity more effectively by shifting information processing closer to where the data is generated (the Edge). 
> 
>  
> Since defining what exactly edge is, borders on the futile, that does not mean that there is not plenty to talk about.  The group stepped away from creating a definition, as in our experience pinpointing exactly what industry and analysts mean when they talks about edge computing is rather elusive.  Far more interesting Edge topics are what is happening to Edge adoption as the technology, use cases and tooling mature.  The working group will be sharing our findings and thoughts on some of the more knotty Edge issues that we have encountered, and with that, a blog is born.
> 
>  
> The OpenInfra Edge Computing Group will be publishing a series of blog posts to address some of the thornier aspects of edge computing as it enters the mainstream adoption cycle. We will focus on the far more interesting discussion of the technology and architectures needed to support edge workloads – in whatever form or criteria is required for the given use case.  There is no question that there are many edge use cases, ranging from content delivery to tracking data from IoT devices. However, the deeper into the use cases you get, the more it becomes apparent that there are multiple edge related efforts each with their own definitions, architectures and requirements.  That does not mean that there are no common criteria and features, it just shows that they are slippery and constantly evolving, depending more on the specific industry  use cases and perspective of the related user community ecosystem.  
> 
> Some common Edge considerations that will be explored in more depth include: 
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> 	• Workload latency (to end users) – This metric can vary from under 2 ms to orders of magnitude higher. This criteria is often most touted by telecom operators as being the most important factor to consider, but that is more a function of their strong network bias than any requirement for any give Edge use case.  Yes, there are use cases that are heavily dependent on low latency and they are worthy of more exploration
> 	• Network Transport Considerations – How does the underlying transport affect use cases and the thinking about Edge?   This is a rich area to dig into as it has been somewhat overlooked. In short, it is much harder to actually manage in real life so to speak.
> ·         Edge should be transport agnostic, so why is it not?
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> ·         MEC/Edge/5G are not the same thing at all, how did they get so confused? 
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> 	• Where are my Edge workloads? -- Where are the workloads and how are they moved around on the Edge and between the Edge and Center -- some workloads will need to be located at the edge for reasons of reducing backhaul and latency to varying degrees, while others can be moved between Edge and Center to offload from Edge or the Center.  Determining the best option for a given use case can be tricky.
> 	• How do constraints affect Edge architectures? – One major criteria, which is often overlooked is that Edge, by its very nature, is defined by the constraints set by its environment and infrastructure. 
> ·         Edge Infrastructure and Platform issues -- There is wide variability in infrastructure specs, hardware and tooling. Some factors that affect deployments include:
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> ·         Node Size: from single CPU to multiple racks (e.g., hyperscalers)
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> ·         Does Edge require special hardware, such as accelerators?
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> 	• Does Edge work when multi-clouds are required? – Can the Edge support multiple platforms or does that quickly become a nightmare of mismatched tools and bad integration?
> 	• Day 2 Operations of Edge deployments – When a deployment can range from 10s of sites to thousands or even millions if you count IoT devices as Edge, how does deployment scale affect architecture, management and application decisions?
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> Beth Cohen
> DMTS - NFV/SDN Network Product Strategy
> Verizon Business Group
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