Edge Computing in the Extreme for Sustainability
Edge Computing in the Extreme for Sustainability
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边缘计算的极端可持续发展
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2017
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Anantharaghavan Sridhar
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Suman Banerjee;Neil Klingensmith;Peng Liu;Anantharaghavan Sridhar
边缘计算的概念引入了新的计算功能，远离集中式位置，更接近网络边缘，从而促进了新的应用和服务。这种增强的计算范例为应用程序开发人员提供了新的机会，这是其他方式所无法实现的。在本文中，我们将讨论为什么将计算功能放在网络基础设施的极端边缘，即，在无线接入点和家庭机顶盒中，对于大量新兴应用特别有益。我们将讨论一种称为ParaDrop的特定方法来实现这种边缘计算功能。基于ParaDrop平台，我们实现了两个可持续发展的智能家居应用：环境控制和水质管理，以展示边缘计算的优势。这两个应用程序在ParaDrop平台上的实现具有高隐私性、可靠性和效率等优点。构建它们的过程展示了ParaDrop实现边缘应用程序和云边缘混合应用程序的灵活性。此外，ParaDrop平台提供的API和工具使应用程序部署过程对最终用户透明。
The notion of edge computing introduces new computing functions away from centralized locations and closer to the network edge, thus facilitating new applications and services. This enhanced computing paradigm provides new opportunities to applications developers, not available otherwise. In this paper, we will discuss why placing computation functions at the extreme edge of a network infrastructure, i.e., in wireless Access Points and home set-top boxes, is particularly beneficial for a large class of emerging applications. We will discuss a specific approach, called ParaDrop, to implement such edge computing functionalities. Based on the ParaDrop platform, we have implemented two smart home applications for sustainability: environment control and water quality management, to demonstrate the advantages of edge computing. The implementations of the two applications on the ParaDrop platform have advantages including high privacy, reliability, and efficiency. The process to build them demonstrates the flexibility of ParaDrop to implement edge applications and cloud-edge hybrid applications. In addition, the API and tools provided by the ParaDrop platform make the application deployment process transparent to end users.