Infrastructure as Software in Micro Clouds at the Edge

Sensors

Miloš Simić¹  Goran Sladić¹  Miroslav Zarić¹  Branko Markoski² 

[1] Faculty of Technical Sciences, University of Novi Sad, Trg D. Obradovića 6, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia;Technical Faculty Mihajlno Pupin, University of Novi Sad, Đure Đakovića bb, 23000 Zrenjanin, Serbia;

关键词: distributed systems;    cloud computing;    edge computing;    infrastructure as software;    infrastructure as code;    micro clouds;   

DOI  :  10.3390/s21217001

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Edge computing offers cloud services closer to data sources and end-users, making the foundation for novel applications. The infrastructure deployment is taking off, bringing new challenges: how to use geo-distribution properly, or harness the advantages of having resources at a specific location? New real-time applications require multi-tier infrastructure, preferably doing data preprocessing locally, but using the cloud for heavy workloads. We present a model, able to organize geo-distributed nodes into micro clouds dynamically, allowing resource reorganization to best serve population needs. Such elasticity is achieved by relying on cloud organization principles, adapted for a different environment. The desired state is specified descriptively, and the system handles the rest. As such, infrastructure is abstracted to the software level, thus enabling “infrastructure as software” at the edge. We argue about blending the proposed model into existing tools, allowing cloud providers to offer future micro clouds as a service.

【 授权许可】

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