Finding your Way in the Fog: Towards a Comprehensive Definition of Fog Computing

Vaquero, Luis M ; Rodero-Merino, Luis.

HP Development Company

关键词: fog computing;   

RP-ID  :  HPL-2014-60

学科分类：计算机科学（综合）

美国|英语

来源: HP Labs

【 摘 要 】

The cloud is migrating to the edge of the network, where routers themselves may become the virtualisation infrastructure, in an evolution labelled as "the fog". However, many other complementary technologies are reaching a high level of maturity. Their interplay may dramatically shift the information and communication technology landscape in the following years, bringing separate technologies into a common ground. This paper offers a comprehensive definition "the fog", comprehending technologies as diverse as cloud, sensor networks, peer-to-peer networks, network virtualisation functions or configuration management techniques. We highlight the main challenges faced by this potentially break-through technology amalgamation.