PrefaceAbout the AuthorAcknowledgements1. Introduction 122. What is Edge Computing? 133. Introduction to Network Technology 254. Introduction to Data Centre Technology 475. Infrastructure Edge Computing Networks 606. Infrastructure Edge Data Centres 687. Interconnection and Edge Exchange 1188. Infrastructure Edge Computing Deployment 1449. Computing Systems at the Infrastructure Edge 15310. Multi-tier Device, Data Centre and Network Resources 16711. Distributed Application Workload Operation 17512. Infrastructure and Application Security 18313. Related Technologies 18914. Use Case Example: 5G 19215. Use Case Example: Distributed AI 19616. Use Case Example: Cyber-physical Systems 20117. Use Case Example: Public or Private Cloud 20718. Other Infrastructure Edge Computing Use Cases 21119. End to End: An Infrastructure Edge Project Example 21820. The Future of Infrastructure Edge Computing 22821. Conclusion 229References 230Appendix A: Acronyms and Abbreviations 232Index 240
Alex Marcham has been working in infrastructure edge computing from the shaping of the market and establishment of the terminology and key concepts at numerous companies and open source projects which have been leading its development. Alex has been involved with most elements of infrastructure design and deployment as well as the architecture and development of the key use cases for this tier of Internet infrastructure.