Edge Computing for the Internet of Things
The number of IoT devices has exceeded the human population. With the availability of cheap sensors and actuators Internet of Things (IoT) technology is rising rapidly and generating vast volumes of data. IoT devices with limited resources are not capable of storing and processing this data. Hence, this data is processed and stored on a cloud infrastructure. Cloud located at distant locations results in high bandwidth utilization and high latency. Edge computing helps in mitigating these issues as they are available closer to edge devices. To improve edge computing technologies like virtualization, software-defined network, network function virtualization, and 5G wireless plays a vital role.