Research Area:  Edge Computing

Abstract:

As for the Cloud, essential features of Fog Computing are both virtualization and the capability to migrate virtual environments among nodes. In this paper, we thoroughly report both the state-of-the-art virtualization and migration techniques and their available implementations. In particular, we investigate the aptness of such technologies for a specific layer of the Fog hierarchy, namely the network edge. Indeed, this layer presents some characteristics that distinguish it from the Cloud so that a virtualization or migration technique that represents a good compromise for the Cloud might not be likewise suitable for the edge.

Keywords:  
Fog Computing
Network Edge
Smart Cities
Virtual Machines
Containers
Virtualization
Migration

Author(s) Name:   Carlo Puliafito; Enzo Mingozzi; Carlo Vallati; Francesco Longo; Giovanni Merlino

Publisher name:  IEEE

DOI:  10.1109/SMARTCOMP.2018.00031

Volume Information:  

Paper Link:   https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8421388