Fog computing and its role in the internet of things

  • Authors:
  • Flavio Bonomi;Rodolfo Milito;Jiang Zhu;Sateesh Addepalli

  • Affiliations:
  • Cisco Systems Inc., San Jose, CA, USA;Cisco Systems Inc., San Jose, CA, USA;Cisco Systems Inc., San Jose, CA, USA;Cisco Systems Inc., San Jose, CA, USA

  • Venue:
  • Proceedings of the first edition of the MCC workshop on Mobile cloud computing
  • Year:
  • 2012

Quantified Score

Hi-index 0.00

Visualization

Abstract

Fog Computing extends the Cloud Computing paradigm to the edge of the network, thus enabling a new breed of applications and services. Defining characteristics of the Fog are: a) Low latency and location awareness; b) Wide-spread geographical distribution; c) Mobility; d) Very large number of nodes, e) Predominant role of wireless access, f) Strong presence of streaming and real time applications, g) Heterogeneity. In this paper we argue that the above characteristics make the Fog the appropriate platform for a number of critical Internet of Things (IoT) services and applications, namely, Connected Vehicle, Smart Grid, Smart Cities, and, in general, Wireless Sensors and Actuators Networks (WSANs).