Chapter 3: Introduction to Technological Aspects of Privacy
Edge Computing and Latency
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Edge computing processes data at the network periphery, close to the source. Driven by the growth of IoT sensors, it reduces the cost of centralized data-center connections and reduces latency.
Edge computing processes data at the network periphery. A key driver is the : the exponential growth of connected sensors raises the cost of routing all data to a centralized data center. Processing near the origin cuts that cost and also reduces latency, the delay in communicating over a network.
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What is “Edge computing”?
A distributed IT architecture where data is processed at the periphery of the network, as close to the originating source as possible.
What is “Latency”?
The delay in communicating over a network, which edge computing reduces by keeping data closer to the source.
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