Edge reference architecture
Thus far, most of the discussion has been about edge and 5G components. In this section, an edge scenario is described from an architectural perspective. Cloud and network components, which are “non-edge” components, such as cloud region, availability zones (AZs), load balancers, and other cloud services, are discussed. These components are required to support most edge computing solutions no matter the scenario. Figure 5.7 shows the cloud components on the right and most of the edge-related components on the left, which would be on-premises:
Figure 5.7 – End-to-end edge reference architecture
In this large grocery store scenario, we make an assumption that a CSP will provide the needed 5G network and a hyperscaler will provide all the other IT-related services. Figure 5.7 shows three distinct areas going from right to left – the cloud, the public network (which is the internet), and the enterprise...
