Examining edge cases for protocol selection and operation

In industry-based settings, we will often encounter scenarios where we must figure out the best solutions when it comes to edge cases. Edge cases, in this context, are cases where certain circumstances out of your control may occur, and you will need to account for this despite having no historical event of a similar occurrence which you can learn from.

In this section, we will discuss how to account for this with complex environments, understand the key factors to consider in such environments, and look at a case study to see how such factors are considered within a real industry-based scenario.

Understanding the fundamental rules of architecting for different areas

First, let’s look at three key factors that often lead to uncovering edge cases when architecting within the different environments around us.

Environment

In our deployment, it is crucial to understand where we are putting the equipment with...