====== Edge Environment ======

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===== Discussion =====

An Edge Environment is an [[dido:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:i:infrastructure_environment|Infrastructure Environment]] located near a source or consumer of data, an operational process, a physical location, or another subject for which local computing provides an architectural benefit.

An Edge Environment may operate near:

  * Sensors
  * Industrial equipment
  * Vehicles
  * Communication infrastructure
  * Users
  * Facilities
  * Data sources
  * Operational processes
  * Remote locations

An Edge Environment may have:

  * Limited computing capacity
  * Limited storage capacity
  * Limited network bandwidth
  * Intermittent connectivity
  * Restricted external connectivity
  * Location-specific security controls
  * Local operational authority
  * Low-latency processing requirements
  * Environmental or physical constraints

An Edge Environment differs from a central Infrastructure Environment:

  * An Edge Environment places computing capability near a relevant data source, consumer, process, or physical location
  * A central Infrastructure Environment consolidates computing capability within a centralized facility or service

An Edge Environment differs from an [[dido:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:a:air-gapped_environment|Air-Gapped Environment]]:

  * An Edge Environment is distinguished by its location and operational relationship to another subject
  * An Air-Gapped Environment is distinguished by controlled network isolation

An Edge Environment may be connected, disconnected, or air-gapped.

===== Definition =====

//[[dido:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:i:infrastructure_environment|infrastructure environment]] located near a source or consumer of data, an operational process, a physical location, or another subject for which local computing provides an architectural benefit//

===== Source =====

Dido Solutions, Inc. and Jackrabbit Consulting, Inc.

===== Note =====

An Edge Environment does not by itself establish:

  * Disconnected operation
  * Network isolation
  * Limited resource capacity
  * A particular physical distance
  * A particular device class
  * A particular provider
  * A particular deployment technology
  * A particular security classification

The applicable architecture identifies the reason the environment qualifies as an Edge Environment.

===== Example =====

An Infrastructure Environment located within a manufacturing facility processes equipment telemetry locally to reduce latency and continued dependence on a remote cloud service.

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