The below is a snapshot of where the existing projects under LF Edge currently sit. Updates to the taxonomies should be requested through the Project's TAC representative. The Glossary Project will further define the terminology as outlined below.
Last Updated:
- Akraino (May 16, 2019)
- EdgeX (April 19June 3, 2019)
- Glossary
- Home Edge
- Project EVE (May 22June 3, 2019)
Existing Projects by Function (Provide, Consume, Facilitate, or N/A; Add context as needed)
| Functions | Akraino | EdgeX | Home Edge | Project EVE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| APIs | ✔ | Provide | Provide | |
| Cloud Connectivity | ✔ | Provide | Provide | |
| Container Runtime & Orchestration | ✔ | Consume | Provide for Edge Container | |
| Data Governance | ||||
| Data Models | ✔ | Provide for Edge Container (not app data) | ||
| Device Connectivity | ✔ | Provide | Provide (incl LTE, WiFi, serial) | |
| Filters/Pre-processing | ✔ | Provide | ||
| Logging | ✔ | Provide | Provide for its own runtime | |
| Management UI | ✔ | Facilitate | Provide for its own runtime | |
| Messaging & Events | ✔ | Provide | ||
| Notifications & Alerts | ✔ | Provide | ||
| Security | ✔ | Provide | Provide | |
| Storage | ✔ | Provide | Provide (local virtual disks) |
Existing Projects by Deployment & Industry Verticals (Support, Possible, N/A; Add context as needed)
| Deployment Type | Akraino | EdgeX | Home Edge | Project EVE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Customer Devices (Edge Nodes) | ✔ | Support | Support | |
| Customer Premises (DC and Edge Gateways) | ✔ | Support | Support | |
| Telco Network Edge (MEC and Far-MEC) | ✔ | Possible | Possible | |
| Telco CO & Regional | ✔ | |||
| Cloud Edge & CDNs | ✔ | Possible | ||
| Public Cloud | ✔ | Possible | ||
| Private Cloud | ✔ | Possible |
Existing Projects by Deployment & Industry Verticals (✔ or X; Add context as needed)
| Directly applicable Industry/Verticals use cases | Akraino | EdgeX | Home Edge | Project EVE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Automotive / Connected Car | ✔ | |||
| Chemicals | ✔ | |||
| Facilities / Building automation | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| Consumer | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| Manufacturing | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Metal & Mining | ✔ | |||
| Oil & Gas | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Pharma | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| Health Care | ||||
| Power & Utilities | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Pulp & Paper | ✔ | |||
| Telco Operators | ✔ | |||
| Telco/Communications Service Provider (Network Equipment Provider) | ✔ | |||
| Transportation (asset tracking) | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| Supply Chain | ✔ | |||
| Preventative Maintenance | ✔ | |||
| Water Utilities | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| Security / Surveillance | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| Retail / Commerce (physical point of sale with customers) | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| Other - Please add if not listed above (please notify add-subgroup-email when you add one) |
Deployments (static v dynamic, connectivity, physical placement) - (✔ or X; Add context as needed)
| Use Cases | Akraino | EdgeX | Home Edge | Project EVE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gateways (to Cloud, to other placements) | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
| NFV Infrastructure | ✔ | |||
| ✔ | ||||
| Stationary during their entire usable life / Fixed placement edge constellations / Assume you always have connectivity and you don't need to store & forward. | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Stationary during active periods, but nomadic between activations (e.g., fixed access) / Not always assumed to have connectivity. Don't expect to store & forward. | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Mobile within a constrained and well-defined space (e.g., in a factory) / Expect to have intermittent connectivity and store & forward. | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Fully mobile (To include: Wearables and Connected Vehicles) / Bursts of connectivity and always store & forward. | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Compute Stack Layers and Cloud Stack Layers (architecture classification) - (Provide, Require, or N/A; Add context as needed)
| Compute Stack Layers | Akraino | EdgeX | Home Edge | Project EVE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| APIs | ✔ | Provide | Provide | |
| Applications | ✔ | Provide | ||
| Firmware | ✔ | |||
| Hardware | ✔ | Require | Require | |
| Orchestration | ✔ | Provide | ||
| OS | ✔ | Require | Provide | |
| VM/Containers | ✔ | Provide | Provide |
| Cloud Stack Layers | Akraino | EdgeX | Home Edge | Project EVE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Applications | ✔ | Provide (services can live in cloud layer) | ||
| Configuration (drive) | ✔ | |||
| Content (management system) | ✔ | |||
| IaaS | ✔ | Provide (at Edge but not cloud) | ||
| PaaS | ✔ | |||
| Physical Infrastructure | ✔ | |||
| SaaS | ✔ |