Existing Project Taxonomy

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.

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Akraino
EdgeX (April 19, 2019)
Glossary
Home Edge
Project EVE

Existing Projects by Function

Functions	Akraino	EdgeX
APIs	✔	✔
Cloud Connectivity		✔
Container Runtime & Orchestration	✔	✔
Data Governance
Data Models
Device Connectivity		✔
Filters/Pre-processing		✔
Logging	✔	✔
Management UI
Messaging & Events		✔
Notifications & Alerts		✔
Security	✔	✔
Storage		✔

Existing Projects by Deployment & Industry Verticals

Deployment Type	Akraino	EdgeX
Customer Devices (Edge Nodes)	✔	✔
Customer Premises (DC and Edge Gateways)	✔	✔
Telco Network Edge (MEC and Far-MEC)	✔
Telco CO & Regional	✔
Cloud Edge & CDNs	✔	✔
Public Cloud	✔	✔
Private Cloud	✔	✔

Industry/Verticals	Akraino	EdgeX
Automotive	✔
Chemicals		✔
Cloud Operators	✔
Cloud Service Provider	✔
Data Centers & IT
Enterprise	✔	✔
Facilities		✔
Home Edge	✔	✔
Manufacturing		✔
Metal & Mining		✔
Oil & Gas		✔
Pharma		✔
Power & Utilities	✔	✔
Pulp & Paper		✔
Telco Operators	✔
Telco/Communications Service Provider	✔
Transportation	✔	✔
Water Utilities		✔

Existing Projects by Use Case

Use Cases	Akraino	EdgeX
Fixed placement edge constellations (edge compute nodes in a relatively permanent location)	✔	✔
Gateways (to Cloud, to other placements)	✔	✔
Mobile deployments, static services, intermittent connectivity	✔	✔
NFV Infrastructure	✔
On-demand events	✔
Wearables	✔

Compute Stack Layers and Cloud Stack Layers

Compute Stack Layers	Akraino	EdgeX
APIs	✔	✔
Applications	✔	✔
Firmware	✔
Hardware	✔
Orchestration	✔
OS	✔
VM/Containers	✔	✔

Cloud Stack Layers	Akraino	EdgeX
Applications	✔	✔
Configuration	✔
Content	✔
IaaS	✔
PaaS	✔
Physical Infrastructure	✔
SaaS	✔