A Modular and Scalable Software Reference Architecture for Decentralized Real-Time Execution on Edge Computing

Zusammenfassung

Edge Computing is expected to solve the latency and best-effort delivery problems of the renowned Cloud

Computing. However, Edge Computing must be supported with a vendor-independent, scalable, and decentralized software reference architecture to fully exploit its benefits. This dissertation explains the enablers, requirements, and conceptual approach to create such architecture, and validates it with a framework to show its possibilities.

Contents

Foreword III

Abstract VII

Kurzfassung VIII

List of Abbreviations IX

1 Introduction 1

1.1 Problem Definition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

1.2 Objectives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

1.3 Approach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

2 State of the Art 11

2.1 Cloud Computing and Edge Computing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

2.1.1 Related Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

2.1.2 Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

2.1.3 Enablers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

2.2 Real‐Tim...