Edge Computing Is So Much More Fun. Part 1. Outdoor Edge Computing






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Source: IEEE Spectrum



What Is Inside the Edge Server

An edge server can be a standalone system that handles all the processing locally without being connected to the cloud or data centers. With most of the outdoor edge servers, it will interact with the outside world. What is inside the edge server will depend on the applications. Using different add on cards and software, the edge server can support different applications.

Here is an example of a 5G O-RAN Distribution Unit (DU). In a distributed 5G cloud RAN architecture the DU is collocated with the Remote Radio Unit (RRU). Inside the server, there are two add on cards. Read More...

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