Hi,

Yes, https://github.com/State-of-the-Edge/glossary is a good initiative. Maybe 
we should all just start using the terms defined there and contribute if we 
have problems with the definitions.

Br,
Gerg0

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Fyi – could this help?  
https://www.linuxfoundation.org/blog/2018/06/edge-computing-just-got-its-rosetta-stone/

https://imasons.org/ starting to host workshops about this as well 
https://imasons.org/events/2018-im-edge-congress/

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[FEMDC] [Edge] [tripleo] On the use of terms "Edge" and "Far Edge"

Hi,

I’m adding the ECG mailing list to the discussion.

I think the root of the problem is that there is no single definition of „the 
edge” (except for 
[1<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__en.wikipedia.org_wiki_The-5FEdge&d=DwMGaQ&c=gxW9PgscCAGwFImBgfkGkoANogu61GVPNv0sglxAtik&r=JcbYkw8s_8JtubERIbsy_0Qc_q0zGK9nUrtf2IWVNmQ&m=VtNo9cSRcnVhW9PH68IA26gNRrJ96V0O7MHTeONQ-hY&s=J6lr_T9m7mkisVR7l1QzmBki20r5He3fuZXvbYg-EPs&e=>]),
 but it changes from group to group or use case to use case. What I recognise 
as the commonalities in these edge definitions, are 1) a distributed cloud 
infrastructure (kind of a cloud of clouds) 2) need for automation or everything 
3) resource constraints for the control plane.

The different edge variants are putting different emphasis on these common 
needs based ont he use case discussed.

To have a more clear understanding of these definitions we could try the 
following:

  1.  Always add the definition of these to the given context
  2.  Check what other groups are using and adopt to that
  3.  Define our own language and expect everyone else to adopt

Br,
Gerg0



[1]: 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Edge<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__en.wikipedia.org_wiki_The-5FEdge&d=DwQGaQ&c=gxW9PgscCAGwFImBgfkGkoANogu61GVPNv0sglxAtik&r=JcbYkw8s_8JtubERIbsy_0Qc_q0zGK9nUrtf2IWVNmQ&m=VtNo9cSRcnVhW9PH68IA26gNRrJ96V0O7MHTeONQ-hY&s=J6lr_T9m7mkisVR7l1QzmBki20r5He3fuZXvbYg-EPs&e=>

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On Thu, Oct 18, 2018 at 4:45 PM John Fulton 
<johfu...@redhat.com<mailto:johfu...@redhat.com>> wrote:
On Thu, Oct 18, 2018 at 11:56 AM Jim Rollenhagen 
<j...@jimrollenhagen.com<mailto:j...@jimrollenhagen.com>> wrote:
>
> On Thu, Oct 18, 2018 at 10:23 AM Dmitry Tantsur 
> <dtant...@redhat.com<mailto:dtant...@redhat.com>> wrote:
>>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> Sorry for chiming in really late in this topic, but I think $subj is worth
>> discussing until we settle harder on the potentially confusing terminology.
>>
>> I think the difference between "Edge" and "Far Edge" is too vague to use 
>> these
>> terms in practice. Think about the "edge" metaphor itself: something rarely 
>> has
>> several layers of edges. A knife has an edge, there are no far edges. I 
>> imagine
>> zooming in and seeing more edges at the edge, and then it's quite cool 
>> indeed,
>> but is it really a useful metaphor for those who never used a strong 
>> microscope? :)
>>
>> I think in the trivial sense "Far Edge" is a tautology, and should be 
>> avoided.
>> As a weak proof of my words, I already see a lot of smart people confusing 
>> these
>> two and actually use Central/Edge where they mean Edge/Far Edge. I suggest we
>> adopt a different terminology, even if it less consistent with typical 
>> marketing
>> term around the "Edge" movement.
>
>
> FWIW, we created rough definitions of "edge" and "far edge" during the edge 
> WG session in Denver.
> It's mostly based on latency to the end user, though we also talked about 
> quantities of compute resources, if someone can find the pictures.

Perhaps these are the pictures Jim was referring to?
 
https://www.dropbox.com/s/255x1cao14taer3/MVP-Architecture_edge-computing_PTG.pptx?dl=0#<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.dropbox.com_s_255x1cao14taer3_MVP-2DArchitecture-5Fedge-2Dcomputing-5FPTG.pptx-3Fdl-3D0&d=DwMGaQ&c=gxW9PgscCAGwFImBgfkGkoANogu61GVPNv0sglxAtik&r=JcbYkw8s_8JtubERIbsy_0Qc_q0zGK9nUrtf2IWVNmQ&m=VtNo9cSRcnVhW9PH68IA26gNRrJ96V0O7MHTeONQ-hY&s=Zh9LBq_sTlZxC5xI7FupdttxdRrhrwmoIsY4eZRlvjM&e=>

That's it, thank you!

// jim



I'm involved in some TripleO work called the split control plane:
  
https://specs.openstack.org/openstack/tripleo-specs/specs/rocky/split-controlplane.html<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__specs.openstack.org_openstack_tripleo-2Dspecs_specs_rocky_split-2Dcontrolplane.html&d=DwMGaQ&c=gxW9PgscCAGwFImBgfkGkoANogu61GVPNv0sglxAtik&r=JcbYkw8s_8JtubERIbsy_0Qc_q0zGK9nUrtf2IWVNmQ&m=VtNo9cSRcnVhW9PH68IA26gNRrJ96V0O7MHTeONQ-hY&s=tuDTh6QOmYEza4K8a7S2RoUpc1ttgBTHVC8re5vfcdg&e=>

After the PTG I saw that the split control plane was compatible with
the type of deployment discussed at the edge WG session in Denver and
described the compatibility at:
  
https://etherpad.openstack.org/p/tripleo-edge-working-group-split-control-plane<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__etherpad.openstack.org_p_tripleo-2Dedge-2Dworking-2Dgroup-2Dsplit-2Dcontrol-2Dplane&d=DwMGaQ&c=gxW9PgscCAGwFImBgfkGkoANogu61GVPNv0sglxAtik&r=JcbYkw8s_8JtubERIbsy_0Qc_q0zGK9nUrtf2IWVNmQ&m=VtNo9cSRcnVhW9PH68IA26gNRrJ96V0O7MHTeONQ-hY&s=5Ak84Rb4c98_jEqNWjvWYCeVAN0XkbZzdXVWax9oo_Q&e=>

> See the picture and table here: 
> https://wiki.openstack.org/wiki/Edge_Computing_Group/Edge_Reference_Architectures#Overview<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__wiki.openstack.org_wiki_Edge-5FComputing-5FGroup_Edge-5FReference-5FArchitectures-23Overview&d=DwMGaQ&c=gxW9PgscCAGwFImBgfkGkoANogu61GVPNv0sglxAtik&r=JcbYkw8s_8JtubERIbsy_0Qc_q0zGK9nUrtf2IWVNmQ&m=VtNo9cSRcnVhW9PH68IA26gNRrJ96V0O7MHTeONQ-hY&s=yqEH7weN-I2YvoYDRi6nSWGtNzQsX-HfBieGuOBow1M&e=>
>
>> Now, I don't have really great suggestions. Something that came up in TripleO
>> discussions [1] is Core/Hub/Edge, which I think reflects the idea better.
>
>
> I'm also fine with these names, as they do describe the concepts well. :)
>
> // jim

I'm fine with these terms too. In split control plane there's a
deployment method for deploying a central site and then deploying
remote sites independently. That deployment method could be used to
deploy  Core/Hub/Edge sites too. E.g. deploy the Core using Heat stack
N. Deploy a Hub using stack N+1 and then deploy an Edge using stack
N+2 etc.

  John

>>
>> I'd be very interested to hear your ideas.
>>
>> Dmitry
>>
>> [1] 
>> https://etherpad.openstack.org/p/tripleo-edge-mvp<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__etherpad.openstack.org_p_tripleo-2Dedge-2Dmvp&d=DwMGaQ&c=gxW9PgscCAGwFImBgfkGkoANogu61GVPNv0sglxAtik&r=JcbYkw8s_8JtubERIbsy_0Qc_q0zGK9nUrtf2IWVNmQ&m=VtNo9cSRcnVhW9PH68IA26gNRrJ96V0O7MHTeONQ-hY&s=XI1J9s1i2KxUSnOX9Yk3XQ_5kH08UoWZ_uqd6Y3efQU&e=>
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