A Lightweight Container Middleware for Edge Cloud Architectures

Containers form the basis of a middleware platform that suits the needs of platform‐as‐a‐service (PaaS) clouds, where application packaging and orchestration are key issues. This chapter introduces architecture requirements and review technologies and architectures f...

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Published in:Fog and Edge Computing pp. 145 - 170
Main Authors: Leon, David, Miori, Lorenzo, Sanin, Julian, El Ioini, Nabil, Helmer, Sven, Pahl, Claus
Format: Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: United States Wiley 2019
John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
John Wiley & Sons, Inc
Edition:1
Series:Wiley Series on Parallel and Distributed Computing
Subjects:
cluster management
Docker container orchestration
edge cloud reference architecture
Internet of Things/sensor integration
middleware platform
OpenStack storage solution
PaaS clouds
Raspberry Pi clusters
Containers
Cloud computing
Sensors
Snow
Middleware
Computer architecture
ISBN:9781119524984, 1119524989
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Summary:Containers form the basis of a middleware platform that suits the needs of platform‐as‐a‐service (PaaS) clouds, where application packaging and orchestration are key issues. This chapter introduces architecture requirements and review technologies and architectures for edge clouds. It discusses core principles of an edge cloud reference architecture that is based on containers as the packaging and distribution mechanism. The chapter presents different options for storage, orchestration, and cluster management for distributed clusters in edge cloud environments. It provides a report on experimental results with Raspberry Pi clusters to validate the proposed architectural solution. The settings included are: an own‐build storage and cluster orchestration; an OpenStack storage solution; Docker container orchestration; and Internet of Things (IoT)/sensor integration. The chapter also includes practical concerns such as installation and management efforts, since lightweight edge clusters are meant to be run in remote areas.
ISBN:9781119524984
1119524989
DOI:10.1002/9781119525080.ch7