Edge Networks

Question 1

Edge Networks

Answer 1

distributed networks that bring compute and storage resources physically closer to end users and devices on the “edge” of a network

Question 2

Ingress/Egress

Answer 2

the entry point for traffic entering an edge network, usually from an end user device or external network. Important for security, monitoring, and traffic shaping because the boundary is where we can limit what comes in and what goes out.

Question 3

Peering

Answer 3

Direct interconnection between edge network locations to allow traffic exchange without traveling through a central hub. This will reduce latency, cost, and central bottlenecks which could be a problem in a hub and spoke topology.

Question 4

Caching

Answer 4

Caching popular content like video, audio, and web pages. Provides a better user experience in SAAS subscriber scenarios also called a Content distribution network or CDN.

Question 5

Compute

Answer 5

Granular compute functions, containerized, to provide low latency processing near end user and devices. Also known as edge computing. We see this come up in IOT and high scale containerization scenarios.

Question 6

Storage

Answer 6

storage at multiple edge locations reduces latency for access and updates