When Edge Meets FaaS: Opportunities and Challenges (2307.06397v1)
Abstract: The proliferation of edge devices and the rapid growth of IoT data have called forth the edge computing paradigm. Function-as-a-service (FaaS) is a promising computing paradigm to realize edge computing. This paper explores the feasibility and advantages of FaaS-based edge computing. It also studies the research challenges that should be addressed in the design of such systems, which are 1) the quick decomposing and recomposing of applications, 2) the trade-off between performance and isolation of sandbox mechanisms, and 3) distributed scheduling. The challenges are illustrated by evaluating existing FaaS-based edge platforms, AWS IoT Greengrass, and OpenFaaS.
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