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Principles of Edge Computing, Fog and Cloud Computing

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In this chapter, we will describe the principles of edge computing.

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    In fact, another possibility is to have Bare-metal based container stacks.

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    Reprinted courtesy of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, U.S. Department of Commerce.

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Sabella, D. (2021). Principles of Edge Computing, Fog and Cloud Computing. In: Multi-access Edge Computing: Software Development at the Network Edge. Textbooks in Telecommunication Engineering. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-79618-1_1

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