When Edge Meets FaaS: Opportunities and Challenges

Runyu Jin, Qirui Yang, Ming Zhao

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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.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationProceedings - 2023 IEEE International Conference on Edge Computing and Communications, EDGE 2023
EditorsClaudio Ardagna, Feras Awaysheh, Hongyi Bian, Carl K. Chang, Rong N. Chang, Flavia Delicato, Nirmit Desai, Jing Fan, Geoffrey C. Fox, Andrzej Goscinski, Zhi Jin, Anna Kobusinska, Omer Rana
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages23-25
Number of pages3
ISBN (Electronic)9798350304831
DOIs
StatePublished - 2023
Event7th IEEE International Conference on Edge Computing and Communications, EDGE 2023 - Hybrid, Chicago, United States
Duration: Jul 2 2023Jul 8 2023

Publication series

NameProceedings - IEEE International Conference on Edge Computing
Volume2023-July
ISSN (Print)2767-9918

Conference

Conference7th IEEE International Conference on Edge Computing and Communications, EDGE 2023
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityHybrid, Chicago
Period7/2/237/8/23

Keywords

  • Cloud Computing
  • Edge Computing
  • function
  • Function-as-a-Service

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Computer Networks and Communications
  • Hardware and Architecture
  • Artificial Intelligence

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