Performance Evaluation of Container Based Virtualization on Embedded Microprocessors

Container based virtualization is widely used in cloud computing. Applying such virtualization to IoT devices with much smaller footprint promises considerable benefits. This paper presents the results of a performance evaluation of system container virtualization like LXC provisioned on small MIPS or ARM based embedded microprocessors that can be used in the edge or fog of an IoT ecosystem. The measurement results using different benchmark tools show that the overhead introduced by virtualization has only negligible effects on the overall performance of the embedded microprocessors.