Fog Networking

Fog computing is also called Edge computing. In this model, data, computing and storage are gathered in devices at the edge of the network rather than at its core. CISCO introduced the phrase Fog Networking to define this new model which allows objects to connect to edge devices. The Fog solution is starting to emerge in the word of Cloud applications. This chapter focuses on Fog servers and datacenters with their main virtual machine: the controller. It discusses the basic use of Fog networking: the Internet of Things (IoT). The different category of networks for the IoT can also rely on Fog servers or on more important datacenters such as mobile edge computing datacenters. The Fog layer is used more and more often by companies in order to replace local area network equipment by virtualizing and taking care of most of the company's applications.