Edge Computing in the Context of Open Manufacturing

2nd IoT Connectivity Working Group Whitepaper

This is the second publication from the IoT Connectivity Working Group and seeks to define a reference application for edge computing in the manufacturing context. The paper approaches the topic of edge computing from a manufacturing use case perspective with three different views: an infrastructural, an application, and an operational view. Based on this approach, an edge computing framework’s core characteristics and components are identified and described. The main contribution of this paper is to outline edge computing in a manufacturing setting and start moving the sector towards a common understanding.