AR/VR
AR/VR
Wearable devices generate lifelike images, sounds and other sensory stimulation, or superimpose computer generated images onto a user's view of the real world.
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Industries adopting this use case include
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Manufacturing
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Retail
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Healthcare
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Smart City
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Education
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Telecoms
Use Case Archetype
Data intensive
Human latency sensitive: Use cases where services are optimized for human consumption. Speed is the defining characteristic of this archetype.
Machine to machine latency sensitive
Life critical
Edge Infrastructure Model
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Device
Edge
location
Smart devices (e.g. in vehicle, street lamp, IoT)
no. of racks
0
power
Up to 1kW
Tenancy
Single Tenant
External environment
Controlled (within Device), Harsh & Rugged
Passive infrastructure
May or may not have power and filtration, no cooling etc.
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Micro
Edge
location
Enterprise site (e.g. retail, factory floor, IT closet)
no. of racks
0 - 4 racks
power
Up to 20kW
Tenancy
Single Tenant
External environment
IT Closet, Commercial & Office, Harsh & Rugged
Passive infrastructure
Has power with limited cooling and filtration, etc.
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Distributed Edge
Data Center
location
Enterprise site (e.g. warehouse, office), telecoms site, parking lot, tier 2/3 city
no. of racks
5 - 20 racks
power
Up to 200kW
Tenancy
Single Tenant / Multi-tenant
External environment
Harsh & Rugged, Commercial & Office, Conditioned & Controlled
Passive infrastructure
Tier 1+
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Regional Edge
Data Center
location
Tier 2/3 city
no. of racks
20+ racks
power
Up to 4000kW
Tenancy
Multi-tenant
External environment
Conditioned & Controlled
Passive infrastructure
Tier 3+
Workload Characteristics