Industrial edge cloud in the smart factories

Failover and security for industrial edge computing

Abstract

Several architectures have been proposed for edge computing, but so far no standards have been accepted by the community or industry. In addition, there is no common agreement on what the Edge Computing architecture should look like. We describe the Industrial Edge Cloud and explain Industrial Edge Cloud architecture, its requirements and its capabilities. We also define the key features that an Edge Node should support. Furthermore, we give a short insight into the challenges that come along with the networking of machines and plants and discuss why it is not sufficient to simply „secure“ machines or plants. New interfaces of cybersecurity with operation, maintenance, safety, etc. require corresponding security work.