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Multi Hybrid Cloud Enabled Edge Architecture

(PG: In the above diagram, replace "Local" with "Metro")

• The Telco Operator may own and/or have partnerships and network connections to utilize multiple Clouds
  
  • for network services, IT workloads, external subscribers
  • On Prem Private
    
    • Open source; Operator or Vendor deployed and managed  | OpenStack or Kubernetes based
    • Vendor developed; Operator or Vendor deployed and managed  | Examples: Azure on Prem, VMWare, Packet, Nokia, Ericsson, etc.
  • On Prem Public: Commercial Cloud service hosted at Operator location but for both Operator and Public use | Example: AWS Wavelength
  • Outsourced Private: hosting outsourced; hosting can be at a Commercial Cloud Service | Examples: Equinix, AWS, etc.
  • (Outsourced) Public: Commercial Cloud Service | Examples: AWS, Azure, VMWare, etc.
  • Multiple different Clouds can be co-located in the same physical location and may share some of the physical infrastructure (for example, racks)

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• Each Telco Cloud consists of multiple interconnected Regions
• A Telco Cloud Region may connect to multiple regions of another Telco Cloud (large capacity networks)
• A Telco Cloud also consists of interconnected local sites (multiple possible scenarios)
• A Telco Cloud's local site may connect to multiple Regions within that Telco Cloud or another Telco Cloud
• A Telco Cloud also consists of a large number of interconnected edge nodes
• Edge nodes may be impermanent
• A Telco Cloud's Edge node may connect to multiple local sites within that Telco Cloud or another Telco Cloud; an Edge node may rarely connect to an Telco Cloud Region

Comparison of Edge terms from various Open Source Efforts

Glossary

• State of the Edge