MistComputing
Mist computing is an emerging distributed computing paradigm that aims to push computation, storage, and services closer to data sources by deploying lightweight processing resources near end devices. Positioned as part of the edge-to-cloud continuum, mist sits between device-level edge computing and more capable fog nodes, as well as the cloud, with an emphasis on ultra-low latency, data locality, and resilience.
At its core, mist involves a layer of heterogeneous nodes—such as microservers, gateways, embedded processors, and
Common technologies used in mist computing include lightweight virtualization (such as containers), edge orchestration, and low-overhead
Applications span industrial automation, smart cities, healthcare monitoring, autonomous vehicles and drones, smart homes, and agriculture,
Challenges include security and trust in a highly distributed and heterogeneous environment, data governance and privacy,