Edge Computing for IoT-Enabled Smart Grid

Table 4

Comparison of edge and cloud.

Parameters	Edge computing	Cloud computing
Application locality	Local	Global
Real-time	High	Low
Network access	LAN or WLAN	LAN or WLAN
Availability	Highly redundant	High
Content generator	Humans, sensors, and devices	Mostly humans
Generation of content	Anywhere	Central
Latency	Low	High
Mode of control	Distributed	Centralized
Mobility support	Supported	Limited
Service access	At the edge	Centralized
Distance among server and client	One or several hops	Several hops
Server nodes	Very large	Few
Pressure of network bandwidth	Low	High
Location awareness	Yes	No
Reliable	Low	High
Standardization	No	Yes
Storage	Low	High