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  1. Getting Started

The Edge Network

The Edge Network is a computing platform that runs in the spare capacity found all around us. It's the cloud, decentralised.

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What is Edge Networking?

Edge networking is a distributed computing paradigm which brings data storage and computation as close to the point of need as possible, pushing applications, data and computing power away from centralised data centres.

This reduces the volumes of data that must be moved, the consequent traffic, and the distance the data must travel, providing lower latency and reduced transmission costs.

The Edge Ledger

The Edge (XE) Blockchain is a original chain, designed and built entirely by the core team

The blockchain at the heart of the network records device usage and value attribution. It uses an internal coin called $XE, run on the XE Blockchain, which is a layer 1 solution that provides fast transfers within the network that are fee free for value attribution. $XE includes bridging functionality that allows the coin to be bridged in to other networks. In this way $XE can be converted to $EDGE on the Ethereum network.

The genesis transaction for the XE Blockchain is imprinted with the project's mission: The Internet Belongs to Everyone

Network Architecture

The network's novel architecture has multiple node types that enable the connectivity of devices in multifarious network settings.

The Local Global Network

Edge comprises hundreds of nodes contributed by individuals and businesses around the world. It is designed to provide hyper-local processing and storage capacity for networked applications, enabling digital services that are more performant than ever before.

Edge's technology harnesses the spare capacity that exists in the devices all around us. Take for example set top boxes, which are turned on 24/7, but only in use for an average of a few hours every day. In isolation a set top box doesn’t provide that much power, but when you knit the 35 million devices installed in homes in the UK it becomes an incredibly powerful resource.

BGP Routing

The Edge network utilizes BGP (Border Gateway Protocol) operating within network masternodes to inform top level routing decisions in the network. BGP is the protocol that makes the Internet work. It does this by enabling data routing on the Internet by looking at all of the available paths that data could take from point to point, and picking the best route.

Internal Network Routing

Edge is network aware, and capable of routing within local networks to minimise the hops involved in any given request.

If you are a network owner or have a significant hardware estate, you can offset the cost of network services by contributing to the network. In addition, by enabling delivery within your own network, you can reduce north-south transport, effectively converting it to east-west transport between devices and end users within your own estate.

Security

Denial of Service attacks continue to escalate in scope, becoming ever more distributed, with growing volumes of traffic. Attacks increase your cost and impact your revenues, customer experience and brand.

Edge’s layered approach to security effectively defends against DDoS attacks, preventing disruption to your core services, and keeping your apps online

Additional Reading

These links are designed to enable you to delve deeper in to the Edge network:

Technology deep dives from the core team:

Top level concepts and vision:

Network Coverage:

Security:

Monitoring:

DDoS Protection:

Finding a Stargate:

edge-cli: Connectivity check:

Gateway Bi-Directional Streaming:

Edge SSL:

An Introduction to Telemetry:

Finite State Machine:

Edge Storage Deep Dive:

Scaling the Edge:

Managing Stakes with Edge CLI:

A Fairer Internet:

The Local, Global Network:

The Network Under Your Nose:

The Cloud Is Not Enough:

Hidden in Plain Sight:

The Network That Works for You:

Cleaning Up the Cloud:

The New Media Platform:

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edge.network/en/global-reach
edge.network/en/security
edge.network/en/monitoring
edge.network/en/ddos-protection
ed.ge/knowledge/finding-a-stargate
ed.ge/knowledge/edge-cli-connectivity-check
ed.ge/knowledge/gateway-bi-directional-streaming
ed.ge/knowledge/edge-ssl
ed.ge/knowledge/an-introduction-to-telemetry
ed.ge/knowledge/finite-state-machine
ed.ge/knowledge/edge-storage-deep-dive
ed.ge/knowledge/scaling-the-edge
ed.ge/knowledge/managing-stakes-with-edge-cli
ed.ge/knowledge/a-fairer-internet
ed.ge/knowledge/the-local-global-network
ed.ge/knowledge/the-network-under-your-nose
ed.ge/knowledge/the-cloud-is-not-enough
ed.ge/knowledge/hidden-in-plain-sight
ed.ge/knowledge/the-network-that-works-for-you
ed.ge/knowledge/cleaning-up-the-cloud
ed.ge/knowledge/the-new-media-platform
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