Agenda

Pushing the Streaming Architecture to the Edge

  • Exploring the role of the edge in streaming architecture – to what extent can being closer to the end user to ensure better QoE?
  • What services should exist at the edge and how should they be configured for optimal performance? 
  • Identifying streaming use cases that can benefit from having compute, data, or memory resources closer to the end user
  • Meeting the challenge of maintaining and deploying services at the edge in a cost effective manner
  • How the industry can work together better on edge standards?

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