ISE Magazine, December 2019

ISE ICT SOLUTIONS EDUCATION 24 MEC example is high definition content delivery think HD video streaming such as Netflix Archetype 2 HUMAN LATENCY SENSITIVE This archetype includes use cases where services are optimized for human consumption and it is all about speed Delayed data delivery negatively impacts a users technology experience potentially reducing a retailers sales and profitability Use cases include smart retail augmented reality website optimization and natural language processing Archetype 3 MACHINE TO MACHINE LATENCY SENSITIVE This includes the arbitrage market smart grid smart security real time analytics low latency content distribution and defense force simulation Because machines are able to process data much faster than humans the consequences for slow delivery are higher than in the Human Latency Archetype For example delays in commodities and stock trading where prices fluctuate within fractions of a second may turn potential gains into losses Archetype 4 LIFE CRITICAL This archetype encompasses use cases that directly impact human health and safety Consequently speed and reliability are vital Use cases include smart transportation digital health connected autonomous cars autonomous robots and drones Autonomous vehicles for example must have updated data to operate safely as is the case with drones that may be used for e commerce and package delivery Of course these archetypes represent a snapshot in time subject to change as demand shifts and technologies evolve The next major development on that front appears to be 5G which even in its fuzzy early days is driving considerable investment among providers and those who plan to leverage its capabilities Figure 2 4 archetypes Data Intensive Human Latency Sensitive Machine to Machine Latency Sensitive and Life Critical