Data management in an edge network

A method performed by processing circuitry of an edge device, the method comprising:

• holding first data, in storage of the edge device, received from a first sensor device of a plurality of sensor devices and first attributes that describe properties of the first data;
• receiving second data from a second sensor device of the plurality of sensor devices, the second data including a plurality of second attributes that describe properties of the second data;
• determining, based on the first and second attributes, that there is insufficient resource to process the second data on the edge device;
• and
• forwarding, in response to the determination, the second data to a node of a network that is fewer hops away from a cloud than the edge device, the edge device being connected to the network when in operation.

At least one non-transitory machine readable medium including instructions that, when executed by processing circuitry of an edge device, cause the processing circuitry to perform operations comprising:

• holding first data, in storage of the edge device, received from a first sensor device of a plurality of sensor devices and first attributes that describe properties of the first data;
• receiving second data from a second sensor device of the plurality of sensor devices, the second data including a plurality of second attributes that describe properties of the second data;
• determining, based on the first and second attributes, that there is insufficient resource to process the second data on the edge device;
• and
• forwarding, in response to the determination, the second data to a node of a network that is fewer hops away from a cloud than the edge device, the edge device being connected to the network when in operation.

An edge appliance comprising:

• memory to hold first content from a first sensor of a plurality of sensors and first attributes that describe properties of the first content;
• instructions;
• and
• processor circuitry that, when in operation, is configured by the instructions to:
• access second content from a second sensor of the plurality of sensors, the second content including a plurality of second attributes that describe properties of the second content;
• determine, based on the first and second attributes, that there is insufficient resource to process the second content on the edge device;
• and
• cause, in response to the determination, the second content to be forwarded to a node of a network that is fewer hops away from a cloud than the edge device, the edge device being connected to the network when in operation.